Purple Cabbage Stir Fry / Kerala Purple Cabbage Thoram

The Red/Purple Cabbage is a low calorie vegetable and it has lots of health benefits. I have used this vegetable in a Kerala style recipe with Coconut Oil and it has turned out to be a very tasty recipe.

Ingredients

To grind:

Red Chillies – 2

Onion – ½ (or Shellots – 8)

Cumin Seed – ¾ tsp

Grated Coconut – ½ cup

Other Ingredients:

Coconut Oil – 3 tsp

Mustard Seed – ½ tsp

Cumin Seed – ½ tsp

Turmeric Powder – one pinch

Curry Leaves – from 1 twig

Salt to taste

Finely Chopped Purple Cabbage – 1 cup

Method

Crush Red Chillies, Onion, Cumin Seed and Grated Coconut together to a coarse powder without adding water.

Heat the Oil in pan. Add Mustard Seed and Cumin Seed allow them to crackle. Add Curry leaves.

In another 30 seconds, add the crushed powder. Mix and stir cook for a minute.

Add the finely chopped Purple Cabbage, Turmeric Powder and Salt. Mix well. Cover the pan with a lid. Simmer in low flame for 4 to 5 minutes stirring in between. Stir cook till the cabbage become dry (but not burned).

Transfer to a serving bowl.

It goes well as side dish with Rice, Roti etc.