Evening seems to be dull if you are with a workaholic husband and miles away from dazzling city. To make my evening buoyant it's better to bring a wriggle in our dinner table by adding some different flavour. So, I spent just half an hour in kitchen , did little experiment and made this quick and easy couscous recipe which is perfect for evening and healthy cabbage roll up to add some more taste.
Couscous with Cabbage Roll up
Ingredients for Cabbage Roll up
(i) 12 cabbage leaves.
(ii) 1/2 cup minced onion
(iii) 2 cup minced meat / minced tofu or paneer (your choice)
(iv) Salt to taste
(iv) 1 tsp back pepper
(v) 1/2 tsp garlic powder
(vi) 1/2 cup tomato sauce
(vii) 2 cup tomato puree
(viii) 1 tbsp brown/ white sugar
(ix) 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
(x) 1 ibsp Schezawan sauce
(xi) 1 tbsp soy sauce
(xii) 2 tbsp mixed herbs , divided
(xiii) 2 tbsp Olive oil
(xiv) 1 onion chopped
Couscous with Cabbage Roll up
Ingredients:
(i) 200 gm Couscous (available in super market)
(ii) 1 1/2 cup boiling water
(iii) 2 tablespoon olive oil/ butter optional
(iv) 1 onion finely chopped
(v) pinch of salt
Method: Couscous
(i) Combine olive oil, onion and salt with couscous.
(ii) Boil 1 1/2 cup water and pour in couscous.
(iii) Cover and wait for 10 minutes.
(iv) Remove the cover and stir with fork .
(i) Combine olive oil, onion and salt with couscous.
(ii) Boil 1 1/2 cup water and pour in couscous.
(iii) Cover and wait for 10 minutes.
(iv) Remove the cover and stir with fork .
(i) 12 cabbage leaves.
(ii) 1/2 cup minced onion
(iii) 2 cup minced meat / minced tofu or paneer (your choice)
(iv) Salt to taste
(iv) 1 tsp back pepper
(v) 1/2 tsp garlic powder
(vi) 1/2 cup tomato sauce
(vii) 2 cup tomato puree
(viii) 1 tbsp brown/ white sugar
(ix) 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
(x) 1 ibsp Schezawan sauce
(xi) 1 tbsp soy sauce
(xii) 2 tbsp mixed herbs , divided
(xiii) 2 tbsp Olive oil
(xiv) 1 onion chopped
Method:
- In a large wide saucepan, bring water to boil and add salt. Add cabbage leaves and cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until softened, drain.
- In a skillet, heat 2 tbsp of oil and fry onion until brown. Add minced meat, and all the ingredients mentioned above except tomato puree and cook for 10 - 15 minutes.
- Place 2 tablespoons of mixture on a cabbage leaf and roll, folding two sides in .
- In a large skillet over medium heat, place the cabbage rolls and pour the tomato puree over the top. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of mixed herb and salt to taste. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring and basting with the liquid often.
- Serve cabbage roll up with couscous.