Monday, April 14, 2014

Cabbage sabzi / Cabbage palya


Cabbage is a great vegetable, very nutritious plus it cooks really fast too. I use cabbage in a lot of indian and chinese dishes. This cabbage sabzi is great with hot phulkas and is very easy to make. Read more..



Ingredients:


  1. Cabbage - 4 cups (finely shredded or chopped)
  2. Carrot - 1 medium (2/3 rd cup) finely chopped
  3. Peas - 2/3 cup (fresh or frozen. If using fresh peas, boil them before using in the recipe)
  4. Onion - 1 medium (1/2 cup chopped) 
  5. Tomato - 1 medium ( 1/2 cup  chopped)
  6. Ginger - 1 tbsp grated
  7. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  8. Red chilli powder- 1/2 tsp
  9. Curry leaves - 4-5 nos.
  10. Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
  11. Mustard (rai) seeds - 1/2 tsp
  12. Jeera (cumin) seeds - 1/2 tsp
  13. Dry red chilli -1
  14. Salt as per taste
  15. Sugar - 2 tsp (optional)
  16. Oil - 3 tsp
  17. Green chillies - 2 (slit in to halves)
  18. Cilantro (dhania) leaves for garnishing


Method:
  1. Heat oil in a pan. When it is hot, add jeera (cumin), urad dal, mustard (rai) seeds, and dry red chilli. When the seeds start to make a popping sound, add the curry leaves.
  2. Now, add onion and ginger and mix.
  3. When the onion starts to change color, add the tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes.
  4. Add the chopped carrots and frozen peas, cover  and cook on a low- medium heat till the carrots have cooked.
  5. Now add in the shredded cabbage and the green chillies.
  6. Add the dry masalas ( turmeric, red chilli powder, salt and sugar) and mix well
  7. Cover and cook  for 5 minutes. Cabbage cooks very fast, so keep an eye.
  8. Finally garnish with coriander leaves and serve with hot phulkas, chapatti or rice.

ENJOY!!!

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