Friday, August 31, 2012

Cabbage stir-fry

This one goes out to my friend Angana who has been pestering me for "less oil wala recipes". Her lament is that Indian vegetables are not very easily available outside of India (oh well...) so here comes a series of recipes that can be prepared in record time, have a whole lot of optional ingredients, and a lot of flexibility...

SO here's the Cabbage stir-fry

Ingredients
1) 2 cups chopped cabbage(green) (substitues: chopped brussell sprouts, chopped red cabbage, chopped iceberg lettuce chopped chards)
2) 1/3 cup chik peas (chana), soaked and steamed. (substitues: green peas, red beans, black beans, garbanzo beans - pink beans, or any legume)
3) 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander powder
4) 1 teaspoon paprika/red chilli powder
5) Juice of half a lemon
6) 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
7) 2 teaspoons oil
8) salt
9) chopped cialntro (optional)

Procedure:
1) Blanch the main vegetable (put in boling water for 2 minutes and remove from heat)
2) In a pean, heat the oil and add the cumin seeds.
3) Add the legume and stir for a minute.
4) Add the main vegetable, sprinkle 1 tablespoon of water, add the salt and cover
5) cook for 3-4 mins on low heat
6) Add the red chilli powder, coriander powder and stir.
7) Add lemon juice and cilantro just before serving

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