Cabbage and Mixed Veg Stir Fry

Cabbage is one vegetable which tastes good in many forms, raw, stri-fry sauteed, pressure cooked. Oh, some thing is smelly now, Aha, the mention of the last form 'pressure cook'. Cabbage gives you some pungent smell when it gets pressure cooked. My mom used to make a fry by pressure cooking it and with the addition of fresh ground Ginger Chili paste  and grated coconut. It tastes superb, as long you can bear the smell while cooking it.  I took some hints from my mom's version but avoided pressure cooking. And, Today, I made a Cabbage and mixed veg stir fry, and surprisingly my kids loved this version. Here is the Recipe for you, Enjoy!

Cabbage Mixed-Veg Stir Fry

This is a very simple and less spicy version and goes very well with rice or rotis as well. Actually, I liked it with Rotis better than Rice. The color and crunch in this curry makes it unique and tastes very good with your soft chapati or roti or pulka. For your Little one you can roll this curry in Chapati and serve.

Ingredients:
Onion - 1 small
green chili - 3
Cabbage - 1 small
Green Beans - 1/2 cup (chopped)
Carrot - 1/2 cup (chopped)
Sweet Corn - 1/2  cup - frozen

oil - 1 Tbsp
ginger - 1 inch stick
garlic - 3 or 4 cloves
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
salt - 2 tsp
black pepper - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 10
cilantro - 1/4 cup
Spring Onions - 1 Tbsp ( chopped)


Method:

1. Chop the cabbage, onions, green chili  and set aside. Thaw the american sweet corn. 
2. Boil 1 cup of water in the stock pot. add 1 tsp of salt.
3. Add carrot and green beans once the water is boiling. After 5 min add the chopped cabbage and sweet corn. 
4. let them cook for 5 min. And switch of the flame and drain the vegetables.
5. Heat non-stick pan and add the oil. Once the oil is hot, Add the cumin seeds, followed by ginger, curry leaves, green chili, garlic, chopped onions.  Add turmeric powder and spring onions and saute for 2 to 3 min.
6. 
7. Add the drained vegetables to the pan and mix them well. 
8. Now add salt and black pepper and stir fry them on high for 2 min. Close the lid and cook on low for 2 min. 
9. Add the Cilantro and mix the vegetables well and Turn off the heat. 

Transfer to serving bowl and serve with rice or roti.

Note:  

• For this curry cutting the vegetables into very thin pieces is very important. 
• Green chili and Ginger combination always enhances the flavor of cabbage.
• If you want to make it spicy, you can add 1 tsp chili powder also, before simmering. 

This recipe has been linked to following events:
Serve it - Stir fry at Kirthi's Kitchen Originated by Denny. 

Take care until then
Ba Bye
-Mythreyi

Potato, Beans and Baby Corn Stir Fry

I think Potato is the favorite vegetable for all the kids (and when we were the kids also). My son Abhi is fond of potato and baby corn. But he is little reluctant with the greens like, peas and green beans. So usually when ever i cook his favorite vegetable, I add very little of his not so favorite vegetable, so that he can not even notice. so today, I did the same magic to make him eat all those green beans which he is not fond of.

Potato, Green Beans, Baby Corn Stir Fry

If you want to give it a try, Here is recipe for very simple, but healthy stiry fry with the combination of Potato, Green Beans and Baby Corn. Enjoy!!!!

Ingredients:
Potato - 2 medium
Beans - 8 to 10
Baby Corn - 4 to 5 kernel
Garlic Cloves - 2
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

Salt - 1 tsp
Black Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 1 Tbsp
Cilantro - for garnish

Preparation:

• Peal and chop the potatoes into small pieces
• Take out the edges of the beans and cut them into very small pieces horizontally
• Cut the Baby Corn Kernels also into very small pieces
• Mince the Garlic Cloves

How to Make it:

1. Heat the Oil in the non stick pan, and add Cumin Seeds and Mustard Seeds.
2. Once they start spluttering, add the garlic and turmeric powder. 
3. Add the potato and saute them on low for 5 min.
4. Add the Beans and cook on low for 10 min.
5. Veggies are moderately cooked, add the salt and black pepper. 
6. Add the baby corn and stir fry on high for 5 min.
7. Now add the Red chili Powder and Cilantro (Coriander) leaves. Cook until all the falvors sink into veggies.
8. Turn off the Heat, Take into a serving bowl and Garnish with some more cilantro.

Now our Yummy Stiry Fry is ready!!!! Time to fill your little one's tummies with full of veggies. 

Hmmm, Yum!!! Soft Potato, crisp green beans and sweet baby corn crunch will sure win your little one's heart. Give it a try and let me know about experience.

Take Care until we meet here next time
-Mythreyi