Kerala recipe · Serves 4 · About 20 minutes

Cabbage thoran (കാബേജ് തോരൻ)

The quick dry vegetable on most Kerala lunch plates. A small pinch of turmeric is all it needs.

Spices used: Turmeric powder

Ingredients

• 400 g cabbage, finely chopped
• ½ cup grated coconut
• 2 green chillies
• 3 shallots (or ½ small onion)
• 1 garlic clove
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• 1 dried red chilli
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Crush the coconut, green chillies, shallots, garlic and turmeric together roughly, by hand or with a quick pulse in a mixer.
2. Heat the coconut oil and splutter the mustard seeds. Add the dried red chilli and curry leaves.
3. Add the cabbage and salt, stir, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Stir in the coconut mixture and cook uncovered, stirring, until the cabbage is just tender and dry.

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