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Shivakraut — 28 Comments

  1. Slight bitter after taste, but still deicious for the diverse tastebuds! People enjoy the different layers of flavors of this recipe.

  2. Good point SukiAnne. It certainly doesn’t get in the way of a very enjoyable dish in my experience, but i think perhaps cutting back on the turmeric would help a little. I’ll try that next time.

  3. Ted, Just wanted to give you a shout out for this recipe. I have made lots of your recipes, and this one intrigued me for a long time. While it was fermenting, I opened the jar a few times to top off the brine, and really didn’t enjoy the scent – it wasn’t “off” but it smelled too strongly of turmeric to me, so I thought, hmm, maybe I won’t like this one. So I let it keep fermenting, and after about ten days I put in in the fridge, let it cool down for a couple of days, then reopened the jar and scooped some out to top off an impromptu curry I had made, and…. WOW! Without a doubt one of the best ferments I’ve ever tasted. The turmeric mellowed out, the flavors melded, and now I can’t get enough. I’m already starting a new batch. Thanks thanks thanks!!!

    • You are welcome. I am about to jar up my own new batch of Shivakraut. I added some cauliflower to it this time and a little black salt (sulfury) and it’s delicious as usual. Glad you enjoyed and were patient enough. Fermenting is all about the wait!

  4. Hi Ted
    I just started fermenting my vegetables and found this Shivakraut recipe. Made it 6 days ago and today I tasted it. IT’S SO GOOD!!! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe online 🙂 I will definitely be making more once I can get my hands on more organic cabbage.

  5. Minor question… is the Fenugreek in powder or seed form… excited to try this, and wonder if too much Fenugreek would make it reminiscent of maple? -s.

    • I’m excited for you. That’s really a great one, perhaps the recipe I’m most proud of. Time for me to make another batch as I’ve recently run out of the last of mine! Good luck and thanks for writing!

  6. Making another batch of this Shivakraut. Takes a little while during the fermentation process for the spices to mellow and meld together, but certainly worth the wait! This along with the red cabbage sauerkraut are two ferments that I really don’t like to live without very long! Anyone adding other ingredients to this?

  7. Hi Ted, read this recipe with much interest. I have never tried ginger in my kraut, however; I am up for just about anything. My spring kraut is already canned for the year. This recipe I will keep for my fall cabbage. I do find that I love garlic in just about everything I eat short of sweets; so will have to give it a try with that addition. Thank you so much for your site. You must be a treasure at preparing food.

    • Thank you Teresa. I just finished making my own big batch of Sivakraut. I love that stuff. Put some in nori rolls last night at dinner. This morning will be on olive bread crostini. Good luck and thanks for writing!

  8. I love Indian food and I was so thrilled to find this recipe. I actually had all the spices and seeds in my spice cupboard!

    I can’t wait to taste this in about 6 weeks or so. It is in a half-gallon mason jar with a special wide-mouth fermenter lid, and it is in my slightly cooler basement with 4 new quart jars of sour pickles. It will take a bit longer to ferment, from what I understand from my research as I am new to fermenting. My first quart of more traditional kraut will be ready to taste mid-August. My first half-gallon jar of sour dill pickles is almost gone!

    I added finely sliced pickling cucumbers left over from my pickles, and I slightly bruised my spices in a marble mortar and pestle to release more of the flavor. I also used a bit more fresh ginger and a little less turmeric.

    Just the cabbage alone tasted amazing, and the kraut…I will have to wait til September to find out.

      • It was wonderful! I let it ferment into early October. What a great combination of spices and flavors that were subtle yet distinctive in making this very different from regular kraut. The thinly sliced pickling cukes were delicious in this kraut, too.

        This is definitely a favorite to be fermented again.

  9. I love that this is kraut but with indian style spices. I love indian food, and I love sauerkraut. So I can’t complain when I find a recipe that includes both! I wonder how this would taste with naan and some other meat. Think of like a hot dog but with naan bread instead of a bun! Delicious. Thank you for sharing!

  10. By green cabbage do you mean what I term white cabbage as green cabbage to me is much darker than your looks.Also my kitchen is 28 today and it’s a cool day which doesn’t happen very often is it still ok to ferment outside of the fridge for 10-14 days? thank you

    • I haven’t heard of “white cabbage” so I’m not certain how to reply to that. You can use pretty much any cabbage you want. As to temperature, the warmer the temp, the faster the ferment will go. I wouldn’t ferment in the fridge, however, unless you were willing to wait significantly extended times. Good luck Carol!

  11. When I make Kraute, I save the large outer leaves if they aren’t too funky. Once all the cabbage is packed into the crock, I blanch the leaves and spread them over the top of the shredded cabbage before putting in the weights. This keeps small shreds of cabbage from floating to the top. Blanching the leaves makes it easier to spread them out over the batch too.
    If there is an abundance of big leaves the rest can go into cabbage rolls.

  12. Has anyone tried toasting the spices before mixing them in? I’m thinking I’ll try that when i make this tomorrow. Thanks for the great recipe

  13. Hi Ferment Ted, my first batch of shivakraut is still brewing, it’s day 8 & I’m going to leave it the full 10 days. I tasted it today & I think I added too much salt … I did add more then you suggested in your recipe. Is there anyway I can counter that? Can I add something to the finished kraut to help reduce the saltiness?

    • The only thing I’ve done in the past to reduce saltiness is to take out half the batch and rinse it thoroughly in a colander and then mix it back in. You’ll lose half the other spices too though.

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