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Atakilt wat cabbage, potatoes and carrots

Cabbage, carrots and potatoes steam gently with turmeric, onion and ginger into a soft, golden vegetable dish. The vegetables keep their individual shapes while sharing the lightly seasoned cooking juices.

VeganEasy4 servings

Ingredients

Original recipe: 4 servings. Ingredient amounts scale below; the method is written for 4 servings. For larger amounts, use separate batches and check doneness.

  • 500 gGreen cabbage, cut into 2-cm pieces
  • 400 gPotatoes, peeled and cut into 2-cm cubes
  • 200 gCarrots, sliced
  • 150 gOnion, sliced
  • 3 tbspSunflower oil
  • 2 cloveGarlic, minced
  • 10 gFresh ginger, grated
  • ¾ tspGround turmeric
  • ¾ tspFine salt
  • 180 mlWater
  • ¼ tspBlack pepper

Make it

  1. Heat the oil in a wide covered pan over medium heat. Add the onion and carrots and cook for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Add the garlic, ginger, turmeric and pepper. Stir for 30 seconds, then fold in the potatoes and cabbage until coated with the onion mixture.
  3. Add the salt and water. Cover tightly, lower the heat and cook for 20–25 minutes, turning the vegetables gently twice, until the potatoes are fully tender.
  4. Uncover for the final 3 minutes if the mixture is very wet. Serve hot, spooning a little of the cooking juices over each portion.
Ingredients, recipe context & sources

Ingredient flags: None of the nine major allergens identified in the specified ingredients. Check packaged ingredients and cross-contact.

This is an original Livura home-cooking interpretation, not yet independently kitchen-tested. Source links provide dish and cultural context; the recipe wording and quantities are Livura’s.

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