Colored Cabbage Rice with Chickpeas
Tuesday, June 02, 2009I am not really fond of cabbage. It makes it way into my kitchen once in a while in the form of a simple stir fry or in a fried rice or noodles ..
Not wanting to make a stir fry, I tried my hand at this simple cabbage rice along with chickpeas.
I was really bored of eating the same old food & I wanted to try something really really new. A dish that would make everyone take a second look at it & wonder what this really is . . .
I was really bored of eating the same old food & I wanted to try something really really new. A dish that would make everyone take a second look at it & wonder what this really is . . .
I had some cooked chickpeas lying in the fridge, I teamed it with purple cabbage to create some new & fun.
You Will Need:
- 1 cup rice - ( I used Basmati )
- 1 cup cabbage - grated
- 1 red onion - finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chickpeas (If available)
- 4 green chillies - finely chopped
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- Salt as per taste
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- Cilantro for garnish
- 2 tsp oil
- If using chickpeas, soak them in water overnight or atleast for 5 -6 hrs & pressure cook them using 1 1/2 cups of water with a pinch of salt. Drain excess water & set aside.
- Pressure cook rice & set aside to cool completely.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, Allow mustard seeds to splutter.
- Add green chillies & ginger & allow them to sizzle for about 15 seconds
- Add chopped onions & saute until they turn pink. Add grated cabbage & add a few tbsps of water & close the lid. Let it cook on low flame fao about 10 minutes. keep saueting in between.
- Once cabbage is fully cooked, add cooled rice & salt as per taste. ( Make sure the rice is cooled completely. Else, the dish will turn mushy. Leftovers will do wonders. )
- Add lemon juice & Mix well & heat it up on a low flame for 5 minutes
- Garnish with chopped cilantro
I honestly didn't expect much from this dish. Luckily, it turned out to be fairly good. I wouldn't call this a fancy dish, but its definitely worth a try.
This goes to Nags' Ravishing Rice :) initiated by Meeta
This goes to Nags' Ravishing Rice :) initiated by Meeta
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