Mild Cabbage with split chickpea (stew)

Mild Cabbage with split chickpea (stew)

This is a mild curry with cabbage and split chickpea. This can be taken like a stew with a bowl of rice or on its own. Cabbage is a good vegetable to loose weight. Chickpea gives the protein.Coconut milk makes it tastier. You can add potato to make it more tastier too. Instead of water you can add stock.

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                     Mild Cabbage with split chickpea (stew)
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 40
Serves: 5

1. Soak 100 grams split chickpea in water for 2 hours. Drain and set aside. If you like you can cook chickpea and 

Mild Cabbage with
 split chickpea (stew)

Ingredients

2. Add  the following ingredients in a pan: 800 grams cabbage shredded into small pieces,  chick pea  (If you like you can cook chickpea and ahead and add with the boiled water it will speed up cooking the curry)100 grams onion cut into small pieces, 130 grams potato cut into small cubes, 35 grams green chili (1) sliced fine, 3 cloves garlic sliced, ½ teaspoon cumin (optional), 10 gr ginger, and 1 sprig curry leaves sliced.

All ingredients added together

3. Add two cups of water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 40 minutes. By this time the cabbage should be cooked well. If not simmer for a few minutes more.

4. Add ½ tsp salt and a pinch of pepper. Taste for seasoning and adjust.

5. Add ½ cup coconut milk. Boil for 1 minute.


6.The stew is ready. Serve hot.

Mild Cabbage with split chickpea (stew) is ready.

                                  

                 Recipe follows in detail with pictures.

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 40
Serves: 5

Ingredients
Main
800 grams cabbage shredded into small pieces
100 grams split chickpea

Ingredients for Mild Cabbage with split chickpea (stew)

Others
100 grams onion cut into small pieces
130 grams potato cut into small cubes
35 grams green chili (1) sliced fine
3 cloves garlic sliced
10 gr ginger
1 sprig curry leaves sliced
½ teaspoon salt
coconut milk ½ cup
Spices
Pinch of pepper
½ teaspoon cumin (optional)

Onion, green chili, garlic curry leaves

Preparation
Soak split chickpea in water for 2 hours. Drain and set aside.

Method
Add all the ingredients except the last three  in a pan. Add two cups of water.
Bring to a boil.

Cabbage, onion, green chili, garlic, ginger, curry leaves and chick pea 

Lower the heat and simmer for 40 minutes.

By this time the cabbage should be cooked well. If not simmer for a few minutes more.

Cabbage being cooked

Add salt and pepper. Taste for seasoning and adjust.

Adding pepper powder 

Add coconut milk and boil for 1 minute.

Adding coconut milk

The stew is ready. Serve hot.

The final stage

It is a filling meal. Alternatively you can cook the soaked chickpea and add to the cooking cabbage half way and and it will be faster. there will not be any difference in taste.

Mild Cabbage with split chickpea (stew)

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