Kerala
Cabbage thoran
Cabbage, fresh coconut and a whisper of cumin. It turns up at every sadya and nobody ever complains.
25 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's waySadya style: chopped fine, fresh coconut, coconut oil.
The original130kcal
3 gprotein
5 gfibre
25minutes
Cabbage thoran as Kerala homes make it.
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Chop the cabbage very fine. Pulse or crush the coconut with green chillies, shallots, garlic, cumin and turmeric to a coarse, damp crumb without water.
- 2Heat the coconut oil, splutter the mustard seeds, then add urad dal, broken red chilli and curry leaves.
- 3Add the cabbage and salt, toss well, cover and cook on low until just tender.
- 4Make a well in the centre, add the coconut mix, cover it with cabbage and leave covered for 2 minutes. Then toss everything together.
- 5Toss on medium for a minute until dry and fluffy, then serve warm.
Serve it like this
Spoon onto the banana leaf or plate next to rice, sambar and a crisp pappadam.
