Green cabbage and coconut mallung

Name: Green cabbage and coconut mallung
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp ghee; 2 medium French shallots, finely sliced; 3 small garlic cloves, roughly bashed; 1 tsp brown mustard seeds; ⅓ cup curry leaves; ⅓ cup grated fresh coconut (see Note); 1 long green chilli, cut into thin rounds on an angle; 1 tbsp ground Maldive fish (see Note); ½ tsp ground turmeric; 300 g green cabbage, cut into 3 cm strips; a squeeze of lime juice; river salt and black pepper, to season

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:10min

This is a swift and easy side dish to make. The cabbage is crunchy and the turmeric gives a lovely earthy flavour and turns it all an excellent shade of yellow. Perfect as part of a curry meal but also very appropriate served with a chargrilled piece of fish.

Updated at: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:40:47 GMT