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I see that most responses offer keywords for you to google search for the recipes. When you have to teach preteens to cook/help a parent in the kitchen, the easiest recipes (not on the internet) are innovated.
1. parent shows how to remove the hard-core of the cabbage. In the process the cabbage gets quartered (cut into 4 pieces)
2. then the cabbage is dunked in salted water. (1 teaspoon of salt per liter of water) and let soak for 15 minutes.
3. then the quarters are taken out, each wrapped in a salt-water wet paper towel, and put in the microwave oven.
4. run microwave for 5 minutes at high.
5. open door and poke the cabbage with a fork, toothpick or a small knife. Does the cabbage yield to poker to come through?
If yes ===> cabbage is done.
6. If NO, then, close door and run microwave for another 5 minutes. Repeat step 5.

Serving: Take a quarter of the cabbage out of the paper towel, place it on a plate, and serve with fork and knife. With a large glass of water.

For nonveg eaters, this is served with meat/potato also, and the juice from the meat may require the serving be in a bowl, rather than a plate. Like this:
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that stands out of the responses so far. With moth watering, thanks & regards.

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Thyagarajan Sir - thank you for such useful information.
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You are welcome.
2. It stands always to my pleasure.
3. It is interesting know by googling that so much to know and cook and taste and disseminate
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4. I as septuagenarian, in my sunset years enjoy doing this. It truly stands tasty-drooling-lip smacking and joy of reading recipes and benefits itself enhance taste and dopamine.
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Cabbage manchurian

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I am intimidated by cabbage, but will love to include it in my diet. We do not have many fresh vegetables, available where I live. But cabbage is everywhere. We did not eat cabbage, growing up. Need of the hour is that I start eating cabbage. When I buy it, I let it sit in fridge indefinitely and dry up. I can't even cut it.
I will say I am very efficient in cooking and make tasty food, but for me it is about efficiency and not a hobby or art.
Cabbage brings me to a screeching halt when I am blazing through my cooking, being efficient and unknowingly see the cabbage from 3 weeks back, sitting in fridge.
Please share your cutting tips, how to buy tips, how to cook and how to store.
I love to eat vegetarian food and cabbage can be my go to veggie, if I am not so scared of it. Please help.
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Try making cabbage poriyal wth onion. Heat oil, add mustard and urad dal. After they sputter, add 2 green chillies slit lengthwise. Saute well and add 1 big onion slit lengthwise. Saute well. Add a pinch of salt to help the onions cook better. Add cabbage and saute well. Once the cannabe has started to shrink, adjst seasoning and allow to cook. This is a very crunchy version of cabbage which is very good with rice and roti alike.

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Cabbage thoran. Add grated ginger to the cabbage coconut mix and cook on low heat.Add usual mustard,red chilli flakes and curry leaves tadka. I also add a little bit of hing in the tadka. Also try not to over cook cabbage. Another good recipe is cabbage kosambari with crushed peanuts. Tastes really good with farm fresh cabbage.

Cabbage salad/kosambari/kosambir

Cabbage Thoran Recipe - Cabbage Stir Fry Recipe - Kothiyavunu.com

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Varshuvish said: ↑

Try making cabbage poriyal wth onion. Heat oil, add mustard and urad dal. After they sputter, add 2 green chillies slit lengthwise. Saute well and add 1 big onion slit lengthwise. Saute well. Add a pinch of salt to help the onions cook better. Add cabbage and saute well. Once the cannabe has started to shrink, adjst seasoning and allow to cook. This is a very crunchy version of cabbage which is very good with rice and roti alike.
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I would appreciate if a note is written about - Should one cook this open or closed with a lid?
Thanks and Regards.

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Been there. I am happy to say, I no longer dread the cabbage.

Just like an unknown person stuck next to you at a party, the awkwardness needs to be removed little by little ( with small talk there, with small portion here ).

Take the cabbage out of your fridge today. Cut one fourth out of it and only one fourth. Dice it into as small pieces as you can. Take 1/4th of onion, 1/4th of a tomato and one green chilli. dice all of them as small as you can.

Fry them in 1 or 2 tsp oil after mustard and some urad daal one at a time. green chillie, followed by onion, then tomato and then cabbage. Add some salt and make sure the cabbage is not too cooked. Should be crunchy and not get soggy.

This will be your first win.

A variation for next time. Add some cooked mung daal to the above cabbage recipe.

Another variation. Cabbage's lack of strong flavor goes well in chutney. ( fry in oil onion - 1/2, tomato -1/2, coconut 1/4th or 1/8th , cabbage ( 1/8th ), red chilli -2 , hing, tamarind-small piece ) and grind. Chutney is done. Use small quantities when trying for the first time. Then, you will know how to make it better without losing hope or having to throw out big batches.

Happy cooking.
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Dear @Thoughtful, you are indeed thoughtful!
Your reply has the ability to lower anxiety level, increased by looking at availability of cabbage and my inability to use it.
I will definitely try this. The most important part you mentioned, was to cook only a quarter at a time. I can do that.

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I see that most responses offer keywords for you to google search for the recipes. When you have to teach preteens to cook/help a parent in the kitchen, the easiest recipes (not on the internet) are innovated.
1. parent shows how to remove the hard-core of the cabbage. In the process the cabbage gets quartered (cut into 4 pieces)
2. then the cabbage is dunked in salted water. (1 teaspoon of salt per liter of water) and let soak for 15 minutes.
3. then the quarters are taken out, each wrapped in a salt-water wet paper towel, and put in the microwave oven.
4. run microwave for 5 minutes at high.
5. open door and poke the cabbage with a fork, toothpick or a small knife. Does the cabbage yield to poker to come through?
If yes ===> cabbage is done.
6. If NO, then, close door and run microwave for another 5 minutes. Repeat step 5.

Serving: Take a quarter of the cabbage out of the paper towel, place it on a plate, and serve with fork and knife. With a large glass of water.

For nonveg eaters, this is served with meat/potato also, and the juice from the meat may require the serving be in a bowl, rather than a plate. Like this:
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Good dieting food.
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I can smell the cabbage being cooked in microwave- in the bleached paper towel!

Thanks for sharing an amazing recipe but I don't use the microwave, I like the oven instead.
Check this out

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Cabbage thoran. Add grated ginger to the cabbage coconut mix and cook on low heat.Add usual mustard,red chilli flakes and curry leaves tadka. I also add a little bit of hing in the tadka. Also try not to over cook cabbage. Another good recipe is cabbage kosambari with crushed peanuts. Tastes really good with farm fresh cabbage.

Cabbage salad/kosambari/kosambir

Cabbage Thoran Recipe - Cabbage Stir Fry Recipe - Kothiyavunu.com
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Thanks for sharing @deepthyanoop
Will try this

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Cabbage is my go to vegetable for weekdays or when I have guests. It’s so quick to chop and cooks in a jiffy. I usually make a quick stir fry with with very little water to keep the cabbage crunchy. Goes well with rice and dal or even with chapati.

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