Cabbage belongs to the Brassica genus of vegetables, which includes broccoli, cauliflower and kale. It comes in a variety of shapes and colors, including red, purple, white and green, and its leaves can be either crinkled or smooth. Cabbage is one of the most nutritious vegetables out there. It is loaded with several essential vitamins and minerals good for the digestive system, skin, hair, and immune system. Cabbage also has healing properties.
Nutritional benefits
• Lowers the signs of ageing
• Helps fight free radicals
• Speeds up the recovery process
• Improves complexion
• May provide relief from allergies
• May prevent cancer
• Good for the digestive tract
• Promotes weight Loss
• Protects the eye
• Improves the health of hair
• Improves the health of the heart
• Good for the brain
• Helps strengthen the bones
• Regulates blood pressure
• Good for diabetic patients
• Good for pregnant women
• Boosts immunity
• Helps treat peptic ulcer
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Common Recipes
Cabbage with fennel, chilli & garlic
Ingredients
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 garlic clove, finely sliced
• ½ red chilli, finely sliced
• 1 pointed or hispi cabbage, cut into 6 wedges
Method
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok and sizzle the fennel seeds, garlic and chilli for 1-2 minutes until the seeds start to crackle and the garlic turns golden. Add the cabbage – don’t worry if it seems too much for the pan, it will soon start to wilt.
• Cook for 3-4 minutes until the cabbage starts to colour at the edges, then turn up the heat and add about 50ml water to the pan. Steam-fry the cabbage for a few minutes until all the water has evaporated and the cabbage has wilted but is still holding its shape. Transfer to a serving dish.
