Cabbage Rolls in Curry

Ingredients

• 1 cabbage — 8-10 whole leaves
• 250g potatoes, boiled and mashed
• 1 cup peas, boiled and mashed
• 100g besan
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 onion, ground to a paste
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 2 tbsp yogurt
• 2 tbsp cream
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• Oil for frying

Method

1. Pull off whole leaves and drop them into just-boiled water off the heat for 5 minutes. They need to bend, not cook.
2. Mix potato, peas, salt and pepper. Roll a spoonful into each leaf, tucking the sides.
3. Beat besan, soda, salt and chilli powder into a thick batter. Coat each roll and deep fry golden.
4. Fry the onion paste 2 minutes, then tomato paste, turmeric, yogurt, cream, garam masala and 1 cup water.
5. Add the rolls when the curry boils, 2 minutes, then off the heat and covered for 5. Any longer and they fall apart.