Curry cabbage is a simple dish of chopped cabbage cooked in flavorful curry with tomatoes, onion, garlic and scallions. The cabbage is steamed until it softens and all the flavors are combined. It is easy to make, budget friendly and is the perfect main or side dish.
This dish is best enjoyed with sada roti, dhalpuri roti, dosti or paratha roti.
This recipe for is vegan, vegetarian, low card and gluten free. Great for a main dish or serve as a side dish to other curries or stews including stewed chicken and potatoes which was featured on the video below.
You may use the regular green cabbage or Chinese cabbage in this recipe.
If you wish to further elevate this dish, you can add prepared and rinsed salted cod after cooking the curry.
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Curry Cabbage
Ingredients
- 2 lbs cabbage
- 6 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbs curry powder
- 2 scallions chopped
- 1/2 large onion
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- hot pepper to taste
- 2 plum tomatoes chopped
- 1 tbs thyme leaves
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Rinse cabbage under running water. Drain or pat dry. Chop cabbage into small pieces.
- Heat oil in a dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Add onion, hot pepper and cook until the edges are golden brown.
- Stir in curry and 1/2 cup water. Cook until grainy and fragrant and curry separates from the oil . Add cabbage, garlic, tomatoes, scallion, hot pepper, thyme, salt and mix well to combine.
- Cover, reduce heat to low and steam until cabbage wilts and softens, about 15-20 minutes.
- Serve as a side dish or with roti or rice.
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