Cabbage Stir Fry Indian style
Cabbage Stir Fry Indian style is a popular Indian stir fry main or side dish that is served with roti or rice. It is an ideal recipe to include in a weight loss plan.This stir fry dish highlights the natural flavors of cabbage with subtle flavors of curry leaves cooked with basic spices and other veggies.
Equipment
- flat bottom pan or kadai
- spatula
Ingredients
- 2 cups cabbage 200 gm chopped
- 1/3 cup French beans 45gm chopped
- ¼ cup carrot 35 gm chopped
- ¼ cup capsicum 30 gm chopped
- 1 spring curry leaves
- 2-3 green chilies chopped
- 1 medium tomato chopped
- 1.5 tbsp cooking oil
Spices
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder; haldi powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder; dhania powder
- ¼ tsp red chili powder
- Salt as needed
- ¼ tsp whole cumin seeds; jeera
- 2 whole dried red chilies
Instructions
- Firstly, heat oil in a kadai or pan.
- Secondly, to the hot oil add whole cumin seeds (jeera). Let cumin seeds crackle.
- Thereafter, add dried red chilies.
- Now add the cabbage, French beans, carrot, capsicum, green chilies and curry leaves. Sauté on moderate flame for 2 minutes.
- Then add spices – turmeric powder, salt, coriander powder and red chili powder.
- Mix well and sauté again for another 2 minutes.
- Finally add chopped tomato. Sauté for a minute.
- Cover and cook for on moderate flame for 5 minutes.
- In between check and adjust the flame to a low for one minute.
- Do not overcook. The cabbage should not lose its crunchiness.
- Finally put off the flame.
How to serve
- Serve hot with roti, methi lehsun paratha, bajri methi jo dodo or rice. You may serve it along with masala chola and a glass of mint lassi.
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Notes
- Cut the vegetables finely.
- With cabbage, you may use any combinations of the above vegetables as available or according to choice. Adding these vegetables to cabbage enhances color and nutrition.
- The combinations used in this recipe is a tried and tested one.
- Do not overcook the vegetables. The cabbage must retain some of its crunchiness.
You may also add fresh green peas