Ingredients

• 7-8 large whole green cabbage leaves
• 1 cup rice, washed and soaked in salted water
• For filling:
• 4 large potatoes, boiled
• 4-5 green chillies
• 1 inch piece ginger
• 1 flake garlic
• 2 sprigs mint leaves, chopped
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 3 pinches asafoetida powder
• 1/2 tsp each cumin & mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste
• For gravy:
• 1 bunch spinach leaves, chopped roughly
• 1 cup bottle gourd, grated
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 green chilli
• 1 flake garlic
• 1 tsp wheat flour
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp butter
• For garnish:
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped finely
• 1 inch piece ginger, thinly julienned like matchsticks

How to Make Cabbage Wrap Casserole

• Boil rice and cook till done, but not mushy. Drain, cool and keep aside.
• Boil plenty of water with a little salt.
• Dip each cabbage leaf, cleaned and pared, for 15 seconds.
• Drain on kitchen towel, dab dry carefully and keep aside.
• For filling:
• Crush ginger, garlic and chillies in small mixie with a pinch of salt.
• Chop potatoes with skins.
• Heat oil, add seeds and asafoetida and allow to splutter.
• Add crushed mixture and stir for a few seconds.
• Add turmeric, stir and add potatoes.
• Add salt, lemon and coriander, stir and cook for a minute.
• Take off fire and keep aside.
• For gravy:
• Heat 1/2 tbsp butter in a pan.
• Add onions and stir fry till transparent.
• Wash and drain spinach leaves.
• Add to onions along with bottle gourd.
• Cover and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Remove, cool and put in small electric grinder.
• Add all ingredients, except salt and butter.
• Grind to a paste, which is a little grainy, and keep aside.
• Do not add water.
• Heat remaining butter and add gravy.
• Add salt, stir and bring to a boil.
• Cover and simmer for 3-4 minutes till a little thick.
• Keep aside till required.
• Use 2/3 of the fillings and keep aside the rest.
• Spread out cabbage leaf and place filling along central line.
• Wrap to make a long cylinder like a frankie.
• Mix remaining filling with rice.
• Spread all over base of casserole.
• Arrange cabbage rolls over rice.
• Pour gravy over rolls and rice, not necessarily covering all over.
• Cover with aluminium foil or loose lid.
• Bake in preheated oven at 300 degrees C for 10 minutes.
• Garnish with ginger and coriander and serve piping hot.