Cabbage (Patta Gobi)
The best companion for spices and coconuts! crispy sweet chopped cabbage
Description
A veg familiar in Japan too, but in India, rather than salads, it's mostly made into 'dry veg stir-fries (Sabzi or Poriyal)' evaporating moisture with spices and coconut.
Classification: For Families,Vegetable,Crispiness,Diet
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How to use
Ingredients
- Cabbage
Instructions
- Julienne cabbage finely.
- If making South Indian style, temper mustard seeds, Urad Dal, curry leaves in hot oil, add cabbage and fry quickly on high.
- While cabbage crispiness remains, mix massive coconut fine (grated coconut) and turmeric into 'Cabbage Poriyal'.
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Key spices
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Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
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Pairing
Cabbage Poriyal (South Indian stir-fry), Samosa filling, Indian Chinese
Trivia
[Trend] In Hindi, 'Patta (leaf)' 'Gobi (generic term for brassicas like cauliflower)'. Highly active on dining tables across Indian homes as it's cheap and accessible. An absolutely essential ingredient in recently hugely popular 'Indian Chinese' fried noodles (Hakka Noodles) and spring rolls.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Munch the 'cabbage stir-fry'—entwined with coconut sweetness and mustard seed savoriness served on the edge of the set meal (Meals)—as the best palate cleanser for spicy curries!
Allergen
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