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Quick and easy, Snacks, Tea time  /  December 20, 2018

Easy homemade crispy palak pakora

by Kitchen Mai
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Pakoras or fritters are a hugely popular Indian street food and tea-time snack and are particularly enjoyable during the monsoon and winters. You will find that every region – north, south, east, west – have their own unique recipes, sprinkled with beautiful local flavours. Moreover, pakoras are made of a variety of vegetables and meat. Fritters made of egg plants, potatoes, onions, peppers to those of eggs, fish and chicken, the list goes on. And I am sharing with you my favourite, easy, homemade crispy palak pakora recipe. 

I feel, palak pakora or spinach fritters is one of the gems in the pakora family. They are crispy and crunchy in texture and mildly spiced in flavour. The only spices that I have used are chilli and turmeric powders and some cumin seeds. Therefore, you can make these in a jiffy with minimal and easily available ingredients.

Also, there is no baking soda that I’ve used to make the pakoras fluffy. There’s a secret tip to do that which, you will find out while going through the cooking instructions. 

The best way to have these is, with a group of friends over some tea and chit-chat. So, call your buddies over, serve these easy to make, yummy pakoras and have a gala time. Even spinach non-lovers enjoy these quick and easy fritters!

These are usually served with a variety of chutneys and if nothing else even ketchup works. But, let me also assure you that these taste fantastic on their own too!

Besides, having them with a fresh, hot cup of masala chai, I personally love relishing these easy, homemade crispy palak pakora with a lovely lentil curry or dal and steamed rice. You guys should try this combination as well 🙂

So, find below this fabulous and easy peasy recipe of palak pakoras.

You could also glance through my dal vada and chana dal pakora (lentil fritters) recipes – other savoury, quick and easy tea-time snack.

Eat hearty!

"Easy homemade crispy palak pakora - www.kitchenmai.com"

"Easy homemade crispy palak pakora - www.kitchenmai.com"

Crisp & crunchy palak pakora

A perfect rainy or a winter evening snack!
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g baby spinach
  • 2 cups gram flour (besan)
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp chaat masala for garnishing
  • oil for frying
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Wash the spinach leaves, pat them dry and keep them aside
  • Mix the gram flour with the spice powders, cumin seeds and salt
  • Gradually add water to the mixture to form a smooth, lump-free and moderately thick batter
  • Once the batter is ready, heat a wok with oil 
  • Take about a tablespoon of this hot oil and add it to the batter and mix well. This step will ensure fluffy pakoras
  • Dip each spinach leaves individually in the batter, coat well and drop it in the hot oil
  • Keep the flame low while releasing the leaves in the oil and increase it once in the oil
  • Flip the pakoras once or twice over. Remove on a kitchen towel once they turn golden brown
  • Garnish the pakoras with some chaat masala and serve hot with some tamarind chutney and hot Indian masala chai!
    "Easy homemade crispy palak pakora - www.kitchenmai.com"

Notes

  • Ensure that the spinach leaves are completely dry before you dip them in the gram flour batter
  • Adding hot oil to the batter eliminates the need of using baking soda to make the pakoras fluffy
  • g - grams
  • tsp - teaspoon
Keyword Crispy and crunchy fritters, Easy to make, No soda fritters, Palak pakora, spinach fritters
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