Ethiopian Cabbage Side Dish - Tikil Gomen - Vegan

Sometimes the very basic and simple ingredients make the best dishes. This one is a classic example of that. When I make side dishes for my Roti, it involves a lot of spices and herbs. But this one is very simply flavoured, but is packed with taste. Cumin and Ginger provide the distinct taste, pepper a little spiciness and turmeric the beautiful colour. I have made this without the potatoes as well. It is extremely popular in our house.

You can serve with Ethiopian Bread Injera. But then lets be honest, we do not make that often at home. So we just eat with Roti/Chapati. It is great with Rice or Quinoa as well. Give it a go and let me know how you like it.





Recipe from here

Ingredients

Olive Oil 1/3 cup
Carrots 4 Sliced
Onion 1 Thinly Sliced
Pepper Powder 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder 1 tsp
Turmeric 1 tsp
Ginger finely chopped 1 inch
Cabbage 1 small chopped (about 900gms)
Potatoes 5 cubed
Salt as needed

Method of Preparation

1. Heat the olive oil in a pot. Add the carrots and onion and saute them in the oil for about 5 minutes.

2. Add Cumin Powder, Turmeric, Pepper Powder, Ginger and Salt. Saute for another minute.

3. Add Cabbage and saute for about 7-10 min. Stir to make sure it does not burn.

4. Add the potatoes and cover and cook. Cook in a low flame till the potatoes are cooked. Stir often.

Do not add any extra water. The potato will cook in the water released by cabbage.