Quick Chicken Cabbage Stir-fry
Simple Chicken and Cabbage stir fry with aromatics like garlic and curry powder is really quick to make. This Cabbage stir fry is delicious and low-carb.
A simple Cabbage Stir fry with Chicken and warm spices is a healthy, family-friendly meal. This Cabbage stir fry recipe is a clear winner with juicy, tender chicken and slightly crunchy cabbage.
What sets this recipe apart from others is the use of curry powder. It is so flavourful that even a cabbage hater would ask for a second serving. 
Cabbage is a very common vegetable in India. We make stir-fries of different kinds, Cook them with lentils, make fritters, and use them in salads. Chicken and cabbage are not a common combination. When I was on Keto, I mixed them together instead of frying cabbage and chicken separately. The recipe is the same as the regular Cabbage stir fry that we have been eating since forever. And now this combination appears frequently on our menu.
How To Make Cabbage Stir Fry With Chicken?
- Start with sauteing onion and garlic in oil until aromatic.
- Then add the dry spices and cook for 30 seconds. Cooking spices in oil helps to develop flavor. After adding dry spices, the mixture tends to burn, so keep an eye and cook on low flame.
- Then add chicken to the pan. I like using chicken thighs here because they remain juicy and have fewer chances of getting dry. You can also use chicken breast, but you must take care of the cooking time.
- Once the chicken is cooked, add shredded cabbage. Cook until the cabbage is cooked, yet there is a crunch.
Few Helpful Tips…
- This freezes really well, so you can make and freeze a big batch of it.
- To save time, use shredded cabbage available in supermarkets.
- Using a big head of cabbage, use the required amount here, and rest you can shred and freeze. If you love cabbage as much as I do, try this Low Carb Cabbage Chicken Taco Soup.
- Cabbage, once cooked, tends to lose a lot of water. So add some salt towards the end when the quantity has reduced by more than half. Doing so will give you an idea of the amount of salt you need to add.
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Step-by-step video
Cabbage Stir Fry with Chicken
Ingredients
- 250 grams Chicken Thigh Cut into thin strips
- 3-4 cups Cabbage Shredded
- 2 teaspoon Oil
- ½ tablespoon Garlic minced
- 1 small Onion Chopped
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon mild Curry Powder
- ½ teaspoon Chilli Powder
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Start by heating oil in a pan. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Add chopped onion and cook for 1-2 minutes until onions have softened and no more raw smell coming from it.
- Add all the spices and cook for 30 seconds until aromatic.
- Add chicken and cook for 2-3 minutes along with the onion spice mixture.
- Add shredded cabbage to the pan, give everything a good mix. Cover and let the cabbage cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Once the cabbage is cooked and reduced to half of the quantity season with salt. Mix well.
- If you want the cabbage to be soft and well cooked, then after adding salt cook for another 3-4 minutes.
- Serve along with some rice if prefered.
Notes
- Add a chopped red bell pepper or a carrot for variation.
- If you don't have curry powder, add roasted cumin powder instead.
- Adjust the amount of chilli powder as per taste.
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