
Well off late Ive had many such days when 24 hrs in a day is just not enough!! And unluckily for me, my sweet mom lives too far away to ask for a packed lunch.....
Hmmm....all said and done......life goes on .......and so the reason for me creating this recipe. I had a cabbage that needed doing and as I said I wanted a quick simple recipe with no fuss... as one of my favourite celebrity cook Nigella rightly puts it -Cooking the Express way!!
I simply finely sliced up the cabbage and onions and put them in a vessel, chopped up some green chillies and ginger finely, put them into a mortar with some cumin seeds and coarse sea salt... and started banging away ( trust me ...very therepeutic ;) a minute later added a handful of coconut to the coarse mix and continued banging for a minute more...and then I was done.
Put the pounded spices over the cabbage gave the cabbage a good mix and massage (calming as well :)) and then left it to cook on a medium to high flame for 7-8 minutes tossing regularly........it was all done in flat out 15 minutes....prep and cooking included :) and believe you me it was yummy........
Please try it to believe it.......and tell me how you liked it.........!!
Ingredients:
Cabbage: 1 small or half of a large one
Onion: 1 medium sized
Green chillies: 5 ( i like it fairly hot...you can reduce chillies to tone it down)
Ginger: 1 and half inches
Cumin seeds: 3/4 tsp
Coconut : fresh or dessicated: handful ( i used dessicated)
Sea salt: 2 tsps
Oil: 3-4tsps
Method:
1. Finely slice cabbage and onion. Place in a vessel.
2. Finely chop green chillies and ginger. Pop it in the mortar along with cumin seeds and coarse sea salt and pound it well for a minute to release all the juices. Then add the coconut and pound for one more minute.
3. Add the pounded mixture to the cabbage, 3tsps oil and mix well ( use your fingers give the cabbage a good massage with the spices) , make sure to wash your hands well afterwards.
4. Add 3 tbsps of water to the cabbage and keep it on a medium to high flame to cook, Close lid. Check in 3 minutes, give the cabbage a good stir. Check again in another 5 minutes. Do not overcook, I prefer a slight crunch. Check for seasoning. Stir well.
Serve hot.
If you do have the time a tadka wih 1/2 tsp mustard seeds and 1/4 tsp urad dhal will give a new dimension to the dish.

Serve with plain rice , daalisosaar and pickle. Enjoy.
2 comments:
Awesome quick receipt ma'am I tried it and just loved it:) keep more receipes coming along
thanks chaitra.....so glad you liked it :)
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