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Cabbage shaak in a blue bowl with cilantro garnish.
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5 from 2 votes

Cabbage Shaak or Cabbage Sabzi

Cabbage shaak or cabbage sabzi is ready in under 30 minutes. Add potatoes to make cabbage bateta nu shaak or peas for cabbage peas shaak.
Prep Time5 minutes
20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Gujarati, Indian
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: cabbage bateta shaak
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 129kcal
Author: Shilpa Joshi

Equipment

  • 1 pan

Ingredients

  • 5 cups cabbage chopped, 290g
  • 1-2 small potatoes chopped, 290g
  • ¼ cup crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp red chili powder lal mirch
  • 1 tsp dhana jeeru powder cumin coriander powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 2-3 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • ¼ tsp asafetida (hing) skip to make it gluten-free

Instructions

  • Add oil to pan and turn gas on to medium-high heat. Once oil is heated add mustard seeds. After they stop popping, add asafetida.
    Heated oil in a pan with mustard seeds.
  • Add chopped potatoes to the pan.
    Potatoes added to pan.
  • Add chopped cabbage to the pan.
    Chopped cabbage added to pan.
  • Add all spices except sugar.
    Spices addes to cabbage and potatoes.
  • Mix well, lower gas to low-medium and cover to cook.
    Cabbage and potatoes mixed with spices.
  • Cook about 10-12 minutes (stirring and checking in between to make sure it does not burn) until potatoes are fork tender and cooked.
    Cooked cabbage sabzi.
  • Add crushed tomatoes and sugar and mix well. Let cook further 3 minutes.
    Crushed tomatoes added to cabbage shaak in pan.
  • Optionally top sabzi with chopped cilantro and serve.
    Cabbage shaak in a blue bowl with cilantro garnish.

Notes

How do you know the shaak is ready?

It usually takes about 12-15 minutes to cook through.  When you can easily cut the potato with a knife you will know it is ready!

Nutrition

Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 628mg | Potassium: 391mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 267IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg