Cabbage thoran

Ingredients

1. Cabbage - small
2. Onion - 1 medium
3. Grated coconut - 3/4 cup
4. Jeera - 0.5 tbsp
5. Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
6. Shallot - 5
7. Mustard - 1tsp
8. Curry leaves - 1 twig
9. Oil - 1 tbsp

Procedure

1. Grate or cut cabbage and onion into very small pieces
2. In a pan, heat oil and splutter mustard
3. Add two shallots and curry leaves and fry till shallot becomes transparent
4. Add the cut cabbage and onion.
5. Add half cup water 
6. Pulse coconut, jeera, remaining shallot, turmeric and red chilli powder.
7. When the cabbage is half cooked, add the ground coconut paste and cook for one minute.
8. Add required salt.
9. Mix the coconut mixture and the cabbage nicely.
10. Cook till the thoran has become dry and drizzle a bit of oil.
11. Yummy thoran is ready to be served with rice.

Note: 

1. Instead of shallot, garlic can also be used for grinding with coconut. 
2. In that case, 1 tbsp of coriander powder can also be added.