Easy Indian red cabbage stir fry
Indian-style red cabbage is a quick and easy stir-fry recipe that's vegan and gluten-free. Other than red cabbage it also has vegetables like carrots, potatoes, bell peppers, and green peas. It's a great recipe for those who want to add more vegetables to their diet.
Servings 6
Calories 105kcal
Equipment
- 1 large pan or skillet
- 1 Spatula
- Knife and chopping board
Ingredients
- 5 cups chopped red cabbage around 365 grams
- ¾ cup chopped carrot ½ of a medium carrot
- ¾ cup chopped bell pepper ½ of a large bell pepper
- ¾ cup chopped potato 1 medium potato
- ½ cup green peas
- 1 medium tomato roughly chopped
- 1 medium red onion finely chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- 1 inch ginger piece finely chopped
- 1-2 green chilies sliced
- ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro
- Juice of ½ a small lime
- ½ tablespoon coriander powder
- ¼ teaspoon red chili powder adjust to taste
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon any cooking oil of choice
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan and add black mustard seeds. Let the seeds splutter for a few seconds then add sliced onion. Cook until the onion starts turning brown.
- Add minced garlic and sliced green chilies. Saute for a few seconds.
- Add all the powdered spices and saute for around 30 seconds.
- Add chopped tomatoes and salt. Cook until the tomatoes turn mushy.
- Add chopped bell pepper, potato, carrot, and peas. Mix and cook covered for around 12-15 minutes or until the potatoes are almost cooked.
- Remove the lid and add red cabbage. Mix and cook covered for another 10 minutes.
- Turn off the heat. Add lime juice and cilantro. Mix.
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Notes
- Instead of red cabbage, you can also use green cabbage or white cabbage.
- You can skip 1-2 vegetables if you don't have all. Just red cabbage and potatoes also taste great together.
- Cut the vegetables in almost the same size so they get cooked evenly and the dish also looks more appealing.
- Fresh curry leaves can also be added to the oil along with mustard seeds to add more flavor to this dish.
- Add garam masala in moderation as it has a very strong flavor.
- More recipe tips and tricks are shared in the post above, please follow them to make this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 511mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 4418IU | Vitamin C: 83mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg