Muttai Kosu Sodhi / Cabbage In Coconut Gravy

Cabbage is cooked in  homemade fresh coconut paste with spice to make delicious gravy.

      This recipe muttai kosu sodhi is very simple and tasty dish. I adapted and followed from a Tv show in food program. It came out well and I found the taste very close to kurma but with a twist of new flavor. The host of the show said that she followed this dish from her grandma cooking which is again a popular  hit in their family.

      A perfect dish for a large family that can be served steamed rice for lunch. I tried exactly the same procedure without any modification from original recipe. This will be a good side dish for Appam, Iddiyyappam, Dosa, Pulao, Rice...A very tasty and flavorful gravy.

YIELD – 3 serving

Ingredients:

Cabbage-250grams shredded

Onion- 1 large finely chopped

Tomato- 1 large chopped

Curry leaves few spring

Cinnamom stick -1/2"inch

Cumin Seeds-1tsp

Broken dried Red Chili-4no.

Garlic-1tbsp finely chopped
Turmeric Powder a pinch

Salt - 1/2tbsp

Oil - 2tbsp

Masala To Grind:

Green Chilli- 3 to 4

Ginger- 1/2"inch piece

Garlic- 2 flakes

Shallots- 2

Fennel Seeds-1/2tsp

Grated Fresh Coconut- 1/4cup

Method:

1. Heat oil in a deep vessel. Add cumin, cinnamon stick, red chilli. Saute for a while till aromatic.
2. Stir in chopped garlic, onion and saute with little salt till translucent.
3. Add chopped tomato and cook till soft.
4. Now add cabbage, turmeric powder. Stir well and cook on low flame till it turns soft. cover with lid for faster cooking.
5. Meanwhile grind all ingredients given under masala to grind with little water if needed.
6. Now check the cabbage, if it it well cooked add the ground paste. Mix well and saute for few minutes to eliminate raw smell of the paste.
7. Add required water and salt for the gravy. Bring to boil. Now reduce the flame and continue to cook for 5-8 minutes.
8. Dish out and serve with any of main course like rice, pulao, chappati, appam and dosa.

Note:

If you wish can include more vegetables like carrot, cauliflower, green peas as per your choice.

This goes perfect with iddiyappam too.

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