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full of fibre    After having made some red cabbage and carrot salad recently, I was still left with quite a bit of red cabbage. Didn't want to make it into a sabji. A craving for some sort of stuffed parathas was constantly playing in my brains and refused to calm down.  I had paneer in the fridge. So the options were corn, cabbage, cauliflower or spinach and paneer parathas. Looking at the red cabbage I thought why not red cabbage parathas. So there, in a matter of an hour stuffed parathas were ready. While I was making the parathas, hubby dear commented, " I am actually not hungry", and walks out of the kitchen. I continued my work, and he comes back after 10 minutes and says "Ok since you are working so hard on preparing them I will taste a small piece". He leaves again. By the time he enters the kitchen again 2 hot parathas are ready. He takes both! I remind him that, that is not a piece but 2 whole parathas. He smiles and walks away.  Basically, since he ...

Why is it not called purple cabbage?    The red cabbage looks purple but is called a red cabbage. Why?? Well avoiding all those scientific facts, I preferred the simple explanation that when cooked the cabbage turns red and therefore the name red cabbage. However, the pigment anthocyanin in the plant changes colour according to the pH value of the soil. The more alkaline the soil the more reddish it grows.Adding anything acidic like apples, lemon juice, vinegar etc will turn the cabbage red on cooking it otherwise it becomes blue.     Red cabbage comes with its own nutritional benefits. The red pigment anthocyanin is an antioxidant, an anti inflammatory substance thereby improving immunity. Its high in Vitamin K,E and C. This makes its an anti -ageing product. Rich in fibres it helps in digestion and cleansing the bowels. As a rich source of calcium it keeps away osteoporosis. It is also healthy for the eyes.     I make red cabbage salad very often and add ...