Kobichi Pachadi - koshimbir |Maharashtrian Cabbage Salad - patta gobi kachumber

This is  typical,simple  maharashtrian salad which can be eaten with chapati or serves as a side dish with rice.This is one of the form of cabbage dish which I like since i am not a cabbage lover.

Ingredients:

 1 cup Cabbage very thinly chopped

1/2 cup grated fresh coconut (frozen one is fine)

1/2 cup peanut powder /shengdana koot 

 half onion chopped

1-2 green chili finely cut

1 tsp sugar

handful finely chopped coriander leaves

2 tbsp lemon juice - add more if you like the tang

salt to taste

Tadka/tempering:

 1 tbsp oil

 pinch of hing/asafoetida

 pinch of turmeric powder

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp jeera (rai)

 5-6 curry leaves

Method:

1.Mix all the ingredients except Tadka ,lemon juice,coriander leaves in a bowl and add salt and sugar to taste.

2.Heat oil for a minute, crackle mustard seeds, cumin seeds, add turmeric powder, asofoetida, curry leaves.switch off gas & pour tadka on pachadi .

3. Add lemon juice mix well & garnish with coriander leaves.Add  tadka  just before serving.

Tip:

You eat this without a tadka.. but the curry leaves in the tadka add a real nice flavor.

Tastes great with soups, and spicy preparations .