Cabbage and Potato Fry

Submitted by eatrealfood

"An Indianised way to cook cabbage, and our favorite preparation of the vegetable. If you have a grinder, take the trouble to roast and grind the coriander seeds - the freshly roasted flavor is worth the effort."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 7-8

ingredients

• 1 medium cabbage
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 -3 medium potatoes
• 1 medium onion
• 3⁄4 teaspoon cumin seed
• 3⁄4 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon coriander powder
• salt
• shredded desiccated coconut (optional)
• coriander (optional)

directions

1. Quarter, core and shred cabbage.
2. Heat oil over medium heat.
3. When hot, add cumin and mustard seeds and wait till they sputter.
4. Then add finely sliced onion.
5. Allow onion to soften and then throw in the shredded cabbage.
6. Add salt, turmeric and coriander powders.
7. Close pot, reduce heat slightly and allow to cook until cabbage wilts.
8. As soon as cabbage reduces in volume, add small pieces of diced potatoes and continue cooking on medium heat till potatoes soften and cabbage is tender (while stirring occasionally).
9. If desired, add in shredded coconut with potatoes as allow to cook as in previous step.
10. Garnish with coriander sprigs.
11. Goes well as a low-fat option with parathas.

Reviews

[Rinshinomori]

I love this type of food - very easy to put together and can add or delete ingredients to your taste and still come out delicious. I added minced garlic along with onion and instead of coconut (did not have), I added lightly beaten egg and covered the pan the last 2-3 minutes without mixing. Came out perfectly. The taste is excellent and so nutritious. Thank you eatrealfood for posting this - it's a keeper! Made for Asian Forum's India tag game March 2010.

 

[yamakarasu]

Really tasty dish. I didn't have the whole seeds, so just used the powdered versions instead. Thanks! :)

 

[baklava glue]

This was a very delicious and simple recipe! The flavors worked really well together and the smell is amazing!

 

[Meringue]

This was very good. Didnt have the seed spices on hand so I fried up the ground cumin and mustard in the oil until they were slightly darker and fragrant. Didnt have coconut so I used s splash of coconut milk. We enjoyed this, leftovers were great too!

 

[Maito]

This dish was very good. I did follow another reviewer's advice and doubled the spices, and added a little cayenne. I also squeezed a little lemon over it at the table. Yum!