Spinach Fritters | Palak Pakoda

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Spinach Fritters | Palak Pakoda

Palak pakora / palak pakoda is an easy and perfect tea time snack.

Spinach fry/ Palak Pakoda are delicious and crispy Pakoras prepared with spinach leaves coated with spicy chickpea flour. 

Spinach Fritters | Palak Pakoda

Main Ingredient: Spinach, oil and gram flour

Recipe Type: Snacks

Cuisine: Indian

Level of cooking: Medium

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup gram flour (Besan)
• 1 cup chopped Spinach
• Oil - to deep fry
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Black pepper (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon Red chilli powder (optional)
• Pinch of asafetida (Hing)

Method:

Sieve the gram flour in a bowl and add all the dry ingredients salt chilli, black pepper, hing and turmeric and mix well.

Make a thick batter of it by adding water. Make sure that lumps are not formed in the batter. Leave the batter for 15-20 minutes. 

Whisk the gram flour batter once again and put chopped spinach leaves. Mix all the ingredients well.

Heat oil in a pan to fry and take a small portion of the batter either with hands or with a spoon and put it into the pan. 

Put 4-5 more portions and put it in the oil and deep-fry all 4 at a time in a batch on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in color from all the sides.

Take out the fritters from the pan once they turn brown and keep them over the napkin on a plate.

Spinach Fritters | Palak Pakoda

Serve Hot and crispy Spinach fritters-Palak Pakoda with coriander chutney or tomato ketchup.

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