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4 green chillies (adjust to taste)

FOOD Recipe Cabbage

1tbsp balsamic vinegar

100ml olive oil

Rohit Ghai’s hispi cabbage with sesame-spiced yoghurt recipe By Lauren Taylor, PA Give restaurant-classic hispi cabbage an Indian twist with spices. Chef Rohit Ghai serves this dish up in his new restaurant Vatavaran in London.

Salt, to taste For the sesame-spiced yoghurt:

8-10 fried garlic cloves, finely chopped or mashed

1tsp dried mint

2tbsp sesame paste

50g yoghurt

1tsp garam masala

Hispi cabbage with sesame-spiced yoghurt

Salt, to taste

Ingredients

Method

(Serves 2-3 as a side dish)

1. Make the sesame-spiced yoghurt: mix all ingredients in a bowl, adjust seasoning to personal preference, and refrigerate until needed. 2. Make the glaze: blend all ingredients into a fine, thick paste.Adjust spice level by increasing or reducing green chillies.

1 x hispi cabbage

For the glaze:

100g fresh coriander, roughly chopped

15g mint leaves

3. Preheat the oven to 180°C or heat a barbecue.

10 garlic cloves

4. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add salt, and blanch the Hispi cabbage for 30 seconds.

2tbsp lime juice

5.Transfer to ice-cold water to stop cooking, then drain on a kitchen towel and cut into four wedges, keeping the core intact

1tbsp coarse black pepper

Photo: Rohit Ghai’s hispi cabbage

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