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Bengali Cabbage

Bengali Cabbage

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Bengali Cabbage Recipe

 

 Ingredients

1 lb. cabbage
4 tomatoes
½ lb. potatoes
1 stick oil or 1/4 cup ghee
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon red pepper
½ teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon clove powder
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon cardamom powder
salt to taste

 Preparation
1 Shred cabbage, cut tomatoes in quarters, and peel and cut potatoes in quarters. Heat ghee or oil in a skillet.
2 Over medium low heat, add potatoes and fry until lightly browned. This will take atleast 10-15 minutes.
3 Add cabbage, ginger, turmeric and red pepper, stirring gently.
4 When cabbage is cooked for 5 minutes Add tomatoes, sugar, and salt.
5 Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes or more.
6 Just before serving, sprinkle with cloves.
Nutritional Analysis

Total Calories (kilo calories)

188.8

9

Total Calories from Fat (kilo calories)

132.2

 

Total Fat (g)

15.0

23

Total Saturated Fat (g)

9.2

46

Total Transfat (g)

0.3

 

Cholesterol (mg)

37.5

12

Sodium (mg)

770.1

32

Carbohydrate (g)

13.6

5

Dietary Fiber (g)

3.7

15

Sugar (g)

4.8

 

Protein (g)

2.3

 

Vitamin A (IU)

1284.7

26

Vitamin C (mg)

40.4

67

Calcium (mg)

44.0

4

Iron (mg)

1.0

6

For low calorie Bengali cabbage substitute amount of ghee with half the amount of oil.
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