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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Spinach Pakoras(Fritters) | Palak Pakodas

Spinach is a real good source of iron. When added to gram flour and made into hot pakoras, they taste delicious, with a hot cup of tea, especially when it's raining outside.They are a good way to sneak in greens for kids.Love to have this crispy snack with some hot tea in the monsoon weather. Try and enjoy !!



Preparation time ~ 10 minutes
Cooking time ~ 15 minutes
Serves ~ 4
Author ~ Julie
Ingredients
spinach 2 cups chopped
gram flour/ besan /kadala mavu 1 cup
rice flour 1/4 cup
turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
hot chilli powder 1/2tsp
asafaeotida (hing/ kayam podi) a pinch
carom seeds 1/2 tsp
salt
water 1/3 cup
oil for frying

Method

  • Wash, clean the spianch and chop the spinach. Add in the chopped spinach to a bowl, crush the carom seeds in the palm and add. Add turmeric powder, hot chilli powder, salt. 
  • Add the gram flour(besan) and rice flour to the spinach mix. Add in water little by little and make a batter. Finally, add hinh/ kayam podi. Give a good mix.
  • Heat oil in a pan and drop a spoonful of batter when the oil is hot (don't overcrowd the wok).Turn and fry them both sides to brown colour. Drain with slotted spoon and place it on layers of paper towel.
  • Serve hot with tomato ketchup











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