Today, I want to introduce a snack item made of Palak that is Palak Pakoda. This is very very easy to make and also tasty too. They will be perfect for evenings and loved by the Kids a lot. It is a simple Snack which requires very less number of ingredients and also less process too...
Ingredients:
- Spinach leaves - 1 large cup
- Gram Flour - 1 cup
- Rice Flour - 1/2 cup
- Hing - pinch
- Salt - to taste
- Turmeric - 1/4 spoon
- Tymol Seeds (Ajwain) - 1/4 spoon
- Crushed Coriander Seeds - 1/4 spoon
- Water
- Oil - for deep fry
STEP 1:
For making this Pakoda, First we should prepare the batter. So that take a large bowl and add a cup of Gram Flour. The Gram Flour that we have taken must be nice, fine and pretty good. For one cup of Gram Flour, we need half cup of Rice Flour so that add this Rice Flour to the gram Flour.
STEP 2:
To the same bowl add a pinch of Hing and it gives a very nice flavor to your pakoda and also add Salt to taste. Basically, you all know that Spinach is got lot of Salt in it so, while adding the salt you please be careful and add up to your taste but little lesser than usual.
STEP 3:
To this, add Turmeric, Ajwain nothing but Vaamu which is usually referred in our local language. And also add crushed Coriander Seeds. This Coriander Seeds are optional and it can also be avoided if you are not interested in that taste but by adding those crushed Coriander Seeds it adds an additional flavor to our Pakoda.
STEP 4:
Now, mix all of these ingredients nicely so that by adding Water we are going to make in to a nice Batter. But, before going to add Water to it add some Oil and one teaspoon should be good enough and then add Water and make in to a thick paste.
STEP 5:
Here I am suggesting you to make a thick Paste instead of making a Batter because, I think you all know this simple trick that when you make a thick paste then all the lumps will be gone and then you can add little bit of extra Water and make in to a nice Batter.
STEP 6:
Take Spinach leaves. And no need to cut them in to small pieces we can use them as their original size. It is also your choice if you want to crush them in to small pieces you can do it and it is up to you. Now add that Batter to these leaves and mix it well so that all those leaves will be nicely coated with the Batter.
STEP 7:
Now we can fry them. Place a deep frying pan and add Oil to deep fry and when it is hot enough, drop these leaves in to the hot Oil and fry them to nice and crispy. Once they are fried to crispy take them from the Oil and place in paper towel so that excess Oil can be absorbed.
Finally, While serving you can serve by squeezing the lemon on this Pakoda and so that...Hot, yummy and crispy Palak Pakoda is ready to serve and there is no need of any Chutney to this we can have them directly... Enjoy the recipe...
