Cabbage Stir Fry
Healthy and delicious cabbage stir fry that will not
only nourish your body but will also please your palette.
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients:-
- Cabbage - 1/2 head, finely sliced
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Split gram dal - 1 tsp (Minapa pappu/urad dal)
- Dry red chilies - 1, tear and de-seed
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
- Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
- Ginger - 1/2 tsp, finely minced
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Green chilies - 2, slit half way through
- Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp (optional)
- Fresh grated coconut - 2 tbsps (optional)
- Cooking oil - 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
Method
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel. Add mustard seeds and allow to splutter. Add cumin seeds and urad dal and allow to turn light brown.
- Add dry red chilies, green chilies, ginger, curry leaves, asafoetida and turmeric powder and saute for a few seconds on medium flame.
- Add the sliced cabbage and mix to combine well. Cook without lid for 9-10 mts. Lower flame, place lid and cook for 15 mts stirring once in a while.
- Remove lid, add coriander powder and salt and mix. Cook for another 5-6 mts and turn off heat.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves or grated coconut. Serve warm with rice or rotis.
- Tips
- You can add grated coconut towards the end of the cooking process.
- For variation, add cooked green peas just before placing lid.
