Cabbage rice recipe, South Indian style - I have no story to share this time, not even the minuscule amount I write usually. Just a good bowl of hot cabbage rice, garnished with Kerala banana chips (or benana chips, as TH calls them, to tease the Malayali accent that I supposedly have) and served with love (not so much for the afore-mentioned person though!)
This a quick and easy rice recipe if you are short on vegetables in hand and just want a mixed vegetable-added rice to serve for lunch or dinner. Cabbage adds a nice flavour to the rice and when cooked with the minimum ingredients in this recipe, this is a sure winner. It's also a good recipe to make use of cabbage since most of the time I end up buying a medium-sized cabbage and after making the usual cabbage poriyal and Kerala cabbage thoran recipe, I am still left with a good amount of it to make something else entirely. This is the perfect dish to make sure of that last bit of cabbage, I assure you. So with that, let's check out how to make cabbage rice, shall we?
Cabbage Rice Recipe
Ingredients:
1.5 cups cooked rice
1 cup shredded cabbage
¼ cup green peas
1 small onion, chopped small (optional)
3 green chilies, sliced (adjust to taste)
1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
1 teaspoon cumin seeds / jeera / jeerakam
2 tablespoon coriander powder / malli podi
1 teaspoon channa dal / kadala paruppu
A pinch turmeric powder
A few curry leaves
2 tablespoon oil
Salt to taste
How to make Cabbage Rice:
1. Transfer the chopped cabbage, a pinch of salt, green peas and turmeric powder to a vessel. Sprinkle some water. Keep on low fire and cook closed until the cabbage is soft.
2. Heat the oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and channa dal.
3. When the jeera starts spluttering and the dal turns a light brown, add the green chilies, curry leaves and onion. Fry until the onions turn a light brown. (If using onions, of course)
4. To this, add the coriander powder and the ginger-garlic paste. Fry for 1-2 mins.
5. Now add the cooked cabbage and peas to the above. Add salt. Mix and combine well.
6. Remove from fire and combine the rice with the mixture.
Joelle
Hi, I was wondering what Channa Dal is. From trying to figure out what it was it seemed to be lentils, but I can't imagine needing only 1 tsp of lentils. Are there lentils in it? From the pics it looks like it. Sorry to be so confused, but this looks really yummy!
devya
Hi Nags,
After long search i feel i found authentic Kerala recipe blog... thanks for wonderful recipes
devya
Nags
Thanks so much Devya. So glad you like the authentic Kerala recipes in Edible Garden 🙂
Soma
I am eyeing those banana chips Nags. I suddenly remembered that everytime my friends used to go to Kerala we would get a few bagful of those. I miss them, & seeing it here makes me crave real bad.
Never made cabbage rice, but quite a healthy bowl out there.
lissie
very healthy and nutritious rice...looks so delectable!
Sakshi
I will try to make this - NAGS Cabbage Rice not the one from the other blog ok?
Nags
Sakshi - yes yes! beware of imitations 😀
Sakshi
I will try to make this - NAGS Cabbage Rice not the one from the other blog ok?