Chinese Pakoda | Cabbage Manchurian

Step 1

Rinse, peel and then finely chop the veggies. You will need 1 cup tightly packed finely chopped cabbage, ⅓ cup finely chopped onions, ⅓ cup finely chopped capsicum, ¼ cup finely chopped carrots.

Step 2

Take the chopped veggies in a mixing bowl.

Step 3

Add schezwan sauce or sriracha sauce, finely chopped ginger, kashmiri red chilli powder and black pepper powder. Also add salt as required.

Step 4

Next add besan, maida (all purpose flour) and corn flour (corn starch).

Step 5

Mix very well without adding any water. The juices from the veggies will be enough to bind the pakoda mixture. Cover and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Step 6

After 30 minutes the pakoda mixture will become slightly more moist.

Step 7

Heat oil in a kadai or pan.

Step 8

Add a tiny portion of the pakoda batter and if it rises up steadily and gradually, the oil is hot enough.

Step 9

Now with the help of your fingers or spoon, take small portions of the batter and gently drop them in the hot oil.

Step 10

Add the number of pakodas as per the size of the kadai or pan. Do not overcrowd.

Step 11

Fry the pakodas on medium flame.

Step 12

When one side is lightly crisp and faint golden, turn over the pakoda.

Step 13

Fry the second side till crisp and golden. Turn over a couple of times for even frying.

Step 14

Fry the chinese pakoda till crisp and golden.

Step 15

Remove with a slotted spoon. drain the fried chinese pakoda on kitchen paper towels. Continue to fry the remaining batches of pakodas this way.

Step 16

Serve chinese pakoda hot or warm. While serving garnish with some shredded cabbage or chopped coriander leaves or spring onion greens. Accompany schezwan sauce, chili sauce (sweet or spicy) or tomato ketchup with chinese pakora.