Just as you think, you have managed to get things going and gear up for a better change in season, the weather strikes you down with another bout of sniffles and aches. Now, this is how my week is going. All we want to have at this moment is some soothing soups, that keep us warm and nourish without the heaviness of spices or flavours. With rains pelleting down, the autumn cold nights setting in and the flu just gets a bit too much to handle with any regular food. So we are onto some of our lean mean, quick and easy soups for this season. We are making my daughter’s favourite coconut cabbage soup today.
Let’s gather the ingredients for this coconut cabbage soup
Cabbage- cabbages are edible greens that are easily available and low calorie friendly. They also cook soft and have a mellow flavour to them. This makes it suitable to add up the volume to your dishes as we did in cabbage puli saadam. What I like when I use cabbage for soup is the slightly sweet flavour yet crunchy texture they have.
Coconut milk– the coconut milk smooths the soup giving a final creamy soup part. Since it is a soup of minimal ingredients. Hence coconut milk is essential to it. You can use the freshly made one similar to one described when we made ishtu or use the canned ones. I have used just a couple of spoonfuls from the can and diluted it further for this soup as we wanted a thinner version. If you need a thicker creamier soup, add the thicker coconut milk and it will turn out just so nice.
Potato-the soft-cooked potatoes add something to munch on. Use an all-rounder to add here as you do want one that mashes easily.
Aromatics -the gentle aromatics are the ones that make this soup so soothing when you are unwell. So loads of garlic and ginger to start off. Saute this to release the flavours. The green herb I have used is Indian borage. The Indian borage smells like oregano but is subtle. The Indian borage is helpful to cure cough and sore throat. Use this towards the end as you need not cook it through. Thanks to a kind friend who dropped off some leaves that have helped us so much.
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Coconut cabbage soup
Equipment
- instant pot or deep pot
- Cutting board
- Knife
Ingredients
- 1 tsp butter
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 inch fresh ginger root minced
- 1 small potato chopped
- 1/2 head Cabbage shredded
- 4 cups drinking water
- salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper
- 1/2 can coconut milk Add more for a creamier soup.
Instructions
- Shred the cabbage, chop the potatoes, mince the garlic and ginger and set aside.
- Heat butter on medium heat.
- Add the garlic, ginger, onion and saute till aromatic.
- Add the potato and saute for a minute.
- Add the shredded cabbages and saute for another minute.
- Add the water, salt and black pepper and let the mix come to a boil.
- Cover and simmer for another 7 minutes so that the potatoes are cooked.
- Stir in half a can of coconut milk for a thin soup. If you want it creamier, add more of coconut milk.
- Simmer for another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the finely chopped Indian borage leaves or any herb you like and remove from heat.
- Serve the soup warm.
Serving this coconut cabbage soup
The coconut cabbage soup is not too heavy so is good for light lunches. The soup can be served with crusty toasted bread. At times, we do add a touch of grated cheese to it. Garlic bread, cheese straws or cheese toast also add up to make it a bigger meal.
A couple more easy ideas with cabbages
Cabbage thoran – Stirfried cabbage in coconut masala
Banthgobi jowar besan paratha – cabbage paratha
If you are in a sciency mode, try this home experiment with cabbages –All those sciency cabbages!!!
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I’m not a big fan of cabbage, but today I made this simple soup and it tastes so good. As I don’t like the taste of overcooked cabbage, I stir fried it separately and added it. Instead of Indian Borage, I added some sage that I had. A delicious and creamy soup. A new way for me to enjoy cabbage. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Now you have given me an entirely different recipe to try! I like this discussion. I hate the overcooked sulphurous smell of the cabbage too. This one is just boiled enough to keep the crisp bite. Also, savoury cabbage holds better than the sweet cabbage we use for salads and stir-fries.
Its raining on and off here in Bangalore and I think this cabbage coconut soup will be comforting and soothing on one such cold night .
It certainly will be a good one for the Bengaluru chill. We love it on cold nights too, also saves time in the kitchen.
I usually add cabbage to soups to increase the volume or add fibre. But this delicious version of exclusive cabbage soup with coconut milk sounds delish Seema
I agree, usually we add cabbage as a support, but some sole cabbage recipes are real tasty.
Hee me too not a cabbage fan. So I will be keep mine crispy. Definitely love the idea of making soup with coconut milk. Cabbage is great for cold so I definitely need some. Thanks seema.
The recipe is a good one for colds and coughs as it is comforting and quick. As long as you don’t over boil the cabbage it doesn’t go soft. also don’t chop the cabbage very thin, keep bigger chunks so they have a bite to it.
Good idea of using cabbage in a soup with coconut milk. Will make this one once the summer goes by.
Certainly, it is a good idea for the winter chill and the combination is quick and soothing.