Cabbage pakoda recipe with step by step pictures, full video. Pakoras or pakoda with cabbage as main ingredient. Besan/ gram flour, rice flour with other spices added for flavour makes best evening snack perfect to pair with coffee/ tea.
I used to make onion pakoda often, it has been a while since I made pakoda. Have been thinking to try and post cabbage pakoda as many readers keep searching for cabbage pakoda in raks kitchen. I have tried cabbage pakoda few times before. The first time I tasted at my cousin brother’s place. Until then, I had no idea one can make cabbage pakoda. It was super good.

When I made it for snack time when my inlaws were here, it was a super flop. I added too much of cabbage and tried the way I make onion pakoda. Where I just add besan and rice flour to coat the onion so that we get crispy pakoda. But that method was not the right way for cabbage. I never realized that. Later, I tried with more batter and reduced the cabbage amount. It turned out perfect.
I have tried with readymade aachi bajji bonda mix too. Its quite simple and quick. But when I have no instant bajji mix, make it from scratch and its always better than the instant bajji mix.
Check out my Onion pakoda, methi pakora, paneer pakora, palak pakora, medhu pakoda, cauliflower pakora recipes.

How to make cabbage pakora video

Cabbage pakoda recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Snack
Prep Time: 10 Mins | Cook time:20 mins | Serves:4 | Author: Raks anand

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Ingredients

Cabbage, shredded – 1 & 1/2 cups
Chickpea flour / Besan – 3/4 cup
Rice flour – 3 tbsp
Green chilli – 2
Ginger, finely chopped – 2 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida / Hing – 1/4 tsp
Sodium bi carbonate – 1/8 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – A sprig
Salt – As needed

Method

Using a mandolin slicer, shred cabbage thinly. You can also finely cut using knife.
In a mixing bowl, add besan, rice flour, red chilli powder, turmeric, cumin, slit green chilli, asafoetida, cumin seeds, curry leaves, ginger, salt, sodium bi carb and mix well.
Add water little by little and make a thick batter.
Add shredded cabbage to it. Mix well.
Heat oil, spoon the batter to hot oil and cook in medium flame. You can cook 4-6 pakoras at a time.
Flip and cook until golden crisp, cooked from inside. Drain in paper towel.

Notes

You can add up to 2 cups of shredded cabbage. You can add other veggies like spinach, carrot or coriander along.
Ginger, asafoetida adds nice flavour to the pakodas.
Add sodium bi carb to ensure the pakoras turn out crisp, cooked from inside.
Too much thick batter will be difficult to get cooked, so make just right as you see in the video.

Tags: Cabbage, pakoda, Cabbage pakora

Step by step pictures

Using a mandolin slicer, shred cabbage thinly. You can also finely cut using knife.

In a mixing bowl, add besan, rice flour, red chilli powder, turmeric, cumin, slit green chilli, asafoetida, cumin seeds, curry leaves, ginger, salt, sodium bi carb and mix well.