MINCED MEAT AND CABBAGE STIR FRY

     

     Minced Meat cooked along with shredded cabbage is one wonderful recipe which can be incorporated within minutes.  Easy & a simple recipe which goes along with both Roti & Rice. In this recipe, minced meat is cooked along with cabbage and spiced up with simple masalas.  This is a spicy side dish which can be served as a side dish for Rice or Biriyani. Or simply serve it along with Rasam & hot fuming Rice.   And it is one best combo which can also be served along with Roti or Chapatis.
     Butchers in India, however, crowded the shops are on Sundays, they obligingly mince the meat for us.  Least to mention about the small wood pieces which come along with it. They use a huge piece of a tree trunk as their cutting board. When I came down to Malaysia, getting fresh minced meat became a vanity.  Mincing it on my own was a tough job, I literally couldn't mince it that finely as they do.  There came my philosophy as a Saviour - 'Deprivation is the step to Innovation.'
     I minced (ground ) it in my Mixer -Grinder.  Though processed minced meats are readily available in stores.  The dish tastes good when made with fresh meat and we know what goes into our stomach. And the dish is tastier and juicier. All we need for it is a food processor/Mixer-grinder. I am sure, we would all have any one of the above in our kitchens, and you don’t even need a special mincing attachment for this. If you have a mincer with you then the job is a lot easier.
     Whenever I mince meat for Kola Urundai, I save some for this dish.  I love to have this Minced Meat and Cabbage Stir Fry with Rasam and White Rice.  Sometimes I make toasted Bread -Sandwiches by filling the Bread slices with this stir-fry.




Cuisine - South India
Course - Side Dish
Spice Level - Medium-High
Difficulty - Medium
Serves - 3-4
Author - SM



Preparation Time - 15-20 Minutes
Cooking Time - 30- 45 Minutes



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MINCED MEAT & CABBAGE STIR FRY

INGREDIENTS :

Minced Meat- 250 gms
Cabbage - 250 gms
Onion - 1 No.
Green Chillies - 3-4 Nos.
Garlic Cloves - 4 Nos.
Ginger - 1" piece
Tomato - 1 No.
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 Tspn
Curry Leaves - 2 Sprigs
Oil - 2 Tbspns
Salt - To Taste
Coriander Leaves / Spring Onions - To Garnish

Spice Powders :

Turmeric Powder - 1 Tspn
Red Chilli Powder - 2 Tspns
Pepper Powder - 2 Tspns.
Garam Masala - 2 Tspns.

METHOD :

• Mince the meat using a mincer or food processor.
• Wash it in a colander under running water and leave it aside for the water to drain.
• Chop the cabbage into thin strands and keep them aside.
• Heat Oil in a pan, splutter fennel seeds and curry leaves in it.
• Saute onions, green chillies, garlic and ginger until onions turn translucent.
• Add all the ingredients mentioned under 'Spice Powders' and mix well.
• Fry this on a low flame for few minutes.
• Add chopped tomatoes and fry well.  
• When tomatoes turn soft and oil separates from the mix, add minced meat and salt.
• Sprinkle enough water for the meat to cook.
• Close the pan with a lid and leave it on a low flame until the minced meat is cooked. Stir it occasionally.
• When meat is well cooked, add chopped cabbage and mix well.
• Stir fry the above for few minutes, until cabbage is cooked.
• Sprinkle some pepper powder and garnish with coriander leaves/spring onions.
• Serve hot.
• Goes well with Chappathis, Rotis, White rice or Biriyani.
  
  

NOTES:

• Can use any meat, chicken, mutton or beef for the recipe.
• I like this dish spicy, adjust the spices to your preference. 
• This recipe is a dry version. Can add some more water and one more tomato, if you prefer to have it like a masala.