Cabbage Stir-Fry

This recipe is another low-touch and over-simplified and nutritious version of the traditional cabbage stir-fry.

It uses a lot of fat burning spices to make it even more delicious.

Cabbage is a great low carb vegetable and you could eat this as much as you want without putting on weight.

In fact, you may be able to get in the habit of eating this every day, just pair it up with a lot of protein.

Ingredients:

1 Large head of cabbage (chopped) - 8-10 cups
Onion (preferably red onion) finely chopped - 2 cups
Tomatoes chopped - 1 cup
Grated Ginger - 1 Tbsp
Minced Garlic - 1 Tbsp
Green Peas - 2 cups
3 green chilies, thinly slice lengthwise - (can increase/reduce the quantity per taste)
Tempering Spices : Cumin seeds - 1 Tbsp, Mustard seeds - 1 tsp, Nigella seeds (Kalounji) - 1 tsp (optional), Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp (optional), Asafoetida - 1 pinch (optional)
Turmeric - 1 tsp
Cayenne pepper - 1 tsp (or less as per taste)
Ghee/Coconut or Olive oil - 3 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Cilantro chopped - 1 cup (for garnish)

1
Heat oil in a wide non-stick pan over medium-high heat.
2
Add Cumin, Mustard, Nigella, Fenugreek, and Asafoetida. You should hear the spices sizzle and also release the nice aroma!
3
Immediately add onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and green chilies (or Jalapeño) and mix evenly.
4
Stir-fry for about 5 minutes and then add everything else and mix well.
5
Cook covered, stirring every 5 minutes or so until cooked through! Should take about 20 minutes.
6
Turn the heat off and garnish with cilantro And serve hot with your low carb rotis.

Don't forget a side of Protein (Meat or Paneer)!

You could eat as much of this cabbage you want.

This tastes great with Greek Yogurt as well.