Cabbage Patoli or Andhra Style Patoli Recipe, a healthy protein-packed vegetable side dish popular in Andhra. This tastes excellent as a side dish for Rice.
Patoli, a traditional Andhra Dish is a vegan, protein-rich dish made with Chana Dal and spices. You can serve this as a side dish along with Rice or even for Rotis. This dish is very much similar to the Paruppu Usli, popular in Tamil Cuisine.
Traditional Andhra Style Patoli Recipe uses chana dal. We grind the soaked chana dal with green chilies, red chilies, steamed, crumbled. We temper the ground dal and mix it with boiled vegetables to cook into a dry dish.
Patoli is same as Paruppu Usli:
First of all, Paruppu Usli is an excellent way to sneak in vegetables and protein to your family. Traditional vegetables we can use will be french beans, cluster beans, methi leaves, and carrot as well. We can use plantain, capsicum as well.
First of all, this savory patoli is different from the sweet dish. Another difference is, Patholi is a steamed rice roll, we stuff it with fresh coconut and jaggery mix. Probably these two dishes have the same name. While today's recipe is a savory side dish, the other dish is sweet.
Steamed Patholi is a popular sweet made for Ganesh Chaturthi. They steam the sweet in fresh Turmeric leaves. Patoleo (singular: Patoli) are a turmeric leaf stuffed leaf wrap, popular in Maharashtra and Goa.
I am very fond of Paruppu Usli and make it with different vegetables like carrots, french beans, plantain, etc. Beans Paruppu Usli is my most favorite of all. Athaamma makes it Cluster Beans or Mottikaya and serves it with Jonna Roti.
We mostly make it along with Sambar for lunch. You can always serve this with rice or roti as a side dish as well. My colleague used to get this with just rice, and it tastes simply great.
Cabbage Patoli is my choice for C in my attempt to make A to Z Easy Family Dinner Ideas.
Paruppu Usli/ Patoli with different vegetables:
I make Beans Paruppu Usli in Microwave Cooking Method, Avarakkai Paruppu Usili
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How to, with Step by Step Pictures for making Cabbage Patoli
Ingredients Used in making Cabbage Patoli
Cabbage: Cabbage is the star ingredient in this dry saute. Cabbage is a healthy vegetable to include in your regular meals.
Chana Dal: The ground lentil paste is made with chana dal. There are versions that use moong dal as well.
Other ingredients: The regular tempering ingredients along with chilies are used in this dry curry
Fried or Steamed: Traditional recipe uses the ground, steamed, and crumbled chana dal to make this patoli. Above all, as a result of sauteeing in Kadai, this gets done quickly. You may end up using a teaspoon of oil extra. However, it tastes great.
Recipe
Cabbage Patoli | Andhra Style Patoli Recipe
Ingredients
For the Ground Chana Dal Paste
- 1 cup Chana Dal / Bengal Gram / Split Chickpea
- 2 - 3 Green Chillies
- 4 - 5 Dry Red Chillies
- 2 inch Ginger
- Salt to taste
For Making Cabbage Patoli
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Chana Dal
- 1 tsp Urad Dal
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp Coconut freshly grated
- 3 cups Cabbage shredded
Instructions
How to make Cabbage Patoli
For the Ground Chana Dal Paste
- Wash and soak the chana dal in enough water.
- Drain and take it in a mixer along with green chilies, dry red chilies, ginger, salt and grind to a coarse paste. Keep it aside.
For Making Cabbage Patoli
- Heat a kadai with cooking oil, temper with mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves.
- Saute well till they crackle.
- Now, add the ground dal paste and cook on low flame, stirring well for the dal to get cooked.
- Let it simmer for 5 mins for the dal to get cooked.
- Now, add shredded cabbage and turmeric powder, combine well.
- Add salt and continue cooking for another 5 to 7 mins.
- When the cabbage is cooked well, add freshly grated coconut, mix well.
- Serve as a side dish to rice. This can also be served with rotis.
Priya Srinivasan says
Wow valli, learned a new dish today! cabbage patoli looks delish, i too love paruppu usli and make it almost all veggies! I will definitely try this andhra style patoli!
sushma pinjala says
Cabbage patoli looks too good Valli, will try it out sometime.
Harini Rupanagudi says
I usually make patoli with beans or chikkudukaya. Cabbage patoli is a totally new combo for me. Shall try it out sometime for sure.
NARMADHA says
Cabbage patoli looks so delicious and tempting. Thanks for sharing the difference between patoli and paruppu usli. Perfect side dish for rice.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
I was not aware of the patoli name for paruppu usili. We learn something every day right! I love making paruppu usili with any vegetable as well. It's been a while since I made with cabbage. My this week's menu is planned now 🙂