Cabbage Pakora

Cabbage is a vegetable mainly found during the winters. It can be cooked in many ways. It can be turned into coleslaw or can be part of a curry. Here is a recipe that can be a perfect accompaniment to a hot cup of tea on a cold wintery evening. In my family it is also common to serve it alongside lentils with rice.

Ingredients

• 2 cups of shredded cabbage
• 1 to 2 green chillies – chopped finely
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)
• ½ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp cayenne or red chilli powder
• 1 ½ cups of besan (gram flour)
• 1 pinch of baking soda
• Salt according to taste
• For frying use vegetable oil

Method of Preparation 

• Using a cilantro water along with the besan, salt and different spices make a thick batter (be careful not to leave any lumps in the batter)
• Add the sesame seeds, the green chillies and the shredded cabbage.
• Heat oil in a wok to fry the pakoras (before starting test the oil by dropping a little batter into the oil.)
• Then mix in a pinch of baking soda and a teaspoon of the hot oil to the batter.
• Take a spoonful of batter and drop it into the hot oil very carefully
• Repeat this process for a few times and continue to fry till they turn golden all around. After making the first batch continue to make more batches till all the batter has been used up.
• Serve the pakoras hot with ketchup or coriander-mint chutney