Palak Pakoda – Crisp Spinach Fritters | Palak Pakora With Spinach Leaves

Palak Pakoda is a quick and easy snack where fresh green spinach leaves are coated with spiced chick pea flour and fried golden brown. Crispy Spinach Fritters are a great tea-time snack to munch with hot chai.

Palak Pakoda

Pakora with spinach leaves is a great way to sneak the in the healthy greens. Crispy vegetable fritters packed with the goodness of spinach and served with a dab of tomato ketchup is just irresistible!

Spinach is full of nutrients and it’s low in calories. Spinach, a nutritional powerhouse, improves blood-glucose levels, lowers blood pressure, improves bone health and has anti-cancer properties.

Crispy Palak Pakoda Recipe:

Palak Pakoda is an easy Indian pakora recipe where spinach leaves are dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried to crisp brown. A nice and crunchy snack recipe, enjoy Palak Pakora with a hot cup of tea.

To make palak pakodas, firstly wash the spinach leaves well. Then pick just the spinach leaves, discarding the stem. Pat the leaves dry.

Spinach leaves

Next take besan, rice flour, asafoetida, carom seeds, turmeric, salt and coarsely crushed coriander seeds in a large mixing bowl. Mix in 1tsp of hot oil.

Ingredients for batter

Pour water a little at a time and blend the ingredients into a thick batter with a whisk.

Batter

Now drop in the spinach leaves into the batter and coat well.

Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai. Once the oil gets hot, drop a tablespoonful of the batter-coated spinach mixture into the oil. Don’t crowd the kadai – fry the palak fritters in small batches.

Deep fry pakodas

Fry the palak pakodis over medium-high heat till they turn a crisp brown on both the sides.
Remove the fried palak pakodas with a slotted spoon.

Serve Palak Pakoda with ketchup or green chutney.

Spinach Fritters

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Spinach Fritters Recipe Details below:

Palak Pakora Recipe

Palak Pakora is a yummy and easy snack made with spinach leaves. This crunchy snack recipe with palak can be rustled up in a jiffy! Learn how to make these crispy and tempting Spinach Fritters.

Course Snacks

Cuisine Andhra

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings 4

Calories 102kcal

Author Shil

Ingredients

Spinach - 250 grams
Chick pea flour/ Besan – ½ cup
Rice flour – ¼ cup
Salt to taste
Turmeric – ¼ tsp
Carom seeds/ Ajwain – ½ tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Coriander seeds, crushed - ½ tsp
Oil for deep frying
Water as required

Instructions

Wash the spinach leaves thoroughly. Chop the palak leaves and keep aside.
Mix all the ingredients listed under Pakora batter to a smooth, semi-thick consistency.
Add the spinach leaves to the batter and mix well.
Heat oil for deep-frying. Take spoonfuls of the pakora batter and gently drop into the hot oil.
Fry till the Palak Fritters turn golden brown in color.
Remove Spinach Pakodas and place on a paper towel.
Enjoy hot Spinach Fritters with tomato ketchup and a steaming mug of tea.