Punjabi Cabbage
Gorgeous, spicy vegetables!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 289kcal
Cost: 33p
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ onion 99p/kg, 10p
- 500 g green cabbage 80p a whole cabbage, 40p
- 1 garlic clove 39p a bulb, 4p
100 g yellow split peas £1.20/500g, 24p- 2.5 cm piece of ginger £.85/500g, 2p
- 2 green chillies 55p/60g, 15p
- 4 tblsp vegetable oil £1.85 a litre, 11p
- 1 tsp cumin seeds 99p/100g, 3p
- 2 tsps ground cumin 99p/100g, 6p
- 1 tsp ground turmeric £1/100g, 3p
- 1 tsp ground coriander £1/100g, 3p
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper 99p/100g, 1p
- 1 tbslp butter or Pure etc if vegan. Butter £1.69/250g, 10p
Instructions
- Cook the split peas until tender. This will take about 40 minutes. Soak if you like first. If you soak them overnight the peas will only take about 10 minutes to cook.100 g yellow split peas
- Chop the onion. Grate the garlic. Finely chop the ginger½ onion, 1 garlic clove, 2.5 cm piece of ginger
- Deseed and chop the chillies if using2 green chillies
- Shred the cabbage500 g green cabbage
- Put the onion, chillies, garlic and ginger in a pan with the oil and saute until softened4 tblsp vegetable oil
- Add the cumin seeds and turmeric and stir for a bit1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp ground turmeric
- Add the cabbage and stir the spice mixture through until it has coated the cabbage
- Add the salt, pepper, coriander, ground cumin and chilli if using2 tsps ground cumin, 1 tsp ground coriander, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp ground black pepper
- Add the cooked split peas
- Cover and cook gently for about 10 minutes, adding a splash of water if it starts to stick to the pan
- Add the butter, or alternative, stir through1 tbslp butter
- Check seasoning and add a little water if necessary
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Notes
Priced at Aldi 2May24. Asda because Aldi & Lidl didn't have split peas
How to Store
The cooked recipe will keep in the fridge, covered, for several days. Or freeze it, well wrapped.
This is one of the recipes I like to make 4 portions of, for the 2 of us, and either have it 2 days in the same week, or store in the freezer for a lovely home made ready meal.
What changes can I make
- any kind of cabbage will work just fine, so red, white, green or Savoy
- use a curry powder or paste instead of the separate ones
- use green, brown or puy lentils instead of the split peas
- or any kind of bean. Mung or aduki beans would work particularly well or even rinsed baked beans
Nutrition
Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 711mg | Potassium: 499mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 252IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 2mg
