Prep Time: Under 20 mins if the rice is ready
Cook Time: Under 20 mins
Serves 2 to 3
What you need?
Cooked rice 1 and ½ cups cooled and separate.
Cabbage ¾ cup shredded
Onion 1 chopped finely
Curry leaves a sprig
Salt to taste
For The Spice Paste:
Roasted gram 2 tbsp
Coconut grated 3 tbsp
Green chili 1 ( cos its a kid friendly dish but go ahead and increase the heat if you are making it for adults)
Cilantro chopped finely 2 tbsp
Ginger ½″ bit
For The Tempering:
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Cumin seeds ½ tsp
Urad dal 1 tsp
Cashews broken 2 tbsp
Ghee 2 tbsp
For the Garnish:
Cilantro chopped finely 2 tbsp
How to make it?
Grind all the ingredients for the spice paste with very little water to a smooth consistency and keep aside.
Heat a pan with the ghee. Add the ingredients for tempering one by one beginning with the mustard. Add the cashews in the end.
Once the cashews are a very light brown, add the curry leaves and the onions. Saute till the onions become pink.
At this stage, add the cabbage and saute till the raw smell of cabbage goes away and they shrivel up a little.
Now, add the ground paste and combine well. Cook till aromatic. Takes about 3 to 4 mins. Do this on a low flame as the paste sticks to the vessel quickly.
Once done, add the rice and salt and combine well. Wait until the rice heats up a little but again have an eye on the flame.
Finally, garnish with cilantro and serve with tomato ketchup. No dont make faces. You have to believe me on this one. It tastes amazing with ketchup.
P.S If you are wondering about the rose in the pic, that was given by Mr. P dearest for the Valentines.
P.P.S See the notes section on my previous post of Red Bell Pepper Rice for some tweaks about any lunchbox recipes.
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Shella says
Never thought of this, but now I will
sushma says
Cabbage rice looks delicious
vidhas says
Love the colour. Adding the grounded spices is new to me. I wont add this. Will surely do this.
Harini says
The tempting color takes the first prize!!
Suma Gandlur says
That's a pretty colored rice.
foodiliciousnan says
Paruppu podi with hot rice is an all-time favourite with me too!By the looks of it, your coconut-cabbage rice looks like a winner 🙂
veena krishnakumar says
haha….lovely write up. Love reading ur posts:-)….Cabbage rice looks very nice. must try sometime
Hema says
Very delicious, the freshly ground masala makes it even more tasty, wud try this soon..
vaishali sabnani says
nice combo…coconut n cabbage..with rice..n let me tell u all mom's r the same..Bless them!!
Srivalli says
Lovely colour..I was planning on something similar..now will have to think something else..:)
Rasi says
Lovely 🙂
Chandrani says
Cabbage rice looks yummy..