Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2009

I enjoyed this one quite a bit! I was actually looking for a recipe to use up some cabbage and fennel seeds, so I almost passed this one by as I did not have some of the other ingredients. I did not have fenugreek seeds or asafoetida powder, and used ground cumin and coriander instead of the seeds/pods, and yellow ground mustard instead of black mustard seeds. Of course, not exactly the same recipe, but still a delicious alternative to the average fried cabbage recipes. I opted for the kidney beans which made this a really pretty dish - the green/white cabbage, a bit of yellow from the spices and deep red beans. Looking forward to picking up the missing spices and making this one as stated some time!

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Christine M

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2008

This was absolutely amazing! I was a bit skeptical of a couple of the ingredients - namely the caraway seeds - but it all worked really well. The only changes I made were to use ghee instead of oil, jalapeno instead of serrano, and I omitted the asafoetida powder as I can't find it anywhere. I ended up adding a few more cardamon pods (some black, some green) just because I love the flavor. I made it with kidney beans as I love the color, and prefer the texture over the other suggested beans. Thanks so much, Kay!

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Caroline C

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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2008

A wonderful dish that won rave reviews from our guests! I served it as a side with salmon in coconut milk and naan, but this superb dish offers rich and complex flavors, and deserves to be an entree on its own -- perhaps with saffron rice; or add vegetable broth to make a savory stew. Advice to cooks: If some exotic spices are hard to find, try hard to find at least the fennel seeds and especially the cardamom pods (or seeds -- but NOT ground cardamom). One of the best discoveries I've made on AllRecipes.com!

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Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2008

I followed this recipe exactly except that I used a cauliflower instead of a cabbage. I love Indian food, but there was at least one spice in there that I didn't like the flavor of. Honestly, I am not sure which spice it was because I have never cooked with many of the spices in the recipe before.

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Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2008

This was good, though I have to say I didn't have all the spices. I added what I had then added some extra hot curry powder. I picked this recipe because I had some extra cabbage left over. It's a great use for that, but I don't think I'll buy the ingredients just for this recipe.

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2007

This was a great, easy side dish. I would reduce the salt to 3/4 tsp next time, but I don't feel the saltiness ruined the dish this time. It was great served with an indian-spiced ground beef skillet dish served with peas and brown rice. An easy, healthy supper.

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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2007

This is pretty tasty. If I make it again, I will use butter, not canola oil, as I think the dish will have a better flavor and mouth feel. I didn't have some of the spices, so I used Madras brand curry powder in addition to the ones I had, as it has them all. Next time I think I'll just use the powder alone. I also crushed/mixed all the spices in my mortar & pestle to get them to blend better.

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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2007

Delish! Envy of the lunch room the next day. I didn't have a fresh chile on hand, so I used 1/8 tsp (maybe more like 1/4 tsp) of cayenne pepper. I also crunched up the whole spice seeds a bit with a mortar and pestle. Oh! and I used cannelini beans (again, on hand). Definite repeat.

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2007

This recipe is very good. You can also use either boiled and diced carrot or potato as a substitute for the beans or even some boiled green peas.

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2006

I made this with black-eyed peas for New Year's Day, and I will definitely make this one again. I substituted bagged cole slaw mix for the shredded cabbage, which made it extremely quick and convenient.

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