Stuffed Cabbage

This is the first time I am sending any receipe for any event.:).Just trying out.Iam sending this to RCI Pondichery cuisine conducted by Lakshmi of Veggie Cuisine.

Below are the links for it :

http://homecookreceipes.blogspot.com/2009/04/announcing-rci-pondicherry-this-april.html

http://veggiecuisine.blogspot.com/

Ingredients:

Cabbage - 1

Carrot - 2

Brocolli - 1

Onion - 1

Cooked Rice - 1 cup

Ginger garlic paste - 1tbsp

Chilli powder-1 tbsp

Olive oil

Salt

1.In a big pot add water and let it boil. Put the Cabbage inside it and leave it to boil for 10mins.

2.After it becomes soft switch off the stove and peel the outer leaves carefully and keep aside.

3.To prepare the stuffing in a pan add little olive oil and then add the ginger garlic paste and then saute the onion for a while.

4.Cut the carrot and brocolli and mix well in the pan.

5.Add chilli powder and then cook until the raw smell goes away.

6.Add the cooked rice and mix well.

7.Take a leaf of cabbage and make a small ball of the stuffing and keep it in center of the leaves and roll it tight.Remove the thick stem if it is there before stuffing.

8.Pre heat the oven to 300Degress and bake it for 30mins.

For the tangy tomato sauce:

Tomato - 1

Sun dried Tomatoes - 8

Garlic - 2

Salt

1.In a pan add all the above and saute for a while.

2.Grind the above to a coarse mixture.

3.Shift that to a pan and add salt and water and let it boil for 5mins and keep aside.

In a plate place the baked stuffed cabbage  and then add the tangy tomato sauce on top.

I had some cooked soya beans so just sprinkled some on top and some cucumbers and lettuce.