PALAK PAKODA RECIPE / PALAK PAKORA RECIPE by using whole Palak /Spinach leaves / पालक भजी

                      Palak Pakoda is a delicious, crispy snack prepared with Spinach (Palak) leaves. It is very nice tea time snack during mansoon season. In this recipe I used whole Palak leaves for making Pakodas. Try this recipe and enjoy with tea.

                          Cuisine – Indian

                          Category – snacks  

INGREDIENTS

·         Palak leaves (Spinach leaves) – 7 to 8

·         Besan ( gram flour) – 1 cup

·         Rice flour – 2 table spoon

·         Chili powder – 1 ½ table spoon

·         Salt as per taste (here I used ½ table spoon)

·         Oil for deep frying

METHOD

1)      Discard the stem and use only the Palak leaves(SPINACH LEAVES). Wash the leaves and allow to drain the water.

2)      In a bowl mix together besan,  rice flour, chili powder and salt and make a medium thick batter using water. I used ¾ cup water.

 3)      Heat oil in Kadai.

4)      Once oil is hot, take one palak leaf and dip it into the batter. Slide the batter coated leaf in the hot oil.

5)      Once fried from one side , flip it and fry from another side. Allow the leaf to make crispy from both sides.

6)      Remove the crispy Pakoda in plate and serve hot with Tomato sauce / Tea / Coffee