Simple Cabbage Saute Recipe| Side Dish for Flatbread

In my vegetable likes list, there are ranges from frenzy to hatred. If you know, what i m talking about, then you also have a similar list. Coming to the list itself, while there are some veggies that can give me a heady feeling of euphoria, ( almost like the fragrance of petrol or even some varnish) there are some which i think are probably God s way of punishing the once excessively naughty and troublesome me. Well, you guessed it right and one such veggie is the Cabbage. The ubiquitous cabbage. The smelly cabbage. The cabbage in red. The cabbage in green. The cabbage in yellow. The cabbage that tastes bitter. The cabbage with the thick and lumpy leaves. Oh, i could go on and on.

If you allow me, i ll write a sonnet or an ode for the cabbage and will probably call it An Ode To The Vegetable That Needs A Body Spray sort of thing. Do you get my idea? Now that i ve actually started off, i might as well write a sonnet or rather an ode. It will probably go like this.

Now that s what happens when you get me started on cabbage. I cant believe i wrote a whole poem. Ok so now that i ve told you all about my intense dislike for cabbage, i also have to agree that its not as bad as it smells and then, there s the phosphorous in it. So i do eat it now and then but i make sure that i make it in a decent way. This is just one of my ways of making cabbage and is probably as easy as eating a cake. Try it on one of those days when you are not upto too much chopping or when you are running late for that pedicure appointment but yet to make lunch. Oh and yeah and by the way, i must accept,cabbage makes a fantastic photo subject. So its definitely not as bad as it stinks. I m just saying.

Ingredients

Cabbage chopped finely 2 cups
Onion 1 large chopped finely
Tomatoes 2 small chopped finely
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Carom seeds ½ tsp
Oil 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Spice Powders:

Red chili powder ½ tsp
Cumin Coriander powder ½ tsp

Garnish:

Chopped coriander leaves 2 tbsp

Directions

Heat oil in a pan.
Add cumin seeds and caraway seeds.
Once they crackle, add the onions and saute until pink.
At this stage, add the ginger garlic paste and saute for another 30 secs.
Next add in the spice powders and saute for 30 secs.
At this stage, add the chopped tomatoes and cook till oil separates.
Now, add the cabbage and salt and cook on a low flame for about 7 to 8 mins until the cabbage is cooked.

Once done,garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Sending this to Kalyani s Kitchen Chronicles Only Vegan hosted by Vardhini this month.