Cabbage Rice-Lunch Box Recipe-Cabbage Pulao Recipe-Muttaikose Sadam

Cabbage Rice is a very healthy, tasty and flavorful dish prepared with cabbage, peas and very few ingredients. It hardly takes 10-15 minutes to make this dish. It can be make with easily available ingredients at home. If you run out of time, you can make this in a matter of 10-15 minutes, if you have cooked rice or millet. It is perfect for lunch box also. You can add soya chunks, paneer to make it more protein rich. Today we will learn how to make cabbage rice following this easy recipe.

Many do not like cabbage but I am sure, this simple cabbage rice will be an exception. Find more delicious cabbage recipes  HERE  like cabbage chutney, cabbage vadai, cabbage paratha, mushroom cabbage curry etc.

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How to make Cabbage Rice (serves – 2)

Ingredients needed 

Cooked rice – 3 cups
Onion – 1 big thinly sliced
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Green chillies – 2-3
Frozen or fresh peas – 1/3 cup
Tomato -1
Thinly sliced cabbage – 1 1/2 cup
Salt needed

Spice Powder 

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder – 3/4-1 tsp  or as needed
Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp

For the seasoning 

Oil – 2 tbsp
Ghee – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Red Chillies – 2
Cashew nuts – 8-10
Curry leaves – a sprig

For Garnishing 

Coriander leaves – generous amount
Grated Coconut – 1/4 cup

Method 

Heat  oil and ghee in a pan.

When oil is hot, add a tsp of mustard seeds, red chilli, cashew nuts, asafoedita and curry leaves.

When cashew nuts start to change color, add onions and  green chillies.

Cook until onions turn transparent.

Add a tsp of ginger garlic paste and saute for few more minutes.

Add little salt for the onions to cook faster.

When onions change to light golden color, add tomato, turmeric powder, 3/4 tsp chilli powder or as needed and garam masala powder.

Cook until tomatoes soften.

Add peas fresh or frozen. ( if using fresh peas, cook it separately and then add).

Add the cabbage and cook covered on very low heat. Do not add water as the cabbage will get cooked in the oil added.

Stir in-between for even cooked. If needed you may add 1-2 tsps of water.

Once cabbage turns soft, add salt needed.

Add 3 cups of cooked rice and mix well. (you can use any rice – I have added cooked jeeraka samba rice)

Turn off the heat and garnish with coriander leaves and grated coconut.

Super tasty cabbage rice is ready. Enjoy it with appalam or pachadi.

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Cabbage Rice

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Cabbage Rice is a very healthy, tasty and flavorful dish prepared with cabbage, peas and few spices. It hardly takes 10-15 minutes to make this dish. It can be make with easily available ingredients at home. It is perfect for lunch box also. You can add soya chunks, paneer to make it more protein rich. Today we will learn how to make cabbage rice.

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: cabbage rice, lunch box recipes

Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 3 cups Cooked rice
• 1 Big size Onion thinly sliced
• 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 2 Green Chillies
• 1/3 cup Frozen or fresh peas
• 1 Tomato
• 1 1/2 cup Thinly sliced cabbage
• Salt needed

Spice Powder

• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 3/4 -1 tsp Chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder

For the Seasoning

• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Ghee
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 2 Red Chillies
• 10 Cashew nuts
• 1 sprig Curry leaves

For Garnishing

• Coriander leaves
• 1/4 cup Grated Coconut

Instructions

1. Heat oil and ghee in a pan.

2. When oil is hot, add a tsp of mustard seeds, red chilli, cashew nuts, asafoedita and curry leaves.

3. When cashew nuts start to change color, add onions and  green chillies.

4. Cook until onions turn transparent.

5. Add a tsp of ginger garlic paste and saute for few more minutes.

6. Add little salt for the onions to cook faster.

7. When onions change to light golden color, add tomato, turmeric powder, 3/4 tsp chilli powder or as needed and garam masala powder.

8. Cook until tomatoes soften.

9. Add peas fresh or frozen. (if using fresh peas, cook it separately and then add).

10. Add the cabbage and cook covered on very low heat. Do not add water as the cabbage will get cooked in the oil added.

11. Stir in-between for even cooking. If needed you may add 1-2 tsps of water.

12. Once cabbage turns soft, add salt needed.

13. Add 3 cups of cooked rice and mix well. (you can use any rice - I have added cooked jeeraka samba rice).

14. Turn off the heat and garnish with coriander leaves and grated coconut.

15. Super tasty cabbage rice is ready. Enjoy it with appalam or pachadi/raita.

Recipe Notes

Cooked rice can be substituted with cooked quinao or millet or couscous.