Cabbage rice

Hi friends!!!

                   Today I am going to give a rice recipe using cabbage.  Yesterday, I had 250 gms of

cabbage in my fridge unattended and my hubby told me that no kootu but something novel from it.
 
So, I did some research in the net and after reading several recipes I came up with this after adding

my own creativities here and there. It came out really well and wanted to post it for you all. Okay no

more talking only working!!!!

Ingredients:

• Cabbage                                                   -    250 gms    (chopped into small pieces)      

• Onion (small)                                           -  10            (Chopped into small pieces)

•  Capscium                                                 - few pieces  (You can add different colors if you 

            
                                                                               have or you can just  use whatever you have) 

• Salt                                                            - To taste

• Coriander seeds                                         - a few to decorate  

• Turmeric Powder                                       - a pinch

• Cooked rice (either basmati/ordinary rice) - 2 or 3 cups

     

 

 For Tempering:

 

• Mustard seeds                                              - 1 tsp

 

• Green or Red chillies                                   - 2 (Chopped into 2 pieces each)

 

• Groundnuts                                                  - 2 tbsps

 

• Cashewnuts                                                  - 10

 

• Ghee                                                             - 2 tsps

 

• Curry Leaves                                                - 2 sprigs

 

• Urad dhal                                                      - 1 tsp  

 

 Procedure:

•    Place a kadai on the stove and switch on the stove.

•    Pour the ghee in the kadai and add mustard seeds.

•    When the mustard seeds starts to splutter, add urad dhal, groundnuts and cashew nuts and fry till it turns golden brown.

•     Then, add the chopped along with capsicum and fry till the onions turn pink.

•     When the onion turns brown, add curry leaves and fry 2 mins and then add the washed cabbage into the kadai.

•      After frying for 2 mins, add little water and close the kadai with a lid.

•      Allow it to cook till cabbage becomes soft.

•      When it is fully cooked, add salt and turmeric powder to the mixture.

 

•      After all the water content is removed from the mixture, add the cooked rice to the mix and stir till the whole mixture is mixed well.

•      Decorate it with coriander leaves and switch off the stove.

•      Either serve it hot or after allowing it to cool pack for lunch box along with tomato/onion raitha.        

TIPS!!! TIPS!!!:

               This can be provided to acid reflux patients by removing green chillies/red chillies and by adding 2 tsp paruppu podi or gollu podi. This will give them an option to eat different vegetable rice.