Odia Cabbage Potato Peas Curry/ Bandha Kobi Torkari
Easy Odia style tarkari of Purple (red) Cabbage, baby potatoes, fresh peas cooked into a flavourful curry with just a few spices. Goes well with Odia khichori/ khichidi or with phulka, rice and dal
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Eastern India, Indian, Odia, Odisha
Keyword: Bandha Kobi, Cabbage Curry, Cabbage Potatoes Peas, Tarkari, Torkari
Servings: 4 cups
Author: Sujata Shukla
For The Masala
- 1 cup Onion Heaped cup; 150 gms/ 2 cups if Green cabbage is used instead of red
- 5 cloves Garlic /2 heaped tablespoon
- 10 gms Ginger 2" length/1 heaped tablespoon
- 2 teaspoons mustard oil/ vegetable oil
For The Cabbage Potato Peas Curry/ Bandha Kobi Torkari
- 3 cups Purple Cabbage / Green Cabbage Bandha Kobi/ Kobi Patra; 250 gm
- 1.5 cups Baby Potatoes with the peel on/ 200 gms or peeled sliced large potato
- 1 cup Tomato heaped cup; sliced; 180 gms; 2 medium tomato
- 1 cup gms Green Peas shelled/ 150 gms
- ½ cup carrot 1 medium carrot
- 2 tablespoons Mustard Oil / Vegetable Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds only if mustard oil is not used
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds jeera
- 1 Dry Red Chili
- 1 Bay Leaf Tej Patta
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder haldi
- ½ teaspoon Salt or to taste
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon ghee optional, see instructions below
- 2 Large Cardamom or small green cardamom - 6
- 2 cm Cinnamon Stick
Preparation
Wash and slice Purple/ red cabbage leaves into thin lengths of about 1" each. Set aside in a colander to drain completely. Wash and dice the tomato into 1 cm cubes. Shell the peas.Peel and slice ginger, onion and garlic into small pieces which be easily ground into paste. Wash and scrub the baby potatoes. Peel can be removed if you wish. If using large potatoes, peel and slice into 1" cubes and place in water till required.Peel and slice the carrot into thin 1" length sticks.Crush the cardamom seeds well. Discard the peel, or as I do, add it to your drinking water. Break cinnamon stick into pieces.
To Make Bandha Kobi Torkari / Odia Cabbage Potato Peas Curry