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Crisp & crunchy palak pakora

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

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

Method
 

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