we can't eat fat free n low fat food all the time and want to binge out sometimes....this is a tricky situation and most of us fall in the trap...........that is when we want to eat the pakodas , we eat them in large quantities and the whole diet program goes for a toss, moreover when we are not in a habit to eat fried food for long, our digestive system also gets a shock...............to overcome all this , i have devised a new way, i cook the pakodas first in the microwave and then fry the super hot pakodas in hot oil for just one minute and take out immediately.......this does not allow the pakodas to absorb more oil and the recipe qualifies to be a low fat one.........here it is.........
ingredients
cabbage chopped finely1 cup
ginger, garlic , green chilly paste (equal quantities) 1 tbsp
haldi powder 1 tsp
ajwain seeds 1 tsp
green coriander chopped 2 tbsp
besan 1/2 cup
suji 1 tbsp
salt to taste
sunflower oil to deep fry
procedure
mix all the ingredients with a little water and make a mixture which can be shaped into balls.
make balls and arrange on a greased microwave safe dish with lid.
for 5-6 such balls, microwave for 3 minutes , meanwhile, keep the oil redy to fry and put in the balls as soon as it comes out of the microwave, which looks like this, interestingly it can be eaten as it is with chutny.
when we fry the balls as soon as it comes out of the microwave, as it is already very hot, it takes less time to become brown n crisp on the outer side....the inside has been already cooked in the microwave.........take out the balls just after a minute and serve hot.
i served it with green chutny and amla chutny..........here is the recipe....
green chutny
grind together 1 cup of green coriander with all the stalk, and ginger, green chillies and a few garlic cloves......mix salt and lemon juice and it is ready to serve.
amla chutny
i keep amla preserved in 15% salt which i use to make this chutny in the picture.
grind equal quantities of preserved amla, garlic and whole red chillies to make a fine paste n it is ready.
ingredients
cabbage chopped finely1 cup
ginger, garlic , green chilly paste (equal quantities) 1 tbsp
haldi powder 1 tsp
ajwain seeds 1 tsp
green coriander chopped 2 tbsp
besan 1/2 cup
suji 1 tbsp
salt to taste
sunflower oil to deep fry
procedure
mix all the ingredients with a little water and make a mixture which can be shaped into balls.
make balls and arrange on a greased microwave safe dish with lid.
for 5-6 such balls, microwave for 3 minutes , meanwhile, keep the oil redy to fry and put in the balls as soon as it comes out of the microwave, which looks like this, interestingly it can be eaten as it is with chutny.
i served it with green chutny and amla chutny..........here is the recipe....
green chutny
grind together 1 cup of green coriander with all the stalk, and ginger, green chillies and a few garlic cloves......mix salt and lemon juice and it is ready to serve.
amla chutny
i keep amla preserved in 15% salt which i use to make this chutny in the picture.
grind equal quantities of preserved amla, garlic and whole red chillies to make a fine paste n it is ready.