Recipe- Traditional Indian Cabbage With Green Peas

This recipe is super simple, there’s nothing remotely fancy about it. Chopped cabbage and frozen peas are stir fried with onion and some basic Indian spices. This is comfort food for me and I like to eat it with a simple roti (whole wheat bread). I chopped the cabbage finely but usually people chop it lengthwise so you can do either way. Also I used frozen peas because that’s what is available here. You can use fresh peas but will need to boil them first till they are little soft.

Ingredients

Cabbage: 1 medium - finely chopped [around 5 cups of finely chopped cabbage]
¼ cup + 2 tablespoons peas
1 onion regular
4-5 curry leaves
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
¼ + ? teaspoon turmeric
¾ teaspoon coriander powder
¼ teaspoon red chili powder
chat masala or garam masala to sprinkle
salt to taste
1.5 teaspoon oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice optional

Method

* Heat oil in pan. Once hot add mustard seeds and let it splutter.

* Add the onion and curry leaves once the seeds crackle. Saute till the onion looks translucent.

* Once the onion is translucent, add the chopped cabbage.

* Add in salt, turmeric, red chilli powder and coriander powder.
* Mix to combine, make sure all the cabbage is coated with the spices.

* Next add in the peas and mix.

* Cover and cook on medium heat till the cabbage is soft, around 5-6 minutes.

* Sprinkle chat masala/garam masala on top and add in the lemon juice (optional). Mix till well combined.

* Serve hot with Indian breads like roti or paratha.