Ingredients:
For cabbage rolls:
Shredded green cabbage : 3-4 cups
Green peas / green capsicum / tofu : 1/2 cup (use any of them)
All purpose flour : 1-2 tbsp for binding the cabbage rolls
Bread crumbs : 1/2 cup
Grated ginger : 1/2 tsp
Salt and pepper to taste
For sauce:
Magi’s Tomchi sauce or any tomato-chilli sauce : 1/2 cup
Light Soya sauce : 2-3 tbsp
Roasted garlic (minced) : 1 tsp
Grated ginger : 1 tbsp
Cumin powder : 1 tsp
Red chilli flakes : 1 tsp or less (depending upon your taste)
Honey : 1 tbsp
Cornstarch (optional) : 1 tbsp to thicken the sauce
Cilantro leaves (chopped) ; 2-3 tsp
Oil for deep frying
Method :
Shred the cabbage and blanch it in hot and salted water for 5 minutes. Cabbage should not get too soft, it should have its crunchy texture. Drain and reserve the shredded cabbage. If you are using green peas, or green capsicums then blanch them too. Tofu can be added directly to the cabbage. Now, in a mixing bowl, add the cabbage along with green peas or tofu or green capsicum, add the grated ginger, salt and pepper, mix them properly, add the flour and knead them really well to give a dough like shape. The water from the cabbage will helps to bind the flour together, so no need to add any extra water. Shape it in form of rolls or cylindrical or cigar shape or any other shape you wish. Heat enough oil in a deep bottom vessel, coat the cabbage rolls with bread crumbs, and deep fry them till golden brown in color. Cabbage rolls must have a crunchy texture and crispy fried. You can serve it as an appetizer / starter or you can coat it with tomato chilly soy sauce to serve it as a side with fried rice or noodles.
For sauce :
Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan, add the grated ginger, let it fry for couple of minutes, next add the tomato-chilli sauce (if you do not have this sauce, you can mix good quality of chilli powder, preferably cayenne with regular tomato sauce), followed by soy sauce (if using light soy sauce, then do not use salt in the sauce), mix them well, followed by roasted and minced garlic, continue fry on low heat, add the red chilli flakes and honey to balance the heat. As soon as the flavours starts coming out and the oil starts separating out, add the water, cook for couple of minutes, this will be a clingy sauce, and take off the heat. You can also use cornstarch to thicken the sauce. Pour a ladle full of sauce over the crispy fried cabbage rolls, garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot as a side with fried rice or hakka noodles.
For cabbage rolls:
Shredded green cabbage : 3-4 cups
Green peas / green capsicum / tofu : 1/2 cup (use any of them)
All purpose flour : 1-2 tbsp for binding the cabbage rolls
Bread crumbs : 1/2 cup
Grated ginger : 1/2 tsp
Salt and pepper to taste
For sauce:
Magi’s Tomchi sauce or any tomato-chilli sauce : 1/2 cup
Light Soya sauce : 2-3 tbsp
Roasted garlic (minced) : 1 tsp
Grated ginger : 1 tbsp
Cumin powder : 1 tsp
Red chilli flakes : 1 tsp or less (depending upon your taste)
Honey : 1 tbsp
Cornstarch (optional) : 1 tbsp to thicken the sauce
Cilantro leaves (chopped) ; 2-3 tsp
Oil for deep frying
Method :
Shred the cabbage and blanch it in hot and salted water for 5 minutes. Cabbage should not get too soft, it should have its crunchy texture. Drain and reserve the shredded cabbage. If you are using green peas, or green capsicums then blanch them too. Tofu can be added directly to the cabbage. Now, in a mixing bowl, add the cabbage along with green peas or tofu or green capsicum, add the grated ginger, salt and pepper, mix them properly, add the flour and knead them really well to give a dough like shape. The water from the cabbage will helps to bind the flour together, so no need to add any extra water. Shape it in form of rolls or cylindrical or cigar shape or any other shape you wish. Heat enough oil in a deep bottom vessel, coat the cabbage rolls with bread crumbs, and deep fry them till golden brown in color. Cabbage rolls must have a crunchy texture and crispy fried. You can serve it as an appetizer / starter or you can coat it with tomato chilly soy sauce to serve it as a side with fried rice or noodles.
For sauce :
Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan, add the grated ginger, let it fry for couple of minutes, next add the tomato-chilli sauce (if you do not have this sauce, you can mix good quality of chilli powder, preferably cayenne with regular tomato sauce), followed by soy sauce (if using light soy sauce, then do not use salt in the sauce), mix them well, followed by roasted and minced garlic, continue fry on low heat, add the red chilli flakes and honey to balance the heat. As soon as the flavours starts coming out and the oil starts separating out, add the water, cook for couple of minutes, this will be a clingy sauce, and take off the heat. You can also use cornstarch to thicken the sauce. Pour a ladle full of sauce over the crispy fried cabbage rolls, garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot as a side with fried rice or hakka noodles.
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