Palak Pakore, a quick fried item that goes really well with a cup of tea. This bhaji has extra crunch because of rice flour and poppy seeds.
Ingredients:
14-16 Palak leaves (Spinach)
1/2 cup Besan (Gramflour)
4 tbsp Rice flour
4 tbsp Poppy seeds
1 tsp Red chilli powder
1 big pinch of Cooking soda
1/4 tsp Carom seeds
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Water
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Method:
Wash the leaves and wipe with tissue paper to remove excess water. Try to use spinach leaves of almost same size. Trim of all but 2 inch of the stem. Make pairs of same size and keep aside.
In a bowl mix everything except OIL , poppy seeds, palak leaves and water. Now add water little by little to get the thick consistency. Check the salt and make sure the batter is free of any lumps. Heat oil for frying on medium flame. Dip the spinach leaves, coat well from both sides and sprinkle some poppy seeds on both the sides. Fry until golden brown. Remove from oil and strain on paper till the oil drains. Serve hot crispy palak pakoras with green chutney.
Very yummy and crispy snack !!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea of not cutting the leaf - it looks really pretty this way...I always used to chop the leaves - Will do this next time :)
ReplyDeletelike the presentation deepa.. you have fried it along with stems.. looks great..
ReplyDeletespinach pakoras looks so yumm n inviting, liked the way u fried them with stem n every single leaf separaetly..very nice presentation too...
ReplyDeleteperfect fritters...looks crispy and yummy
ReplyDeleteyummy and crispy spinach pakoras.
ReplyDeleteyummy snack. beautiful pictures
ReplyDeletei love all the diff ingredients you used in making the pakoras and specially the way you made it..it looks so yummy, perfect to have with tea anytime..
ReplyDeletebeautiful presentation..looks so crispy..
ReplyDeleteMy fav fritters, perfect tea time snacks.
ReplyDeleteLooks so perfect for tea... crispy and yum
ReplyDeleteso crisp and tempting paalak pakoras,liked the idea of sprinkling poppy seeds over them.
ReplyDeletewow a nice variation from reg snack..
ReplyDeletewow !!! perfect bites..and innovative..and..healthy too ! do drop by pick quicks and quick picks as well when u get the time :)
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ReplyDeleteThese crisp pakoras are tempting me...Looks very inviting
ReplyDeleteI'm not a fan of fried items but still I fry this palak fritters to my hubby in a different way.. Never tried whole leafs.. Looks good..
ReplyDeletelooks scrumptiously tasty
ReplyDeleteTasty Appetite
yummy and crispy snack
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ReplyDeletefabulous recipe... do pass on a plate.. :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks tempting and delicious
ReplyDeleteThat's a grt snack...If we r snacking then why can't it be little healthy with goodness of spinach as well...perfect !!
ReplyDeletehuhhhh yummyyyyyyyy
ReplyDeleteits a great way to snack spinach fritters, not to chop off their stem is cool idea though !
ReplyDeleteNever added poppy seeds to this pakoda....loved trying this version.....pakora look crisp and yum...
ReplyDeleteLove any kind of pakora. Spinach pakora looks superb delicious!
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