It is actually cabbage chips or cabbage fritters but I call it Chori Ka Cabbage because ...well... there's a story to it.
During my 12th, I studied in a residential college called Sri Chaitanya and even this simple cabbage fry was a rare delicacy in comparison to usual hostel food. This was the special veg item for the vegetarians on the days when chicken was served. So, it won't be wrong to say it was comparable to chicken. Even, few people sacrificed their plate of chicken to eat this. It was supposed to be served not more than one plate. And what trick we had applied to have more of it was that we used to take one plate and pour rice over it so as to hide it and then asked for one more plate saying we came late or some other reason. So, there goes the stealing. :) Ah !!! Nostalgic times !!! I tried hard to get this recipe and finally landed on this one which is a mixture of various recipes and some of my memories of that taste. This dish is a favourite of me and my best friends. So, here it is. This one is for you and those times.
What We Need :
One half of a small white cabbage- around 200 gms
5-6 heaped tablespoons of besan
3 tablespoons of cornflour
1 teaspoon of coriander powder or curry powder
8-10 curry leaves
3-4 finely chopped green chillies
1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
Salt to taste- around 1/2 teaspoon
Oil for frying
Lighting The Stove:
Chop the cabbage thinly and mix with besan, cornflour, coriander powder, curry leaves, chopped green chillies, chilli powder, salt, and 1 tbsp oil. You can add a pinch of food colour if you want a richer colour. I didn't add it.
Mix nicely to make a very dry dough.
Now, deep fry it on medium flame till they are lightly browned.
Serve hot with Andhra style dal(which is called Pappu. I will post that recipe very soon) and hot steamed rice.
During my 12th, I studied in a residential college called Sri Chaitanya and even this simple cabbage fry was a rare delicacy in comparison to usual hostel food. This was the special veg item for the vegetarians on the days when chicken was served. So, it won't be wrong to say it was comparable to chicken. Even, few people sacrificed their plate of chicken to eat this. It was supposed to be served not more than one plate. And what trick we had applied to have more of it was that we used to take one plate and pour rice over it so as to hide it and then asked for one more plate saying we came late or some other reason. So, there goes the stealing. :) Ah !!! Nostalgic times !!! I tried hard to get this recipe and finally landed on this one which is a mixture of various recipes and some of my memories of that taste. This dish is a favourite of me and my best friends. So, here it is. This one is for you and those times.
What We Need :
One half of a small white cabbage- around 200 gms
5-6 heaped tablespoons of besan
3 tablespoons of cornflour
1 teaspoon of coriander powder or curry powder
8-10 curry leaves
3-4 finely chopped green chillies
1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
Salt to taste- around 1/2 teaspoon
Oil for frying
Lighting The Stove:
Chop the cabbage thinly and mix with besan, cornflour, coriander powder, curry leaves, chopped green chillies, chilli powder, salt, and 1 tbsp oil. You can add a pinch of food colour if you want a richer colour. I didn't add it.
Mix nicely to make a very dry dough.
Now, deep fry it on medium flame till they are lightly browned.
Serve hot with Andhra style dal(which is called Pappu. I will post that recipe very soon) and hot steamed rice.
