Cabbage Manchurian recipe is adopted from the Chinese cuisine to our taste. Here is this recipe I have not used any store bought sauce like soya sauce, tomato ketchup. Pure and simple!This is 2 in 1 dish, you can just make cabbage pakora and eat or you can add the cabbage bonda/pakoda to oggarane/ Masala and enjoy as Manchurian! Kids friendly and perfect evening snack with a hot cup of coffee or Tea!
2cupsfinely chopped cabbagethoroughly wash and chop it
3 to 4 TBSPTBSP maida/all purpose flour
3 to 4 TBSPcorn flour
½tspjeera cumin seeds
1 to 1½tspsalt
¼tspturmeric powder
1½tspchilli powder
For seasoning:
1 to 1½TBSPoil
3 to 4 finely chopped green chillies
1 TBSPchopped ginger
2 to 4 TBSPchopped coriander leaves
½tspjeera cumin seeds
1big onionFinely chopped
3medium size tomatoeschopped
5 to 6garlic clovesminced
½tspsalt
½ to 1 TBSPaggery Powder
Also:
More oil to fry cabbage Pakoda
Instructions
Watch the video for tips and instructions
In a bowl mix washed cabbage(drain the water), maida flour, corn flour, jeera, salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder without adding any water, Keep it aside for few minutes so that the cabbage releases the water then mix again.
To prepare Pakora:
Heat the oil in a wok on medium heat to fry the pakoras.
Dip your hand in the water and take the prepared mix, drop little by little around 1 TBSP mix to the hot oil,
fry it on both sides until the pakoda turns golden brown.
Remove the Pakoda from the oil and transfer it onto a paper towel.
Repeat the same procedure with the remaining mix.
You can enjoy this Cabbage Pakoda as it is or !
Prepare the Masala for Manchurian:
Heat the 1½ tbsp oil in a pan on medium high heat, add jeera, ginger pieces, green chillies and add minced garlic.
After 30 seconds add chopped onions, fry onions for a minute.
Finally add tomatoes, fry this on high flame until it cooks, turn off the heat and add salt, jaggery and chopped coriander leaves, Mix it well.