Indian Green Cabbage
photo by berry271
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs green cabbage
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 3⁄4 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1 medium-large onion, peeled and cut lengthwise into fine half rings
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 - 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garam masala
directions
- remove coarse outer leaves of cabbage. cut cabbage lengthwise into fourths, and then core the sections. now cut each quarter into fine, thin shreds (or use food processor).
- put oil in wide, nonstick pan and set over medium-high heat. when oil is hot, add cumin, fennel, and sesame seeds. as soon as sesame seeds begin to pop, add onion. stir and fry for 3-4 min or until onion begins to brown. add cabbage. stir and fry for 6 min or until cabbage browns. add salt and cayenne.
- turn down heat to medium low and cook, stirring periodically, for another 7-8 minute or until onions appear carmelized and soft. add lemon juice and garam masala and stir to mix.
- serve.
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Reviews
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Had this last night with grilled burgers and homemade french fries which I know sounds strange, but I had some cabbage and I wanted to try this out, as I'm never quite sure what I want to do with cabbage. So it was kind of like having coleslaw, ya know? We both enjoyed it. We really like Indian food, so this is a winner and I will keep it in mind the next time we have cabbage, and maybe someday I'll actually pair it with an Indian main dish. Also I used chili powder instead of the cayenne, but it's probably ok either way.
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This was nice. Something different with ubiquitous winter cabbage. I doubled the recipe (but not the oil) and added finely sliced cauliflower and zucchini. Didn't really achieve brownness on the onions or much on the cabbage. I'm sure it was because I was impatient and added additional water-rich veg. I'm sure the flavor would be improved if I was patient and stuck to the recipe as written. Served with [IMHO] a regrettable curried beef (should've known just from the title, right? LOL), so this was especially a relief.
Tweaks
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Had this last night with grilled burgers and homemade french fries which I know sounds strange, but I had some cabbage and I wanted to try this out, as I'm never quite sure what I want to do with cabbage. So it was kind of like having coleslaw, ya know? We both enjoyed it. We really like Indian food, so this is a winner and I will keep it in mind the next time we have cabbage, and maybe someday I'll actually pair it with an Indian main dish. Also I used chili powder instead of the cayenne, but it's probably ok either way.