Crispy Cabbage Fritters (Cabbage Pakoras)

Crispy Cabbage Fritters:

Some days are so tiring. Today is one such tired busy day with doing nothing. Weather is also not so good, its so gloomy, Cloudy, making me feel more dull.  The more I feel dull, the more I cook. Cooking is kind of meditation to me, and bring my energies and focus back. I want to make something quick, and something spicy crispy pakoras. When I forced myself to step into the Kitchen, I realized that there are no onions… Booom…. Dull face again…opened the fridge, and saw a big cabbage waving hand to me…jump…. Swap Onion with Cabbage, and here is Crispy Cabbage Fritters…

Preparation & Cooking Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:
Cabbage – 1 big slice of cabbage, washed and sliced into thin, 1 inch pieces
Green chilies – 2 Medium spice, Wash and Chop into small pieces
Chickpea flour / Besan Flour – 1 cup
Rice Flour – 1 tbl spoons
Salt – as per taste
Jeera / Cumin Seeds – 1 tbl spoon (Optional)
Ginger  Garlic Paste – 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli Powder (Optional) – ½ tsp (as per taste)
Curry Leaves – few (As per taste)
Oil – to deep Fry

Preparation Method: Take Besan flour in a bowl, Add Rice Flour, Salt, cumin seeds, chopped green chillies, Ginger Garlic paste, Cabbage, Curry Leaves to the bowl.  Heat a spoon of oil, and add to the bowl. Mix all the ingredients well with fingers. Make sure the batter is little hard, not a smooth paste. The batter should just coat the cabbage. Add just few drops of water if required. Make sure the flour is not watery. Watery mix turns soggy or soft pakoras, not the crisp ones.
Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Once the oil turns hot, reduce it to medium flame. I prefer using fingers to make a small fritters, and drop the fritters in oil. You can use a small spoon of batter and drop the batter in oil. Deep fry till it turns golden brown color.  Once its done, remove the fritters, place on paper towel to remove the excess oil.  Enjoy the Yummy hot fritters (Pakoras) with any ketchup or Tomato Chutney with a hot coffee/ tea.