Muttaikose Pattani

I made this as a side dish the other day, a role in which it excels. It's not hard to make, very tasty, and good way to use up that extra quarter cabbage in the cold room.

I know we'd made this recipe before, but it wasn't checked off and I couldn't find the writeup on the blog, so here we are!

Muttaikose Pattani (Cabbage and Peas with Roasted Mustard Seeds and Lentils

From 660 Curries by Raghavan Iyer (pp. 471-472)

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp urad dal
• 500-750g cabbage, cut into 1cm cubes
• ¼ C chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tsp Sambhar masala
• 2 tsp salt
• 10-12 large curry leaves
• 2 C frozen green peas

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add the mustard seeds, cover, and cook until popped, ~30 seconds.
3. Add the lentils and stir-fry until golden brown, ~15 seconds.
4. Add the cabbage, cilantro, masala, salt, and curry leaves. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is well-covered with the spices, 2-4 minutes.
5. Cover the pan and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-15 minutes.
6. Stir in the peas and continue cooking, covered, until they are warmed through and tender, 5-10 minutes. Serve.