Alternate Method
Cabbage pakoda is a winter rainy delicious snack recipe. It is very easy and quick to make. This is perfect late afternoon snack with hot cup of tea.
Course
Snacks
Cuisine
Indian
Servings
Prep Time
4
people
20
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
4
people
20
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
Ingredients
2
medium
bowls of shredded cabbage
1
medium
onion very finely sliced or shredded
1
tsp
Rice flour
6
tbsp
besan/chickpea flour
Salt
to taste
1
tsp
red chilli powder
½
tsp
turmeric powder (haldi)
¼
tsp
dhania powder/roasted coriander seeds powder
1
tsp
Oil
for cooking
Soda
a pinch
½
tsp
ajwain / carom seeds
1
tbsp
water appox
Oil
for deep frying
Instructions
Firstly, in a mixing bowl, add the shredded cabbage, add the shredded onions, rice flour, chick pea flour/besan.
Into it add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, roasted coriander seeds powder, cooking soda.
Also add carom seeds/ajwain, 1 tsp oil and knead the mixture well with hands.
Add or sprinkle few drops of water and knead well.
Heat oil in a wok for deep frying.
Take a portion of the cabbage pakoda batter with the help of fingers, press and flatten a bit and drop them in oil one by one.
Deep fry them until golden brown on all sides.
Take the fried pakodas out.
Serve them on a tissue paper.
Serve them hot with tea or chutney!!!
NOTES :
Never add too much of water into the pakoda batter.
Always sprinkle water in the form of drops and knead.
Adding water in more quantity spoils the texture of the pakodas.
Adding rice flour gives crispy touch to the pakoda.