Red Cabbage Stir Fry | Cabbage Poriyal | Muttaikose Poriyal

Red Cabbage Stir Fry or Muttaikose Poriyal is a simple and easy to make Recipe, normally I use green cabbage for our Tamil-Nadu style Cabbage Poriyal but this is the first time I tried red cabbage and it really tastes good. Difference between Red cabbage and Green cabbage is almost same but the health benefits in Red cabbage is slightly better than Green cabbage.

Health Benefits of Red Cabbage
Red Cabbage is rich in Vitamins, Minerals and acts as a antioxidants. It supports to improve the immune system of our body. according to me all the Cabbage varieties are healthy because they're rich in fiber and very low in calorie and high in nutrition.
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Red Cabbage Stir Fry | Muttaikose Poriyal - Ingredients

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins |
Total Time :25 min | Yield : 4 Servings |
Recipe Category: Side Dish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian | Calories : 116 / serve

Ingredients :
Cabbage - 1
Onion - 1
Green Chilies - 2
Grated Coconut - 3 tsp
Bengal gram(Channa dhal,Kadala parupu) - 1/4 cup
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Splitted urad dhal - 1/4 tsp
Dry Red Chilies - 2
Curry Leaves - 1 strand
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 3 tsp
Salt for taste

Preparations

1. Take one medium size Red Cabbage, clean it and cut into small pieces.
2. In a vessel add Cabbage, Channa dhal and Turmeric powder boil until Channa dhal cooked.
3. Drain the water and keep it aside.
4. In a Pan add Oil and heat it, when the oil became hot add Mustard seeds, spitted urad dhal and curry leaves.
5. After spluttering add the finely chopped Onion, dry red chilies, chopped green chilies, Fry till the Onion became transparent.
6. Then add the boiled Cabbage and salt and saute for few seconds.
7. Add the grated Coconut and close the pan for 2 minutes in low flame.
8. Red Cabbage Stir Fry is ready to Serve.

Cooking Tips :
Instead of Red cabbage You can use any cabbage varieties for this fry.
Serving Tips :
Serve with Rice and Sambar for lunch.