India Warm Cabbage Salad
This classic Indian cabbage salad is a healthy accompaniment that adds refreshing zest to any meal as a side, or on its own as an appetizer. Together with dal soup and basmati rice, this trio of dishes makes a well-balanced, nutritious, and tasty vegetarian meal.
Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
Total Time
15 minutes
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
- 2 tsp (10 ml) coconut oil
- 1 tsp (5 ml) curry leaves
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) black mustard seeds
- 2 cups (200 g) shredded green cabbage (or combination of ⅔ green cabbage and ⅓ red cabbage)
- 1 cup (150 g) shredded carrot
- 1 medium tomato, diced
- ¾ tsp (7.5 ml) salt
- 1 tsp (5 ml) fresh lime juice
- 1 cup (125 g) dry-roasted peanuts or beer nuts
Directions
- In a large skillet, heat oil over high heat.
- Add curry leaves and mustard seeds. Cook for 2 minutes (mustard seeds will pop). Turn off heat.
- Mix cabbage, carrot, and tomato in a large bowl.
- Add popped mustard seeds, curry leaves, salt, and lime juice.
- Garnish with nuts or mix them into the salad.
Notes
If a less crunchy salad is preferred, after mustard seeds have popped, add cabbage and quickly fry for 2 minutes until it wilts.Copyright © 1993—2024 World Trade Press. All rights reserved.