Curried Cabbage

Recipe Name: Curried Cabbage

Notes: This is an unusual one, but I was craving curry and had a whole head of cabbage that I needed to eat...

Servings: About 5

Ingredients:

• 1 head of cabbage, shredded
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 cup peas
• 3 Tbs. vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp. ginger
• 1/2 tsp. cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp. coriander
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric
• 1 tsp. garam masala
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup water
• 2 Tbs. butter
• 1 Tbs. lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp. sugar

Directions: Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan over a medium flame. Add the onion, red pepper, ginger, mustard, salt, cumin, bay leaf, coriander and turmeric. Turn the heat down to low and stir the spices for about one minute. Add the cabbage, cover the pan and cook over medium-low heat until the cabbage wilts - about 15 minutes. Next add the peas and water and cook for 20 more minutes. Finally, add the butter, garam masala, lemon juice, and sugar and simmer for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Serve over rice.