Cabbage Curry Indian Food

CABBAGE CURRY

Steps:

• Remove the outer leaves of cabbage and cut to quarters.
• Heat 4 to 6 cups water in a large pot. The water should be slightly hot but not very hot. Turn off the stove. Keep the cabbage in this water and leave for 2 to 3 mins.
• Discard the water and rinse them a few times in fresh water. Drain the cabbage completely. Shake off to drain the excess water.
• Chop the cabbage and set aside. Ensure the water is completely drained from the cabbage. Excess moisture makes mushy cabbage curry.
• Pour oil to a hot pan or wok. When the oil turns hot, add mustard and cumin.
• As soon as they begin to sizzle, add ginger garlic and fry till it turns aromatic.
• Add sliced onions and fry till they turn transparent. Transfer tomatoes, salt and turmeric. Fry until the tomatoes turn mushy and soft.
• Add spice powders and fry for a minute or 2 until the raw smell has gone. Taste test and adjust salt at this stage. (Adding later often release more moisture from cabbage)
• Next add green peas and then saute for a minute.
• Next add chopped and drained cabbage. Stir for the masala to coat the cabbage well and fry for 2 to 3 minutes on a medium high heat.
• Fry until the cabbage is tender yet slightly crunchy. If you see the cabbage oozing out water, rise the heat to highest and stir fry. If your cabbage is hard, then cover and cook just for 2 mins.
• Sprinkle Coriander leaves. Serve cabbage curry with rice or roti.

CABBAGE CURRY | PATTA GOBI SABZI | INDIAN-STYLE CABBAGE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat a pan or kadai and add the ghee. After about 30 seconds or so, add the cumin seeds and asafoetida. Let it sizzle slightly.
• Then reduce the heat to low and add the red chili powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder. Roast it slightly for about 30 seconds. Make sure the heat is low.
• Now add 2 tbsps of water and mix the spices thoroughly and cook for 30 more seconds.
• At this stage, add the chopped cabbage and salt. Mix thoroughly and make sure the spices and the cabbage are well combined.
• Add one tbsp of water on top and cover and cook for 5 minutes over medium heat.
• Now remove the lid and mix. You will notice some water in the curry, and that's fine. Cook for five to seven more minutes or until the moisture is all absorbed. While cooking, make sure to scrape the bottom of the pan.
• Once the moisture is all absorbed or when the cabbage is soft and tender, add the cilantro and mix it once. And then turn off the heat.
• VVK TIP - Do not cover the cabbage with a lid entirely once the cooking is complete. Let it cool for 10 minutes and then cover it with a lid or partially cover it. Due to the evaporation and condensation process, the cabbage will become soggy.

CABBAGE CURRY

Steps:

• In a medium sized pan, pour the oil and heat under high heat.
• After 1 minute, add the onions, garlic, and salt.
• Fry until onion and garlic are slightly turning gold.
• (not all the way golden) Add the chillies and continue frying.
• Keep stirring the whole time to avoid burning on the bottom of pan.
• When the onions and garlic look golden, but not browned, add chilli powder, turmeric and tuna (make sure you drain the liquid out of the tuna can).
• Stir the ingredients well for about 1 minute or so.
• Lower the heat to the lowest it can go.
• Now add the cabbage to the rest of the ingredients in the pot and gently stir around until the cabbage is fully coated with the rest of the ingredients.
• Place a lid on the pot and let it cook for about 30 minutes (every 10 mins, stir the mixture, making sure it's not sticking or burning on the bottom of the pan.) Taste and see if the cabbage is cooked after 30 minutes.
• If not, leave it for another 5 min or so until you think its cooked.
• Goes well with rice or naan, or just as a side dish.