Patta Gobi Sabzi. Easy Cabbage stir fry with mustard seeds and split lentils. Vegan Indian gluten-free Soy-free Recipe
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Now lets talk about Cabbage. A Quick Indian side Cabbage subzi(any side veggie dish is called a sabzi/subzi, usually dry stir fry kind). We use green cabbage for this subzi. You can add other veggies too. I think I am going to make this with chopped up Brussels sprouts next.
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Patta Gobi Sabzi (Cabbage Stir fry)
Easy Cabbage stir fry with mustard seeds and split lentils. Vegan Indian gluten-free Soy-free Recipe
Servings: 1 serving
Calories: 143kcal
Ingredients
- 2-2.5 cups (140 g) cabbage finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon organic canola oil or mustard or sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) brown mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon chopped green chili or to taste
- 3 cloves of garlic chopped
- a generous pinch of asafoetida hing
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) turmeric powder
- 1 Tablespoon of split lentils of choice not whole( urad daal-black gram, chana-bengal gram or toor- pigeon pea)
- 2/3 teaspoon (0.67 teaspoon) salt or to taste
Instructions
- In a large pan, add oil and heat at medium.
- Add mustard seeds when hot and mix for a few seconds.
- Add asofetida(hing), garlic and chili and cook for a minute.
- Add the lentils/daals and cook for a minute or so, until the lentils and garlic turn golden. Sometimes I soak the lentils for 5 minutes before adding for a non smoky taste. You can skip the lentils and add half teaspoon of cumin and coriander seeds.
- Add turmeric powder and cabbage and mix well.
- Cook covered on low heat for 5 minutes.
- Stir, add salt and cook partially covered for 10+ minutes, stirring occassionally, until cooked to your preference(also depends on the size of the chopped cabbage).
- For variations, add peas, chopped carrots or boiled potato, to the cabbage when you add salt. Or change up the spices, use cumin seeds or fennel or just a little garam masala!
- Serve hot topped with fresh cilantro or coconut flakes, as a side with Daal soups and Roti or Naan-Indian flat bread or Rice.
Notes
Nutritional values are based on the whole recipe for one serving
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Patta Gobi Sabzi (Cabbage Stir fry)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 143
Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Sodium 352mg15%
Potassium 274mg8%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 135IU3%
Vitamin C 55.3mg67%
Calcium 72mg7%
Iron 2.2mg12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This subzi is heading to Allergy Free Wednesdays, Ricki’s wellness weekend, slightly indulgent Tuesdays, Allergy friendly fridays, Amee’s fit and fab friday
Susan
I make this recipe frequently and in large batches using the entire cabbage head. It’s one of my favorite ways to eat cabbage (such an underrated vegetable!) I always add chickpeas cooked in the instant pot with two cloves of garlic and an Indian bay leaf. I always add carrots for color, taste, and texture. I usually serve it with brown rice. I added the boiled potatoes this time. What a nice touch! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
Vegan Richa Support
so good to hear
Maria
I love cabbage…I can’t wait to make this. Your recipe looks pretty easy to follow.
yummyfoodrecipesindia
Good vegan cabbage recipe idea. Seems colorful and perfect and clear explanation of cooking process. Thank you.
Ashlae
RICHA! You have no idea how excited I am for this recipe. My new favorite restaurant serves stir fried cabbage and I figured I’d never be able to make it at home. Which is a real bummer because it’s pretty much my favorite food AND in order to have it I’ve got to fork over 11 fat ones. Anyway, when it’s not raining I’m going to pedal to the grocery to stock up on cabbage and eat this for probably a week straight. HOORAY!
Richa
yay! hope it works out well!
Patricia Buchanan
Hi!
Really loved the chickpea pancakes! Would love to see more Asian meals. And I definitely am going to try this recipe!
A charity that could really use the $$$ is BAGS Basset Rescue here in Ohio. They take in senior and medical-needs basset hounds and they are a relatively new charity so are not able to drum up the nice donations that bigger rescues get. Their current vet bill is over $14,000 at the moment 🙁
Anonymous
I would love it if I could pin this!
Richa
there is a pinit button on the top of the post.
Unknown
I really love seeing all of your recipes. I love to see recipes that are South Indian in nature. It would be wonderful if you could include nutrition info along with them 🙂
I would the donation to go the Ramana Ashram in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. They do such great work and feed many people in the town.
Laura Thompson
I like easy meal idea that I can whip up quickly after work to feed my hungry husband. He’s a vegan chef and hates cooking when he comes home, but I like to have something nice for him.
My favourite charity is Cedar Row Farm Sanctuary. https://cedarrow.org/
lola_318{at}yahoo{dot}ca
Ani
Just open up your fridge, type the vegetable in veganricha search and you are definitely going to eat a delicious meal!
Ani
Just open up the fridge, type the vegetable in veganricha search and you’re definitely going to eat a delicious meal.
Anonymous
nice idea..thanks for sharing....
Amee
Richa, lovely recipe! I love cabbage. 🙂
Deeps @ Naughty Curry
such a lovely gesture & a very noble give-away
Renee @ Beyond Rice and Tofu
Yum! I made a cabbage and paneer Indian “stir-fry” for dinner last night, a recipe from 660 Curries. It was awesome and my hubby loved it too. So now we’ll have to try this recipe!
Helene Dsouza
Hi Richa! I am new here on your blog and I can tell u I am already enjoying my time here. I am going to try your recipe one of these days, lets see if my husband will like it.
about the charity… maybe u should give the money to a family near u who needs it. at least u ll know what happend to it. thats my sugestion…
see u around! 😉
Julia @The Roasted Root
The buttery taste and texture of cabbage is mouth watering! This looks like a great recipe, though I’d have to skip the cilantro 😉
Nancy @Real Food, Allergy Free
This looks great! I need to try this. Thanks so much for sharing at allergy-free wednesdays! Hope to see you again next week.
kala
Delicious 🙂
Richa
Thank you all for the wonderful comments and support and for your fave rescues/non profits.. So many amazing people out there doing amazing work!
dassana @ veg recipes of india
we too make cabbage this way with some fresh grated coconut.
Hannah
I know it probably sounds crazy, but I really found myself craving cabbage the other day. This would totally hit the spot!
And thanks for your comments- I do have a great photo illustrating dramatic, high-contrast lighting, so I’ll see if I can make that into a how-to post…
Richa
thanks hannah.. that will be such a great help!
easyfoodsmith
Apart from the addition of lentils, I cook cabbage almost in a similar way and oh how I love this preparation! I also add curry leaves for more flavour. Next time the lentil will go in too with the cabbage 🙂 Thanks for sharing
Eileen Weintraub
Help Animals India accepts USD for VSPCA and also has matching funds via Microsoft! AT any rate I love the comment “a beautiful cabbage” and love all the blogs.
kankana
The husband loves this dish and so do I . I however like to add some peas too. Looks delish!
Krishna Raj
Yep, we did this only last night :)You know my fav charity is VSPCA, Vizag India. And the link is here, https://vspca.org/donate.php.
Sudha
a beautiful cabbage poriyal…i feel proud that most of the south indian recipes are gluten free and vegan
Richa
i know.. south indian cuisine is quite allergy friendly!
Mango
This looks delicious and I plan to add it to my menu planning for next week. As for what I’d like to see, the more gluten-free, the better! Esp stuff like this that doesn’t use any milled grains.
My favorite charity is Local Motion, rescuing us from car-centric community planning for healthier neighbors and clean(er) environment.
Vegiegail
I would LOVE to see more recipes like this one! It looks amazing! So nice of you to not only share all these yummy recipes, but to also do this giveaway. I would love for my local county animal shelter (Lane County) to be the beneficiary of my good luck.
Sunday Morning Banana Pancakes
I am SO happy you shared this- I am always at a loss as to what to make with the big, beautiful heads of cabbage that arrive in my CSA- this recipe is perfect for that! Thank you, THANK you, THANK YOU!
1. I want to see more of everything you make (does that even count?)
2. NH Humane Society – they have the highest placement rate for pups and they are (of course) a No Kill Shelter, everyone finds their forever home 🙂
Jesse @ Happy Go Lucky Vegan
Love cabbage and lentils – this looks great! And what an awesome giveaway- you are so thoughtful. 🙂 I’m going to have to take a day to think about awesome charities out there!
Caitlin
i’m gonna make some cabbage, richa-style, tonight 🙂
Ambika
Hey Richa! The curry looks so comforting. Its a staple in our house too…
Lizzy
Oh, I love cabbage. And your stir fry is a new way for me to enjoy it 🙂 Yummy!
Richa
Thank you Lizzy
Cara
There is nothing better than cabbage! Is that weird to shout? ha. This is a keeper. Gonna make this when Greg gets home. He will LOVE this too 🙂
Richa
awesome.. let me know how it turns out!
Richa
btw, scroll down for some dinner rolls!
Nish
You’re very generous 🙂
Richa
Thank you Nisha!
Junia
i eat cabbage stir fry almost every day! i love it. i usually cook it without oil (at first) until it softened and cooks, then add in the a tsp of evoo at the very end. i noticed that putting the oil beforehand, the veggies soak up the oil way too fast, so i end up using more oil than i want. love the flavors here! and yay for hitting so many likes on facebook! what an awesome giveaway 🙂
Richa
Thanks Junia! The cabbage this way pretty much cooks in its own moisture and still keeps that oil sheen without absorbing all of it. you can just saute the garlic and mustard in a little broth too and not add any oil at all:)
Aarthi
i love this…totally yummy
Aarthi
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Shannon
I love cabbage! I love seeing all your bread & cake recipes.
As for non-profits, Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary has a special place in my heart. I adopted a chicken this year. I can’t wait to visit her!
Richa
Thank you Shannon.. That is so cool that you adopted a chicken!:)