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
***
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.
