Simply Cooking and Health: Mild cabbage stir-fry with split chick pea and kai-lan

Mild cabbage stir-fry with split chick pea and kai-lan.

This is a dry stir-fry. Chick pea gives protein. Cabbage and kai-lan give vitamins, minerals and micro-nutrients. This is a healthy vegetarian dish cooked without adding water.

Kai - lan

Recipe summary
For
Mild cabbage stir-fry with split chick pea and kai-lan

Preparation time:25 minutes

Cooking time:30 minutes

Serves:6

1. Soak 100 grams dried split chick pea for 3 hours. Drain and discard the water. In a sauce pan add the chick peas and cover it with water. Boil for 15 minutes. The chick pea will be soft but firm. Drain and discard the liquid. Keep the chick pea aside.

Mild cabbage stir-fry with
split chick pea and kai-lan.

2. Mix 50 grams shredded coconut and 1 tsp turmeric powder well. Set aside.

3. In a large skillet add 2 tbsp vegetable oil and heat it up.

4. Add 1 dry red chili,cut into small pieces and fry for about ½ a minute

5. Add ½ tsp fennel seeds, and ½ tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp mustard seeds ( optional), 1 green chili, chopped into small pieces, 5 curry leaves, chopped, 3 cloves garlic, sliced thin and 5 grams ginger, grated and fry for about 2 minutes.

Ingredients

6. Add 100 grams onion, chopped coarsely and fry for 5 minutes.

7. Add ½ tsp turmeric powder and fry covered for 1 minute.

8. Add 200 grams cabbage, chopped finely and fry for 10 minutes uncovered.

9. Add 100 grams kai-lan, chopped finely and fry for 3 minutes.

10. I did not add any water. The water from the cabbage was sufficient to cook the rest of the ingredients. Keep stirring it will be cooked without water.

Onion,green chili, garlic,
ginger, dry chili, and curry leaves

11. Add chick pea and cook for 3 minutes.

12. Add shredded coconut and stir well. Cook for 3 minutes.

13. Add 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper powder.

14. Taste for seasoning and adjust.The stir-fried cabbage with kai-lan and chick pea is ready. It can be taken on its own or served as a side dish or served with rice.

The stir-fried cabbage with kai-lan and chick pea is ready.

Recipe follows in detail with pictures.

Preparation time:25 minutes

Cooking time:30 minutes

Serves:6

Ingredients
Main

200 grams cabbage, chopped finely

100 grams kai-lan, chopped finely

100 grams split chick peas

100 grams onion, chopped coarsely

50 grams shredded coconut

Ingredients for Mild cabbage stir-fry with split chick pea and kai-lan

Others
100 grams onion, chopped coarsely

1 green chili, chopped into small pieces

3 cloves garlic, sliced thin

5 grams ginger, grated

5 curry leaves, chopped

Onion,green chili, garlic, ginger, dry chili, and curry leaves

Spices
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp fennel seeds
½ tsp mustard seeds ( optional)

1 dry red chili,cut into small pieces

1 tsp turmeric powder

Seasoning

1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper powder

2 tbsp vegetable oil

Preparation

Soak the split chick pea for 3 hours. Drain and discard the water. In a sauce pan add the chick peas and cover it with water. Boil for 15 minutes. The chick pea will be soft but firm. Drain and discard the liquid.

Mix coconut and 1 tsp turmeric powder well. Set aside. The coconut will now have a golden color to match the colour of the chick peas.

Coconut mixed with turmeric.

Method

In a large skillet add the oil and heat it up.

Add dry red chili pieces and fry for about ½ a minute.

Frying dry chili.

Add fenugreek and cumin seeds.

Adding fenugreek and cumin seeds.

Add green chili, curry leaves, garlic and ginger and fry for about 2 minutes.

Adding green chili, curry leaves, garlic and ginger.

Add onions and fry for 2 minutes.

Adding onions.

Add ½ tsp turmeric powder and fry covered for 1 minute.

Adding turmeric powder.

Add cabbage and fry for 10 minutes uncovered.

Adding cabbage.

Add kai-lan and fry for 3 minutes..

Adding kailan.

I did not add any water. The water from the cabbage was sufficient to cook the rest of the ingredients. Keep stirring it will be cooked without water.