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Cabbage Rice – Instant Pot

Dec 18, 2022. by Bhavana Patil. 4 Comments | This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Cabbage Rice or Cabbage Pulao recipe is a simple one-pot healthy rice dish made with cabbage, rice, and a few spices made in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or stovetop. It's gluten-free and vegan. It tastes great when served with the combination of raita or salad for lunch or dinner.

cabbage rice served in a bowl garnished with cilantro
Cabbage Rice

This easy-to-prepare rice dish takes less than 30 mins to prepare and good lunchbox recipe for kids and adults. Compared to the regular South Indian Pulao, Cabbage Pulao requires fewer ingredients and less masala/spices to make it taste good.

Cabbage is one of my favorite vegetables and is always available in my refrigerator. I got this cabbage pulao recipe from my mother, and it is an all-time favorite dish at our house.

More Indian Cabbage recipes from my blog are Cabbage Peas Stir Fry, Cabbage Pakoda, or Cabbage Potato Peas Curry, which goes well with roti or parathas when I have very little time to cook in the morning.

cabbage rice served in a bowl garnished with cilantro

Cabbage Rice Ingredients

These are the main ingredients needed for this cabbage rice recipe.

  • Rice: I have used long grain basmati rice, you can also use sona masoori rice.
  • Cabbage: Wash and finely chop the cabbage.
  • Green Peas: use fresh or frozen.
  • Onion: I have used thinly sliced onions.
  • Spices: For whole spices, I have used cumin seeds. For dry spices, I have used turmeric, garam masala powder.
  • Herbs: Used fresh-cut coriander leaves.
  • Lime Juice: use freshly squeezed lime juice.
  • Grinding Ingredients: Used freshly grated coconut (optional), ginger, garlic, green chilies, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves.

How to Make Cabbage Rice in Instant Pot

Grind/Blend green chilies, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom together to a coarse paste. Keep aside. You can also add two tablespoons of fresh coconut while grinding tastes excellent.

step to blend paste collage

Press SAUTE mode on Instant Pot. Add oil to the POT. Once POT is hot, add in the cumin/jeera. Then add the blended mixture and saute for 15 secs.

**Note: the mixture can stick or burn to the bottom, stirring continuously.

step to saute cumin seeds and paste collage

Then add in the onions and saute until the onions turn light brown.

You can also add chopped tomatoes to this recipe, but I haven't added them to this.

step to saute onions till brown collage

Now add in the chopped cabbage, green peas, turmeric powder, mix well and saute for 30 secs.

step to add shredded cabbage and cook collage

Add rice, garam masala, salt, water, and give a quick stir.

step to add rice and water collage

Close the lid on the pot. Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK (High Pressure) and set the timer to 6 minutes.

Do a QUICK RELEASE (QR), OR if you have time, wait for NATURAL PRESSURE RELEASE (NPR).

Once the pressure has released, open the lid. Add the juice of a half lemon and garnish with cilantro/coriander leaves and mix well.

step to add lime juice and cilantro collage

The instant pot cabbage pulao/rice recipe is ready, serve with yogurt and raita.

cabbage rice in instant pot insert garnished with coriander leaves

Stovetop Pressure Cooker Method

  • Follow the same steps, close the lid, place a whistle, and cook for 2 whistles on medium flame. Pressure cooker Cabbage Pulao is ready.

Variation for Cabbage Pulao

  • You can also add 2 tablespoons of shredded coconut (fresh or frozen) while grinding, which gives an extra flavor. But it's optional if you don't have it.

More Instant Pot Rice Recipes

  • Tomato Biryani/Rice
  • Coconut Milk Pulao
  • Bisibelebath/Hot Lentil Rice
  • Chickpea/Chole Biryani
  • Cauliflower Pulao/Pilaf
  • Beetroot Rice
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cabbage rice served in a bowl garnished with cilantro

Cabbage Rice (Cabbage Pulao) - Instant Pot

Bhavana Patil
Cabbage Rice or pulao is a simple one pot healthy rice dish made with cabbage, rice and few spices
5 from 7 votes
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Servings: 3
Calories : 220
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, Karnataka, South Indian
Diet: Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Method: Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker
Prep Time : 15 minutes
Cook Time : 10 minutes
Total Time : 25 minutes

Equipment

  • Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker
  • Stovetop Pressure Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup basmati rice short grain rice can also be used
  • 2.5 cups cabbage shredded or finely chopped
  • ½ cup green peas (fresh/frozen)
  • 1 medium onion thinly sized
  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin (jeera) seeds
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala powder or biryani masala powder
  • juice of half lemon
  • 2 tablespoon coriander leaves chopped
  • salt to taste
  • 1.5 cups water

To Grind/Blend

  • 1 inch ginger
  • 3-4 cloves garlic
  • 2-3 green chilies
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 2 cardamom
  • 3 cloves

Instructions
 

Instant Pot Method

  • Grind/Blend green chilies, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom together to a coarse paste. Keep aside. You can also add two tablespoons of fresh coconut while grinding tastes excellent.
    step to blend paste collage
  • Press SAUTE mode on Instant Pot. Add oil to the POT. Once POT is hot, add in the cumin/jeera. Then add the blended mixture and saute for 15 secs.
    **Note: the mixture can stick or burn to the bottom, stirring continuously.
    step to saute cumin seeds and paste collage
  • Then add in the onions and saute until the onions turn light brown.
    Note:You can also add chopped tomatoes to this recipe, but I haven't added them in this.
    step to saute onions till brown collage
  • Now add in the chopped cabbage, green peas, turmeric powder, mix well and saute for 30 secs.
    step to add shredded cabbage and cook collage
  • Add rice, garam masala, salt, water, and give a quick stir.
    step to add rice and water collage
  • Close the lid on the pot. Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK (High Pressure) and set the timer to 6 minutes.
  • Do a QUICK RELEASE (QR), OR if you have time, wait for NATURAL PRESSURE RELEASE (NPR).
  • Once the pressure has released, open the lid. Add the juice of a half lemon and garnish with coriander leaves and mix well.
    step to add lime juice and cilantro collage
  • Cabbage Rice or Cabbage pulao is ready, serve with yogurt or raita.
    cabbage rice in instant pot insert garnished with coriander leaves

Indian Pressure Cooker Method:

  • Follow the same steps and close the lid place a whistle and cook for 2 whistles on medium flame. Pressure cooker Cabbage Pulao is ready.

Notes

1. You can also add 2 tablespoons of shredded coconut (fresh or frozen) while grinding, gives an extra flavor. But it's optional if you dont have it.
2. I have prepared this dish in my electric pressure cooker, Instant Pot DUO60 6 QT
Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

Nutrition

Calories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 80gTrans Fat: 9gSodium: 670mgPotassium: 258mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 200IUVitamin C: 66.8mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 1.2mg
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  1. Shantimoy Paul says

    August 24, 2018 at 8:04 pm

    Most of my childhood memory includes getting yelled at by my mother, punampaul.com and eat your veggies; but I used to pay no heed to it. However as time passes, most of us come around to eating vegetables as we are aware of the countless benefits they have for our health.

    Cabbage is especially one of the world's most nutrient dense vegetables readily available for us to enjoy, rich in essential vitamins such as C, B6, K, saturated fat, thiammin, calcium, iron, magnesium phosphorus and a good source of dietary fibers.

    But I never liked any cabbage recipe other than in noodles.

    This cabbage recipe when I tried at home was not really appreciated by my family but it was really yummy too. Thanks for sharing this delicious preparation. Keep posting wonderful recipes like this.

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  2. Carey says

    March 30, 2021 at 5:03 pm

    5 stars
    I pulled up this recipe at the last minute, because I was making a Tandoori style Salmon fillet and I had some leftover cabbage in the fridge. Prepared it on the stovetop with leftover yellow rice, onion, and most all the spices above. Really, really good, and I am tough on reviews. Well done! and I will make this again when I am not in such a rush. It was done before the salmon!

    Reply
    • Bhavana Patil says

      March 30, 2021 at 5:13 pm

      Thank you so much Carey 🙂 Coming from a Chef, I will take the comment with a lot of pride 🙂 Have a great day 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jennifer says

    April 24, 2022 at 4:21 pm

    5 stars
    I made this on the stove top. My sone had already made a paste which was similar. I didn't have peas. It was great!

    Reply

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