easy cabbage rice recipe | cabbage pulao recipe | spicy cabbage pulav

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 2 Servings
  • Category: rice
  • Cuisine: south indian

Ingredients

  • 3 tsp oil
  • ¾ tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin / jeera
  • few curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp peanuts
  • 1 green chilli (slit)
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • ¼ carrot (grated)
  • 2 tbsp capsicum (finely chopped)
  • 2 cup cabbage (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 2 cup cooked rice
  • 2 tbsp coconut (grated)
  • few coriander leaves (finely chopped)

Method

  1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil and splutter ¾ tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp cumin and few curry leaves.
  2. also, saute 2 tbsp peanuts until it turns crunchy on low flame.
  3. additionally, saute 1 green chilli and ½ onion until the onions turn translucent.
  4. furthermore, add ¼ grated carrot and 2 tbsp capsicum. saute and cook well.
  5. now add 2 cups finely chopped cabbage, ¼ tsp salt and saute 3 minutes or until it cooks well.
  6. also add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder and ½ tsp garam masala. saute on low flame till spices turn aromatic.
  7. furthermore, add 2 cups cooked rice, ¼ tsp salt and mix gently.
  8. cover and simmer for 3 minutes or till rice absorb spices.
  9. now add 2 tbsp coconut and few coriander leaves. mix well.
  10. finally, serve cabbage rice with raita or pack to your kid's lunch box.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.