Cabbage Peas Shaak (Kobi Vatana Nu Shaak) is a Gujarati style sabji made using cabbage, green peas a few mild spices. Serve it for your everyday meals with dal, rice, and roti (vegan, can be easily made gluten-free).
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About Cabbage Peas Shaak (Kobi Vatana Nu Shaak)
Cabbage Peas Shaak (Kobi Vatana Nu Shaak) is a traditional Gujarati-style dry sabji made with fresh cabbage, green peas, and a few mild spices.
It is a light and healthy stir fry to make for everyday meals and pairs great with dal roti or dal rice.
Cabbage vatana nu shaak is mildly spiced and has a crunchy texture. You can also add some cubed potatoes to this stir fry and make kobi batata nu shaak.
This pattagobhi matar nu shaak is vegan and can be easily made gluten-free.
Ingredients
Cabbage – This is the hero ingredient of this recipe. Try to use organic cabbage for the best taste and health benefits.
Green Peas – You can use fresh or frozen peas.
Oil – I make this curry in vegetable oil but canola oil, peanut oil or light olive oil also works great.
Spices – You will need mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafetida (hing), coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, and Kashmiri red chili powder.
Others – You will also need green chilies and salt.
How To Make Cabbage Peas Shaak (Kobi Vatana Nu Shaak)
Heat 2 tablespoon vegetable oil in a wide heavy bottom pan over medium-high heat.
Once the oil is hot, add ½ teaspoon mustard seeds, ½ teaspoon cumin seeds, and ¼ teaspoon asafetida, and let them crackle for 4-5 seconds.
Add
- 5 cups of finely shredded green cabbage
- 1 cup of green peas
- 1 teaspoon chopped green chilies
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
to the pan and mix well.
Reduce the heat to low.
Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 8-10 minutes until the cabbage is almost cooked, stirring a few times in between.
Do not overcook. The cabbage must still have some crunch.
If the sabji has any liquid, then cook on high flame for 30-40 seconds until it is evaporated.
Serve hot.
Serving Suggestions
Serve cabbage shaak for everyday meals with dal and roti.
You can also serve it on the side with Gujarati kadhi or Dal Dhokli.
You can use it as a filling for sandwiches, wraps, burritos, tacos, and quesadillas.
Storage Suggestions
Pattagobhi Vatana nu Shaak can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
You can also freeze it for up to 3 months. Just thaw and reheat before serving.
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Cabbage Peas Shaak Recipe (Kobi Vatana Nu Shaak)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ¼ teaspoon asafetida (hing) (skip to make this sabji gluten-free)
- 5 cups shredded green cabbage
- 1 cup green peas (fresh or frozen)
- 1 teaspoon chopped green chilies
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wide heavy bottom pan over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and asafetida and let them crackle for 4-5 seconds.
- Add cabbage, peas, green chilies, salt, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, and Kashmiri red chili powder to the pan and mix well.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 8-10 minutes until the cabbage is almost cooked, stirring a few times in between.
- Do not overcook. The cabbage must still have some crunch.
- Serve hot.
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