Cabbage Palya

Ingredients:

1/4 Cabbage

1 small Onion

Salt to taste

Pinch of Turmeric powder

1/4 tsp Chilly powder

2-3 tsp grated Coconut

Grape sized Jaggary

2-3 Curry leaves

1/4 tsp Mustard seeds

1/2 tsp Blackgram seeds

2-3 tsp oil

Recipe:

Chop cabbage and onion into small pieces as shown in the picture below.

Add mustard seeds, blackgram seeds and oil in a thick bottommed vessel/pan. Once it starts spluttering, add curry leaves and chopped onion. Fry it for around 2-3 minutes. Then add chopped cabbage, turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt, jaggary and cook well by adding sufficient amount of water. Once the water content is almost dried, add grated coconut and stir it. Keep the palya in low flame for about 2-3 minutes.

It goes well with Rice/Chapathis.

Mosaravalakki

Ingredients:
1 cup Beaten Rice / Avalakki / Poha
3/4 -1 cup Curd / Yogurt
1 small Green Chilly
2-3 strands of Coriander leaves
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
1/2 tsp Bengal Gram seeds
2 - 3 Curry leaves
Pinch of Asafetida powder
1 tsp Oil

Recipe:
Put beaten rice, finely chopped coriander leaves, chopped green chilly in a bowl. Add curd, salt and mix well.

Put mustard seeds, bengal gram seeds, oil in a pan and heat. Once it starts spluttering, add asafetida powder, curry leaves and keep this for few seconds. Switch off the flame and add it to Mosaravalakki. Mix well and serve. (Little amount of milk can be added if the yogurt is too thick/sour.)