Apr 4, 2009

PALAK PAKODIS (SPINACH PAKORAS)


Palak (palakura, spinach) --- 1 bundle or 1 &1/2 cup finely chopped
Chickpea flour (bengalgram flour, senagapindi) --- 1 cup
Rice flour --- 1 tab sp
Ginger 1/2 inch piece
Green chilies --- 3 no.
Coriander seeds -- 1 tea sp
cumin seeds -- 1/2 tea sp
Ajwain --- 1/2 tea sp
Salt to taste
turmeric powder -- 1/2 tea sp
Oil for frying
METHOD:---
1. Peel and chop ginger and cut green chilies in to small pieces and add coriander seeds and cumin seeds to ginger and green chilies and grind in to a coarse paste.
2. wash palak many times and chop it very finely.
3. In a big mixing bowl add chickpea flour and rice flour,salt to taste,turmeric powder,ajwain,ground paste and chopped palak and make a dumpling batter with the help of very little water if required.
4. Now heat oil in a deep frying pan and drop spinach and chickpea flour mixture in the form of pakodis and fry till nice golden color.
5. remove from oil and drain extra oil,and palak pakodi s are ready to eat.
6. Serve hot with tomato sauce or green chutney and a cup of tea.
Be carefull when you are droping the batter in to the hot oil if you are not able to drop with your hand use a spoon to drop the batter.
Take care and enjoy your palak pakodis.......

17 comments:

Pooja said...

looking delicious and yumm rekha...Nice tea time snack...used to have it from sweetmagic they used to add cashews...

Deepthi Shankar said...

I love palak pakodis .. awesome

Lavanya said...

hmmmmmmmmm...pakoda looks perfect n lovely rekhaa!!

Unknown said...

sappida varalama Madam... pakavey supera irukken.. en method konjam vera mathiri.. i will post it soon..

Ramya said...

yummy and healthy too

Chutneytales said...

Spinach pakodis look yum..one of the perfect snacks for tea time!

Priya Suresh said...

Pakodas with spinach looks too great n prefect snack..

Vani said...

Perfect for a cold, rainy day like today :)

vidhas said...

cripsy Palak Pakoda.Perfectfor tea time snack.

ARUNA said...

Wow pakodis look soooo yumm......never tried with palak!!!

Saritha said...

Tempting pakodas.You are not see in yahoo since long?

Anonymous said...

look good. I add 1 tsp of rice flour so that the pakoda's become a little crisp. Have a great sunday :)

Cham said...

Delicious Pakodas Rekha!

Unknown said...

Great way to make the pakodas healthy.

Deepa Hari said...

Looks yum Rekha...perfect to snack.

Suparna said...

hi rekha,
great for tea time :) perfect cruchy soft pakodas..
TC

Manju said...

delicious pakodas!