Chinese Pakoda

Chinese Pakoda is an Indo-Chinese fusion snack born in Mumbai. This is very popular as Mumbai street food. We can see chinese pakoda's stalls in everywhere, these roadside pakodas are very unhealthy and unhygienic. Instead of buying them, you can make easily at home. They will be tasty and hygienic.You can serv this to your kids guilt-free.

Ingredients:

• Cabbage, finely chopped- 2 cups
• Spring onion- ½ cup (you can omit spring onion, as street hawkers are  not using) 
• Maida / Refined flour-  approx 1 ½ cup
• Corn Flour/Starch- 2 tbsp
• Ginger- 1 inch
• Garlic- 8 to 10 cloves
• Green chillies, chopped- 2
• Black pepper powder- ½ tsp (optional)
• Red chilli powder- 1 tsp or to taste
• Salt- to taste
• Baking soda- 1 pinch
• Red food colour- 1 pinch or 1-2 drops (optional)
• Oil for frying- as required
• Chopped spring onion green, Cabbage and Fried noodles- as required for garnishing

Ingredients:

• Coarsely crush or grind ginger, garlic and green chilli without water.
• Combine chopped cabbage, spring onion, ground mixture, black pepper powder, red chilli powder and salt in a bowl and keep a side for 5 minutes. Cabbage will release water.
• Now add maida, corn flour, baking soda and food colour. Just sprinkle little water, if required. Mix well. The batter should be thick, otherwise pakodas will not become crispy. 
• Meanwhile heat a sufficient oil in a kadhai. Drop small portion of batter and fry till crisp. Take them out on tissue paper
• Garnish with fried noodles, chopped spring onion and cabbage. Serve hot with schezwan chutney/sauce.