Tuesday 11 May 2010

Simple Cabbage stir fry Bhaji

How long do you spend planning the menu each day? Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner – do they dominate your thoughts throughout the day? Are you constantly thinking about how to use up the stuff lying in the fridge & how best to make use of them?

Please say yes to all the questions above & tell me that you too spend a lot of time thinking & planning the menu. It will rid me of the concern that I am overly obsessed with thinking about what to make for each meal. I sometimes think that I spend way more time making up my mind than actually cooking because once I have decided, its usually a breeze.

I might have exaggerated a bit there, its not the only thought going on but I do tend to be like that on some days. On one such day when I couldnt readily make anything ‘new’, I picked up the cabbage and made this simple stir fry which I have been making all the time, realising at the same time that I haven't blogged about it as well. You do tend to take such simple things for granted, dont you?

This is as simple as it can get and there is no exact science involved except that you have to get the quantity of salt right! This might be a good one to start with if you have never cooked a proper Bhaji before.

Cabbage Stir Fry Bhaji


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Serves 2



Ingredients

2 cups shredded cabbage (coarsely chopped will do!)
1 Small Potato, cut into small cubes (optional)
1/2 cup Peas (optional)


2 Green Chillies, Chopped (adjust acc to taste)
1/2 tblsp Oil


4-6 Curry Leaves
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
a Pinch of Hing (Asafoetida)
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1-2 tblsp Grated coconut (Optional)


1 tblsp Chopped fresh Coriander
1/2 tsp Sugar (Optional)


Salt

Method:
Heat the oil in a pan, when hot add the mustard seeds.

As they begin to splutter add the curry leaves, Hing, chillies & Turmeric Powder.

Next add the potatoes & fry for a minute. Add the cabbage and sauté.

Cover and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the Peas, salt and grated coconut. Cook covered till the cabbage & potato are completely cooked.

Add the chopped coriander, mix well, cover & cook for just another minute before turning off the flame.

Serve hot with Chapati or as a side dish with rice.

My Notes: This is my favourite way of having cabbage, a vegetable that is hated sometimes because of the strong smell. But the combination with potatoes & peas works very well although you can make the same bhaji using only cabbage.

If you do have a problem with the smell, the fresh coriander added at the last minute will solve it for you, making it aromatic.

6 comments:

  1. My plan depends on what I have in the fridge. I love this Bhaji, I add chopped or grated Carrots too. Great with chapatis.

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  2. OK, so if it helps you in any way, yes, I too think over the menu and it doesn't happen that I reach kitchen and decide on the fly what I am making. I do think of lunch menu in breakfast and dinner menu in lunch and so on and if it is a weekend menu, I surely think it 2-3 days in ahead.

    Love the cabbage recipe.

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  3. I do sometime think a lot on what to prepare, because my daughter would ask for something different from what I had in mind and would always like to incorporate her request with mine. The cabbage curry looks good.

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  4. Well , this happens to me everyday.I think way too much(sometimes in the sleep too) and decide on something and end up doing something else.
    Love the simple cabbage stir fry.

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  5. cabbage fry looks yumm.....You're not alone, me too spend lots of time thinking, and try to make something tasty and healthy everyday..I too hate to do that daily

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