Description
Cabbage is an excellent source of vitamin C and vitamin B1. It is also a very good source of fiber. I started to eat Cabbage after cooking in this version. Everyone will like this recipe…. 
| Ingredients-1 | |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Bengal gram |
| 1 tsp | Fennel seed |
| 1 inch | Cinnamon |
| 2 nos | Clove |
| 2 no | Red chili |
| Ingredients-2 | |
|---|---|
| 1 no | Cabbage (shredded) |
| 2 no | G.chilli |
| 1 no | Onion |
| 1 tsp | Salt |
| 1 tsp | Mustard |
| 1 tsp | Urad dal |
| 1 tsp | Salt (as per taste) |
Instructions
1. Grind Ingridients from table-1(Bengal gram,cinnamon,clove, Red chillies and fennel) . Dont grind nicely. Grind as you do for making vadai.Soak Bengal gram for an hour before grinding.
2. Now take a pan, place the grinded batter and make it as a adai… as shown in figure
3. Do as you make for adai.. Dont roast much.. make as shown in figure.
4. After doing this, make that adai to cool for some time.
5.After it becomes cool, make it in to small pieces as shown in the Figure.Keep it aside.
6.Now chop onions finely, cut greenchillies length wise.
7. Take a kadai, Heat oil, add mustard & urad dhal.
8.Add onion,greenchillies and curry leaves. Fry till onion becomes Transcluent.
9. Now add finely chopped cabbage, cook till it becomes tender. Then add turmeric powder and salt.
10. When cabbage becomes cooked. Add the powdered pieces now.. cook for 2-3 minutes.
11.Cabbage usiili is ready. Can be taken with rice,puli kulambu, rasam and chapathis.
Notes
Cabbage can be replaced by beans also.
Coconut gratings can also be added.
16 Comments
Arthi,
This is usili prepared in different style. Fat free too. Cabbage usili is new to me and I am really interested to try your style.. Indha WE e try panneetaren.
Cabbage will always be sleeping in my fridge for months so I never get them.. Seems like I have to get this week after seeing your recipe. Thnx for sharing.
Hi Arthi..i did cabbage usili for lunch today…superb side dish..thanks for sharing..
Hi Aarthi, Nice n easy recipe.want to give a try.But small doubt…Bengal gram and channa dal is same or different?please reply me. Thank you
Yes Thamari, both are same only. thanx.
Thank you very much for your reply.Iam gonna try this for weekend n let u know.
Very nice, will give a try soon….
Thanks for Your Encouragement 🙂 Give a try
arthi parupu usili color attractiva iruku.. noramally after tempering i do it directly..idea nall irukku i’ll try ur steps
Arthi,i always used to steam paruppu for usili, nice to see that we can prepare them as adais n add with cabbage..will give a try soon..thanks for sharing.
Thank you Priya, Have a try and let me know how it comes
Arthi different recipe,,never heard os usili with cabbge will try this,,thanx
Sadhana Raveen
Thank you Sadhana, Give a try.
why not steaming the batter
you may also steam the batter.. this method is faster than that.. You can get some what crispy one..
hi arthi,
very nice dish.looks nice ….paruppu usili is my favourite….thank u
divya
Thanks Divya, thanx for ur encouragement