Wilted Cabbage Salad

Wilted Cabbage Salad

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds Savoy or green cabbage

1-inch piece of fresh ginger

1 or 2 Jalopena chilies

11/2 Tablespoons Ghee or peanut oil

2 teaspoons brown mustard seeds

10 to 15 fresh curry leaves

2 large carrots, peeled and thinly sliced

1/2 Tablespoon sugar

1 cup peanuts, toasted

julienned zest and juice of 1 lime

2 Tablespoons cilantro

salt and cracked black pepper

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Directions:

Core and very finely shred the cabbage. Peel and cut the ginger into paper thin matchsticks. Halve, seed, and cut the jalapeno julienne a into thin strips.

Heat the ghee or oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat; add the mustard seeds. When they begin to pop, add the ginger, chilies, curry leaves and fry for about 30 seconds. Add the cabbage, carrots,, and sugar. Stir-fry until the cabbage begins to wilt and turn bright green; 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer to a salad bowl. Mix in the peanuts, lime zest and juice, and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper to taste.