Cabbage Carrot Chilli Sambha
 Cabbage and Carrot Sambharo Recipe is a traditional warm salad of sorts typically prepared in Gujarat. The unique thing about this salad is the vegetables are lightly stir fried but not cooked soft.
Ingredients
- 375 grams(g) green cabbage
- 375 grams(g) carrots
- 10 green chillies
- 4 Tablespoon(tbsp) oil
- 1 whole red chilli,cut into 2 and deseeded
- 1,1/4 Teaspoon(tsp) salt
- 3/4 Teaspoon(tsp) sugar
- 1/2 Teaspoon(tsp) fenugreek seeds
- 1/2 Teaspoon(tsp) mustard seeds
- 1 Tablespoon(tbsp) lemon juice
- pinch of turmeric
- 1 Teaspoon(tsp) coarsely ground cumin seeds
- 6-7 curry leaves(limbdo)
- 1 Teaspoon(tsp) gram flour
- 1 Teaspoon(tsp) cold water
Instructions
- Core the cabbage and cut it into fine, long shreds. Peel the carrots and cut into thin, long slices. Cut the green chillies into thin long strips
- Heat the oil in a wide mouthed saucepan over a medium high flame. When hot, put in the fenugreek seeds. A second or two later, put in the mustard seeds
- As soon as the mustard seeds begin to pop, put in the dry red chilli and curry leaves
- Add the cabbage, carrots and the green chillies. Turn the heat down to low and stir the vegetables
- Add the salt, sugar, cumin seeds, gram flour paste and a little turmeric and mix well
- Cook for a few minutes only
- Do not add any water. The vegetables must only be half cooked. Remove from heat
- Add the lemon juice and leave to cool