Cabbage & Carrot with Coconut

Name: Cabbage & Carrot with Coconut
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 13 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 small white cabbage; 1 large carrot; Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); 2 green chillies, or to taste; 1 medium red onion; 1 tbsp coconut oil; ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds; 1 tsp brown mustard seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; ½ tsp nigella seeds; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 8-10 fresh curry leaves; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp jaggery (or soft brown sugar); 1 tsp jaggery (or soft brown sugar); ½ tsp ground turmeric; Chilli powder, to taste; 2 tbsp coconut cream; Fine sea salt, to taste; Juice of ½ a lemon

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

If you’ve not eaten cabbage with coconut, you have missed out. I think that you’ll be pleasantly surprised as to just how well the coconut works in this dish.

Ingredients

1 small white cabbage
1 large carrot
Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro)<

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Fill and boil the kettle.
Grate the cabbage and peel and grate the carrot. Set aside.
Chop the fresh coriander. Slit the green chillies lengthways.
Finely slice the red onion.
Place a wok on a medium heat, then add the following ingredients in this order: coconut oil, fenugreek seeds, brown mustard seeds, cumin seeds, nigella seeds