Cabbage Peas Stir Fry is a very delicious side dish curry recipe prepared with cabbage (bund/patta gobi), green peas, and a mix of spices. This Indian cabbage peas stir fry is also called by different names, including patta gobi matar or bandh gobi matar in Hindi. You can make this cabbage dish low-carb/keto-friendly by skipping green peas.
The cabbage Peas Curry/Patta Gobi recipe is easy and quick to make in under 15 minutes. It is a healthy side dish that goes well with any Indian flatbread, like roti, paratha, naan, rice, and a cup of lentils dal.
It’s vegan and gluten-free, naturally. The leftover cabbage usually gets made as a filling for parathas or sandwiches in my house.
Today I made this recipe in an Instant Pot pressure cooker. It takes far less time and less monitoring than if you were to make it on the stovetop, and you don’t need to add much water to the pot because veggies naturally release water. I have also included the stovetop cabbage stir fry version below.
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- Cabbage & Green Peas Nutrition
- Can you Pressure Cook without or with less water?
- Cabbage Peas Stir Fry Ingredients
- How to Make Cabbage Peas Stir Fry in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
- Stovetop Pot Method
- What to Serve with Patta Gobi Sabzi?
- Storing & Reheating
- Tips & Variations
- More Cabbage Recipes
- More Indian Curry Recipes
- Cabbage Peas Stir Fry (Patta Gobi Matar)
Cabbage & Green Peas Nutrition
- Half a cup of cooked cabbage contains 81.5 micrograms of vitamin K.
- The sulforaphane found in cabbage may help protect against cancer.
- Green Peas are filling and an excellent source of protein and fiber.
- Green Peas are high in many nutrients and antioxidants.
Can you Pressure Cook without or with less water?
The answer is that most of these veggies naturally have a lot of water that they release when we cook them. So yes! this water is enough to cook them.
Since we are cooking these vegetable stir-fries in very little time, so 2-3 tablespoons of extra water are more than sufficient. Too much liquid will pull the flavor out of foods unless otherwise specified in the recipe.
If using an 8 qt or a newer instant pot model that is more sensitive to burn issues, add ¼ cup of water before pressure cooking.
Cabbage Peas Stir Fry Ingredients
- Cabbage: Slice cabbage into fine long shreds (discard the stalk and thick stems)
- Green Peas: I used frozen green peas in this recipe as fresh peas are not available all year round. If you get fresh peas, use them, they taste the best.
- Ginger: use freshly minced or grated ginger for the best flavor.
- Green Chili: I used 2 Thai chilies for the heat.
- Oil: I used coconut oil in this recipe, you can use any cooking oil.
- Spices: Cumin seeds, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, are all you need to season this cabbage peas sabzi recipe. You can increase or decrease the spices according to your preference.
- Lime juice: use freshly squeezed lime/lemon juice. You can also substitute it with amchur powder (dry mango powder).
How to Make Cabbage Peas Stir Fry in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Press SAUTE on Instant Pot. Add oil to the POT. Once hot, add cumin seeds, and let them splutter. Next, add minced ginger, and green chili. Saute for 20 secs.
Add shredded cabbage, green peas, turmeric powder, coriander powder, sugar, salt, water, and mix well. Make sure to scrape any spice if sticking to the pot.
Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 1 minute.
When the instant pot beeps, Do a QUICK RELEASE(QR).
Sprinkle garam masala and lemon juice, Mix well. If there is any water, change the setting to SAUTE mode and get it to your desired consistency.
Instant Pot Pressure cooker Cabbage Peas Stir fry is ready, serve hot with chapatis, roti & parathas.
Stovetop Pot Method
- Heat a pan/kadai on medium heat. Add oil to the pan. Once hot, add cumin seeds, and let them splutter.
- Next, add minced ginger, and green chili. Saute for 20 secs.
- Add shredded cabbage, green peas, turmeric powder, coriander powder, sugar, salt, water, and mix everything well. Close the lid and cook on medium-low flame for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Once done, sprinkle garam masala and lemon juice, Mix well. Switch off the flame when there is still some crunch to the cabbage. You dont want them to be too mushy or overcooked.
- Cabbage Peas Stir Fry is ready, serve hot with chapatis, roti & parathas.
What to Serve with Patta Gobi Sabzi?
Serve Patta gobhi sabzi as a side dish with roti, chapati, paratha, poori, or other Indian bread.
You can also enjoy it with steamed rice and dals like dal fry or moong dal with boondi raita on the side.
If you have leftover sabzi, you can use as a filling in veggie wraps or sandwiches for your breakfast or evening snack.
Storing & Reheating
- Refrigerator: This cabbage peas stir fry will keep well in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days in an air-tight container.
- Reheat: Reheat it on the microwave or stovetop.
Tips & Variations
- Spicy: If you want cabbage sabji to be spicier, add more red chili powder or increase the quantity of green chilies.
- Tanginess: If you don't have lemon juice, then replace it with ¼ teaspoon of dry mango powder (amchur powder) for this patta gobi recipe.
- Onion & Tomato: You can also add onions and tomatoes to this cabbage curry recipe, but I like it without these.
- Quick Release: I like cabbage to be a little crunchy and not mushy, so I do a Quick Pressure Release (QR) as soon as the instant pot beeps. If you want the cabbage peas to be softer, then wait for 5 minutes after the instant pot beeps and then release the pressure manually.
- Low-carb or Keto friendly: You can skip peas to make this low-carb/keto-friendly recipe.
- Double a recipe: I have successfully doubled this recipe in my 6 quarts by doubling all ingredients and keeping the cooking time the same.
More Cabbage Recipes
- Cabbage Rice
- Potato Cabbage Curry
- Cabbage Pakoda
- Veg Mayonnaise Sandwich
- Thai Salad with Peanut Dressing
More Indian Curry Recipes
- Aloo Beans – Potato and green beans stir fry with a few spices
- Aloo Matar – Potato and green peas cooked in onion-tomato base
- Aloo Gobi - Potato and Cauliflower cooked in onion-tomato base
- Potato Sagu – Potato curry in south Indian style
- Potato Broccoli Stir Fry - stir fry recipe prepared with potatoes and broccoli.
- Carrot Beans Stirfry – stir fry recipe prepared with carrots, beans, fresh coconut, and tempered with a few spices in Indian style.
- Rajma Masala – Kidney beans cooked in onion-tomato base
- Chickpea Masala – Chickpeas/Garbanzo cooked in onion-tomato base.
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Cabbage Peas Stir Fry (Patta Gobi Matar)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups cabbage slice into fine long shreds (discard the stalk and thick stems)
- ½ cup peas (fresh/frozen)
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 2 green chilies finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ginger minced
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric (haldi)
- ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder or cayenne pepper (lal mirch)
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- ¼ teaspoon sugar (optional)
- 2-3 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice or [¼ teaspoon amchur powder (dry mango powder)]
- 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro/coriander leaves (hara dhania) (optional)
- salt to taste
Instructions
Instant Pot Method:
- Press SAUTE on Instant Pot. Add oil to the POT. Once hot, add cumin seeds, let them splutter. Next, add minced ginger, green chili. Saute for 20 secs.
- Add shredded cabbage, green peas, turmeric powder, coriander powder, sugar, salt, water, and mix well. Make sure to scrape any spice if sticking to the pot.
- Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 1 minute.When the instant pot beeps, Do a QUICK RELEASE(QR).
- Sprinkle garam masala and lemon juice, Mix well. If there is any water, change the setting to SAUTE mode and get it to your desired consistency.Cabbage Peas Stir Fry are ready, serve with hot with chapatis, roti & parathas.
Stovetop Pot Method:
- Heat a pan/kadai on medium heat. Add oil in to the pan. Once hot, add cumin seeds, let them splutter. Next add minced ginger, green chili. Saute for 20 secs.
- Add shredded cabbage, green peas, turmeric powder, coriander powder, sugar, salt, water and mix everything well. Close lid and cook on medium low flame for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Once done, sprinkle garam masala and lemon juice, Mix well. Switch off the flame when there is still some crunch to the cabbage. You dont want them to be too mushy or overcooked. Cabbage Peas Stir Fry are ready, serve with hot with chapatis, roti & parathas.
Notes
Tips & Variations
- Spicy: If you want cabbage sabji to be spicier, add more red chili powder or increase the quantity of green chilies.
- Tanginess: If you don't have lemon juice, then replace it with ¼ teaspoon of dry mango powder (amchur powder) for this patta gobi recipe.
- Onion & Tomato: You can also add onions and tomatoes to this cabbage curry recipe, but I like it without these.
- Quick Release: I like cabbage to be a little crunchy and not mushy, so I do a Quick Pressure Release (QR) as soon as the instant pot beeps. If you want the cabbage peas to be softer, wait for 5 minutes after the instant pot beeps and then manually release the pressure.
- Low-carb or Keto friendly: You can skip peas to make this low-carb/keto-friendly recipe.
- Double a recipe: I have successfully doubled this recipe in my 6 quarts by doubling all ingredients and keeping the cooking time the same.
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