SPINACH (palak or palakura) PAKODI:



Preparation & cooking time – 1/2 hr
Serves – 5 or 6 persons
Storage – 1 day
Cuisine – Andhra

Ingrdients:

Palak (palakura, spinach) -1 bundle or 1 &1/2 cup finely chopped
bengalgram flour( senagapindi) - 1 cup
Rice flour - 1 tab sp
Green chilies - 3 (cut into small pieces)
Ajwain (vamu) - 1/2 tea sp
Red chilli powder – 2tbsp
water -little
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

How to make:

1. Wash palak many times and chop it very finely.
2. In a big mixing bowl add bengal gram flour , rice flour,salt ,ajwain and chopped palak ,green chillies,red chilli powder and make a dumpling batter with the help of very little water if required.
3. Now heat oil in a deep frying pan and drop spinach and Bengal gram flour mixture in the form of pakodis and fry till nice golden color.
4. Remove from oil and drain extra oil on absorbent paper and palak pakodi ready to eat serve.
5. Serve hot with tomato sauce or wih any chutney.

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