Garlic scapes with cabbage and carrot

Garlic scapes are the soft, lime-green-colored stems and unopened flower buds. Scapes have a mild garlic flavor and a slight sweetness. Scapes are aromatic and you can use them to add flavour to your dishes. Scapes also work well as a vegetable. Today I am going to make a stir-fry of scapes with cabbage and carrot.

Garlic scapes with cabbage and carrot

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                     Garlic scapes with cabbage and carrot


preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves:6

1. In a large pan a heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil. When the oil is hot reduce the heat to low add 1 dry red chili, broken into small pieces, then 75 grams onions, coarsely chopped, and fry for 6 minutes.

Garlic Scapes

2. Add ½ tsp fennel seeds and ½ tsp cumin seeds fry for 10 seconds.

3. Add 1 green chili, chopped fine, 1 red chili, chopped fine, 3 garlic cloves, sliced, 10 grams ginger, grated and 10 curry leaves, chopped. 

4.Fry for 5 minutes, stirring frequently to ensure that they do not get burnt.

Ingredients

5. Add 250 grams garlic scapes, cut into ¼ " long pieces and 1 cup water. 

6. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. If you want the garlic scapes to be crunchy just stir fry with little water and add 150 grams cabbage, julienned.

7. Add ½ tsp turmeric powder and stir.

Garlic scapes with cabbage and carrot

8. Add 150 grams carrot, julienned, continue. frying for 5 minutes.

9. Add ½ tsp black pepper powder and ½ tsp salt and ¾ cup Coconut milk and cook for 2 minutes.

10.Taste for seasoning and adjust.

 Garlic scapes with cabbage and carrot is ready.
                                  

                                
                   Recipe follows in detail with pictures.


preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

GarlicScapes

Serves:6


Ingredients
Main
250 grams garlic scapes, cut into ¼ " long pieces
150 grams cabbage, julienned
150 grams carrot, julienned

Others
75 grams onions, coarsely chopped
1 green chili, chopped fine
3 garlic cloves, sliced
10 grams ginger, grated
10 curry leaves, chopped
1 dry red chili, broken into small pieces

Spices
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp fennel seeds
½ tsp black pepper powder
½ tsp turmeric powder

1 cup Water 
¾ cup Coconut milk
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp vegetable oil

Ingredients for Garlic scapes with cabbage and carrot

Method
In a large pan a heat 2 tbsp oil. When the oil is hot reduce the heat to low add dry chili, then onion and fry for 6 minutes.

Add fennel seeds and cumin seeds fry for 10 seconds.

Adding chili,onion, cumin  and fennel seeds

Add green chili pieces, red chili, garlic, ginger and curry leaves. 

Chili,garlic,ginger and curry leaves

Fry for 5 minutes, stirring frequently to ensure that they do not get burnt.

Add garlic scape pieces and 1 cup water. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. If you want the garlic scapes to be crunchy just stir fry with little water and add cabbage and carrot and continue.

Adding Garlic scapes

 Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

                                        Cover and cook Add cabbage.

Adding cabbage


Add turmeric powder and stir

Adding turmeric powder

                                   
Add carrot and fry for 5 minutes.

Adding carrot

Add pepper powder and salt

Adding pepper and salt

Add coconut  and cook for 2 minutes.

Adding coconut

Taste for seasoning and adjust.

The stir-fry is ready.

Garlic scapes with cabbage and carrot

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