🥬 Cabbage Fritters / Pakora

Crisp, spiced comfort

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (Medium)
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Serves: 4
Calories (approx): 230 kcal per serving

🥟 Crunch, Spice & Condiments on the Side

🌿 Introduction

Crispy on the outside and tender within, cabbage pakoras are the kind of snack that
appears when the skies turn grey and cravings turn nostalgic.
Shredded cabbage, onions, and spices come together in a simple gram flour batter — fried until golden and irresistible.

“Rain has a way of calling for crunch.”

Cabbage Fritters / Pakora

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📝 Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • 3 cups cabbage, finely shredded

  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced

    Note: Good cabbage dishes start before cooking — *our cabbage care guide explains how.

    *Cabbage Care Guide

For the Batter

  • Besan (gram flour) – ½ cup

  • Rice flour – ¼ cup

  • Ajwain – 1 tsp

  • Green chilies – 2–3, chopped

  • Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp

  • Salt – to taste

For Frying

  • Oil – as needed

🍽️ Instructions

  • Prep the Cabbage – Soak cabbage briefly in salted water, rinse, drain well.

  • Mix the Base – Combine cabbage, onion, chilies, herbs, ginger-garlic, and salt. Rest 10 minutes.

  • Add Flours – Stir in besan and rice flour. Use released moisture to bind; add water only if needed.

  • Fry – Drop small clumps into hot oil. Fry until golden and crisp.

  • Drain & Rest – Remove onto paper towels.

🍷 Optional Serving Notes

Serve with coconut chutney, mint chutney, or ketchup.

Best eaten hot.

💬 Soulful Note

Pakoras are never just snacks — they’re pauses.

Moments wrapped in steam, shared between sips of tea and conversation.

📚 Cook’s Wisdom / FAQs

📚Cook's Wisdom:

  • Rice flour adds crispness.

  • Air-fry for a lighter version.

  • Do not overcrowd the pan.

📊 Nutrition (Per Serving — Approx.)

  • Calories 170

  • Protein 4g

  • Carbs 14g

  • Fat 9g

  • Fiber 4g

🍃🌶🍃 The Bottom Line

Cabbage pakoras turn an everyday vegetable into something celebratory —

crunchy, warming, and deeply comforting.

🧡 Meet the Heart Behind the Spice

Maya Shetty – Stirred By Spice Author Photo

Hi, I’m Maya Shetty — cook, storyteller, and spice lover.

Through Stirred By Spice, I share recipes that warm both the kitchen and the heart — where simple ingredients and warm flavors turn everyday meals into moments of connection.

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