Spinach Pakora 50/50 – Palak Pakora – Indian Spinach Fritters

7 February, 2015  Shana Shameer

Spinach Pakora 50/50

This is my version of Palak Pakora aka Spinach Pakora.  Pretty Awesomely Simple! Finely chopped Indian Spinach (Palak) is combined with a few other ingredients in a chick pea based batter  and fried till golden and cooked through. Serve hot at tea time! Curious about the name? I call them Spinach Pakora 50/50 because they are 50 percent healthy, thanks to the spinach and 50 percent not so healthy, by way of the frying! The end result is nonetheless Tasty!

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Spinach Pakora 50/50 – Palak Pakora – Indian Spinach Fritters

Ingredients:

• 200 gms palak (indian green spinach)
• 1 medium sized potato, grated
• 1 medium purple onion, diced finely
• 2 Tbsp finely minced green chili (seeded)
• ½ cup chick pea flour (besan)
• ¹⁄3 cup plain flour
• ¼ cup cornflour
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 ” piece ginger
• ½ tsp chilli powder
• ¼ tsp cumin powder
• ¹⁄8 tsp baking soda
• ¾ – 1 tsp salt ( according to taste)
• Oil for frying

Method:

• Rinse the Spinach thoroughly. Chop finely.
• Grate the peeled potato, using the medium holes on your grater. (Not finely grated).
•  Crush the green chili, garlic and ginger together to make a course paste.
• Add all the ingredients to a bowl.
• Add upto ¾ cup water, a little at a time till you can a nice smooth batter, that is not too thick but not runny either.
• Heat oil in a small wok / kadai.
• Using your hands scoop up little bits of batter, allowing excess to drip back into the bowl through your fingers. Immediately lower into the hot oil. Do not disturb for a few seconds.
• Fry on a medium heat so that the outside does not brown before the inside gets cooked.
• Once golden flip over gently, and allow the second side to get golden and crisp as well.
• Fry 2- 3 at a time so that they do not stick to each other.
• Drain. Serve hot with Tea!

Spinach Pakora 50/50

Key Ingredients: Spinach, Potato, Onion, Garlic, Green Chilli, Spices, Oil, Salt

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