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Monday, January 20, 2014

Spicy Cabbage Curry


Cabbage is the perfect healthy dinner option to rotate into your family meals. Cabbage is known as "band gobhi" in India. Brassica oleracea is the scientific name of cabbage. The benefits of cabbage in your diet are endless! It is a rich source of Vitamin K, C & Riboflavin. Cabbage cleans the waste from the stomach and upper bowels which improves digestion and reduces constipation.

Cabbages are prepared in many different ways for eating. My today racipe “Spicy Cabbage Curry” is an everyday dish made in household. This is a old style cabbage curry.

Time required: Less than 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

● 
1 small cabbage (patta gobhi) (chopped finely) ● 2 small potatoes (aloo) (cubes) ● 5 to 6 green chillies (chopped) ● ½ cup green peas ● 1 big tomato (chopped) ● 1 tsp cumin seed pd (roasted) ● 1 tsp fennel seed pd (roasted) ● ½ tsp cumin seeds  ● 2 bay leaf (tejpata) ● 2 dry chillies ● 1 tsp red chilli pd ● 1 tsp turmeric pd ● 1 tsp garam masala ● Sugar (to taste) ● Salt (to taste) ● 2 tbsp ghee ● Refined oil

Procedure:
Step 1: Heat oil in a deep pan and fry the potato. When the potato has nicely browned take out the potato and keep aside. 

Step 2: Add 1 tbsp ghee in this pan. Next add dry chilli, bay leaf & cumin seeds.


Step 3: Add cabbage and some salt then cover the pan and cook for 5 to 8 min.

Step 4: Add green peas, green chillies and tomato again cover the pan for few min till the vegetables are done. 

Step 5: Add fry potatoes and mix together.

Step 6: Add turmeric pd, red chilli pd, sugar and [cumin seeds pd, dry chilli pd, fennel pd (roasted)]

Step 7: Continue to cook until the ingredients merge together and turn to a paste. Keeps sprinkling warm water in case the mixture becomes too dry while cooking.

Step 8: When it becomes almost dry add some ghee and garam masala mix well.

Step 9: Off the flame. Cover the pan and take few standing time. 

Serve hot with rice, paratha or roti.

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