A cousin of mine came over to lunch yesterday. She and husband are moving to Kochi next month and she was in town to see apartments and such stuff. We had rice, ladiesfinger (okra) sambar, a carrot and tomato salad, chickpea and cabbage curry with yogurt, of course!
Here is how to put together the curry. It is healthy (very little oil and low on calories), tasty and very easy to make. The only thing is you need to have cooked chickpeas on hand.
I usually soak larger quantities of chickpeas, cook and drain them well. Then I divide them into convenient portions and freeze them. This way, whenever I need chickpeas for some cooking, I can defrost/ thaw them.
Chickpea & Cabbage Curry (GF, V)
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chickpeas cooked (firm and not mushy)
- 1 1/2 cups cabbage chopped
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 1/2 tsps urad dal
- 1/4 tsp asafetida powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 - 3 green chillies , slit lengthwise
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- to taste salt
Instructions
- Cook the cabbage in the microwave at 100% for 7 minutes.
- Heat the oil, add the mustard seeds and allow to splutter. Add the urad dal and allow to brown slightly. Now add the asafetida powder, chillies and curry leaves. Stir once, then add the cabbage, chickpeas, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well and cook for about 2 -3 minutes. Take off heat. Serve warm.
- If you donu2019t use a microwave, after adding the curry leaves add the cabbage and xbd a cup of water. Allow to cook till dry then add the chickpeas, etc and proceed. It will taste as good, only take slightly longer to make.
Notes
This goes to Anjali’s Chole Mela at Anna Parabrahma
I'm Aparna and My Diverse Kitchen is my ovo-lacto vegetarian food blog where you'll find recipes, food stories & photography. I've been blogging since 2007 and believe the kitchen, and the dining table (by extension) is really the heart of a home. 
Hi Aparna, Your chole with cabbage looks great, and what I really love is the idea of cooking and freezing extra. Why I never did that, I don’t know. It’s much better than opening a can (what I often do, in a hurry). Lovely dish and thanks for pointing me to chole mela, too! 🙂
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You’re welcome, Linda. Will do, Mahek.
Hey Archana thanks for this recipe. Kolis make one with chana dal your recipe reminded me of it.
Awesome dish. We are new to Indian crusine and are trying to eat more healthy vegan meals. We mashed the beans up a bit on our plate to soak up the sauce. We were looking for more recipes with Garbanzos and found this one. They are so tasty and versatile. Thanks for the recipe!!