Chinese Pakoda (चाइनीज पकोड़ा) –Street Food From Mumbai –Cabbage Pakora–Vegetables Pakoda

Ingredients –

• Sliced Capsicum / bell pepper (you can use any color of capsicum)
• Shredded cabbage
• Onions thinly sliced (optional)
• Chopped Green chilli (optional)
• Spring onions (Finely chopped)
• Carrot (Finely chopped)
• Corn  flour / Corn starch – 1/2 cup.
• Semolina (Suji) – 1 tbsp.
• Salt to taste
• Food color red – (optional)
• Ginger – garlic paste or crushed –1 tbsp.
• Red chilli  sauce or green chilli paste (as per your taste)
• Vegetable Oil for deep frying
• Soya sauce – 1 tbsp.
• Vinegar – 1 tbsp.
• Baking soda – 1/2 tsp

Method –

1. Add all the ingredients into a bowl and with the help of water prepare the dough.
2. Dough should be thick enough so that the vegetables are coated evenly.
3. Adjust salt if needed and keep aside for 10 minutes.
4. Heat Vegetable oil in a pan /kadhai on medium heat.
5. Take small portion of the dough and gently drop in hot oil.
6. Keep stirring and fry on a medium heat until it turns light golden in color.
7. Once ready, transfer fried Pakoras to a kitchen or absorbent tissue.
8. Repeat the same for rest of the dough.
9. Chinese Pakora is ready, serve hot with chutney and tomato sauce.