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Palak Pakora served with Coriander Chutney

Palak Pakoda Recipe

Have you ever heard about Pakora's? If you are from India or visited India or an Asian or Indian restaurant then we are sure you may have definitely heard or found it in a menu card. Pakoras are quite popular in India as an all time snack and available in almost all the restaurants or as street food. Pakoras are quite popular during rainy season and Pakora with a cup of tea or coffee is the ultimate combination. Pakora served with some tea or coffee gives you the sweet and chilli taste that you will not experience with anything else. There are many ways in which Pakoras are prepared, most common are the - Aloo Pakora, Onion Pakora, Paneer Pakora, Bread Pakora, Gobi Pakora and many more. In this article we will go through the Palak Pakoda recipe and show you how to prepare them at home in not more than 15 mins. Palak Pakoda recipe is often known as Spinach Pakora recipe. A quick and easy breakfast option Palak Pakoda with some Coriander Chutney will take no time to become your favourite.
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Course: Food Recipes, Snack, Snacks & Sides
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 145kcal
Author: Meenu

Ingredients

Main Ingredients for Palak Pakoda

  • 25 g Spinach Palak

Main Ingredients for Palak Pakoda Batter

  • 1/3 cup Gram flour Besan
  • 1 tbsp Rice flour Chawal Aata
  • 1/4 tsp Carom Seeds Ajwain
  • 1/8 tsp Red chillies powder Lal Mirch
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric Haldi
  • Pinch of Asafoetida Hing
  • 1/4 tsp Salt As per taste
  • 5 g Green Chillies Hari Mirch
  • Few Coriander leaves

Optional Ingredients for Palak Pakoda

  • 1/4 tsp Garam Masala

Frying

  • Vegetable Oil for deep frying

Garnishing

  • 1/4 tsp Chat Masala for added flavour and garnishing
  • 1/8 tsp dried Parsley for added flavour and garnishing
  • 1/8 tsp dried Oregano for added flavour and garnishing

Instructions

Preparation Steps to make Palak Pakoda

  • Wash Spinach thoroughly and chop it.
    25 g Spinach
  • Now Finely chop Green chillies and Coriander leaves.
    5 g Green Chillies, Few Coriander leaves
  • Take approx 2 cup Vegetable oil in a deep frying pan and put it on gas and switch it to high flame. This you can do so that oil is heated till the time you prepare the batter.
    Vegetable Oil for deep frying

How to make Palak Pakoda Batter

  • Now to prepare the batter, take Gram Flour, Rice flour, Asafoetida, Red chillies powder, green chillies, coriander leaves, Turmeric, Garam Masala, Salt and Carom Seed in a bowl and add 1/2 cup water to it.
    1/3 cup Gram flour, 1 tbsp Rice flour, 1/4 tsp Carom Seeds, 1/8 tsp Red chillies powder, 1/4 tsp Turmeric, Pinch of Asafoetida, 1/4 tsp Salt, 5 g Green Chillies, Few Coriander leaves, 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
  • Now mix all Ingredients properly so that there are no lump formations else it will spoil the experience. Your batter is now ready.

How to make Palak Pakoda

  • By now the oil in frying pan should be hot enough to make Palak Pakora. To check this take 1/2 tsp batter and drop it in the frying pan. If it makes intense fizzing sound and the batter drop immediately floats in oil then it means oil is ready for frying.
    Vegetable Oil for deep frying
  • Take Spinach and mix it well with batter. Now take small portion of batter and drop it in hot oil. Be cautious of the hot oil spatter as they may cause burn. This may happen if you accidentally drop water droplets in the hot oil, so be careful.
  • While you fry, roll over Palak Pakoras so they get fried evenly on both sides. Fry Palak Pakora until they turn golden brown. Once they get the required colour you can take them out using slotted turner or slotted spoon.
  • Your Palak Pakoras are now ready to be served. Before serving, sprinkle some Chat Masala and some herbs such as Parsley and Oregano on top of Palak Pakoras.
    1/4 tsp Chat Masala, 1/8 tsp dried Parsley, 1/8 tsp dried Oregano

Notes

Some considerations while cooking and serving -
  • In case you do not have Rice flour, you can skip it and the Palak Pakoras will still be delicious.
  • Do not fry Pakoras on low flame as in such case they will soak more oil and not cook properly.
You can complement Palak Pakoras with Rice Kheer and serve with Aamras.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 145kcal (7%) | Carbohydrates: 14g (5%) | Protein: 4g (8%) | Fat: 8g (12%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 311mg (14%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 2g (2%)
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