Cabbage & Fennel with Fresh Mint

Name: Cabbage & Fennel with Fresh Mint
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz/1½ cups) frozen garden peas; 1 head of green cabbage; 1 small fresh fennel bulb; 1 green chilli, or to taste; 2 tbsp ghee or oil; 2 tbsp ghee or oil; 1 star anise; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp nigella seeds; 1 tsp ground turmeric; Chilli powder, to taste; 1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tsp garlic paste; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp ground coriander; Fine sea salt, to taste; Handful of fresh mint leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

Cabbage has so many incredible health benefits. I would definitely encourage you to add this unsung vegetable to your diet. Teamed with fresh fennel, this dish not only tastes good, but it’ll do you good too.

Ingredients

200 g (7 oz/1½ cups) frozen garden peas
1

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Fill and boil the kettle.
Remove the peas from the freezer.
Cut the cabbage in half and remove the core. Grate the cabbage.
Finely slice the fennel.
Slit the green chilli lengthways.
Place a wok on a medium heat, then add the following ingredients in this order: 50ml (3½ tbsp) hot kettle water, ghee or oil, star anise, cu