Cabbage Channa Dhal Curry / Muttaigoes Kadalai paruppu poriyal

Wash & Soak Chana dhal for 10 minutes.Half cook Chana dhal in a open pan with enough water. Once cooked, drain water and keep it aside. (Do not pressure cook chana dhal, it will become mushy).Heat Oil in a pan or kadai, add mustard seed and allow it to splutter, then add remaining seasoning ingredients as listed.Add chopped onion, fry for 5minutes in medium heat, then add ginger garlic paste & saute it until raw smell disappear.Add chopped cabbage, fry for 2 minutes & add chopped tomato.Cover & cook for 4 ~ 5 minutes in medium heat. Stir in between.Add turmeric powder, Red chili powder, coriander powder & salt. Mix well .  Adjust Salt to taste.Add cooked chana dhal to cabbage mixture & mix well.Cover & cook in low heat. Stir in between.( if needed drizzle little water to the cabbage mixture.) When cabbage mixture cooked well, turn off the heat.Garnish & Serve with sambar, rasam rice.