Cabbage Salad recipe?

Question

I went to a picnic potluck and had a really good cabbage salad. I couldnt find out who made it but I think it was a dish from India, it had curry leaves and mustard seeds. It's a guess but has anyone heard of this dish or has a recipe? It may be from another country, not sure.

many thanks

Answer 1

This must be it

http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2007/1...

Answer 2

Indian Cabbage Salad

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:

4 cups of cabbage, finely shredded

2 cups of carrots, finely shredded

2 medium tomatoes, diced

1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and diced (or red bell pepper is fine)

6 small green chilies, cut in half lengthwise

½ cup of peanuts (unsalted & dry roasted)

juice of 2 lemons, freshly squeezed (or limes)

½ tsp black mustard seeds

6 fresh curry leaves (kadi pattha)

pinch of asofetida (hing)

4 tbsp oil (vegetable or canola oil is fine)

salt and pepper to taste

½ cup cilantro leaves, finely chopped

Method:

In a large mixing bowl, combine the cabbage, carrots, green bell peppers and tomatoes. Gently toss to combine all the ingredients and set aside until needed.

Freshly toasted peanuts are absolutely delicious and you can do this right on your stove top very easily. In a dry skillet heated on medium low, add the unsalted peanuts. Shake the pan frequently so the peanuts will not burn and after 4-5 minutes, you will be able to smell the unmistakable aroma of freshly toasted peanuts. Remove immediately from the pan and set aside to cool until needed.

In a small sauce pan on medium high heat , add the oil. When the oil is almost to the point of smoking, add the mustard seeds. Do this very carefully because as the mustard seeds hit the hot oil, they will splatter and pop tremendously. After the popping subsides, reduce the heat to low and carefully add the green chilies, asofetida and curry leaves. After 10-15 seconds, turn off the heat completely and carefully add this very hot oil mixture to the cabbage, carrots, green bell peppers and tomatoes. Stir gently and add the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Mix well and add the toasted peanuts and cilantro leaves. Serve immediately.