Easy Cabbage Stir-Fry
Cabbage stir-fry is a quick and easy side dish that's perfect with rice but especially great with chapatis!
Equipment
- knife
- chopping board
- spatula
Ingredients
- ½ cabbage about 400g/14 oz
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil or mustard oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- 60 ml water
Spices
- ½ tsp black mustard seeds
- 1 tsp chana dal or urad dal
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
Aromatics
- 2 curry leaves
- 1 green chilli
- 1 dried red chilli
- 1 small onion (pre peeled weight about 90g/3 oz)
- 1 garlic
- 2.5 cm ginger
Instructions
Prep Work
- Soak the dal in very hot water while you get everything else ready. Drain before using.1 tsp chana dal
- Peel, halve, then slice the onion.Finely chop or mince the garlic and ginger.Slice the green chilli and break the dried one in 2.Thinly slice the cabbage.1 green chilli, 1 dried red chilli, 1 small onion, 1 garlic, 2.5 cm ginger, ½ cabbage
Let's get Cooking
- See Video. Heat oil on medium-low, add mustard seeds and fry for 30 seconds. When they start to splutter, add the dal. Toss and fry for 30 seconds more.1 Tbsp vegetable oil, ½ tsp black mustard seeds
- Add chillies, onions, garlic and ginger. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add curry leaves and turmeric. Stir, then add the cabbage and salt. Stir for 20 seconds, then add the water along the side of the pan, so as not to "rinse" the cabbage.Lower the heat right down, cover and cook for 5-8 minutes until the cabbage is soft. This will depend on the thickness of your cut cabbage. When done, check seasoning and add more salt if necessary. Serve immediately.This dish is best eaten with the cabbage cooked to a soft stage.¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, 2 curry leaves, 60 ml water
Nutrition
Calories: 75kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.02gSodium: 205mgPotassium: 226mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 138IUVitamin C: 54mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 1mg
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