Palak Bhajia Recipe – Spinach Pakoras

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Spinach Leaves (Palak) tightly packed, chopped
• 5-6 tablespoons Gram flour (besan)
• 1 tablespoon Rice flour
• 1 pinch Baking soda
• 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)
• 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
• 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)

Steps

1. To begin making Palak Bhajia, firstly let us make the pakora batter.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine spinach, besan, rice flour, baking soda, asafoetida, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, salt
3. and ajwain.
4. Add enough water and mix everything to form a batter. The batter should not be very thick or watery.
5. Heat oil for frying in a deep fry pan. Drop bits of spinach batter and cook till it turns crispy and golden brown.
6. Remove from the heat and similarly deep fry the remaining bhajias too.
7. Serve Palak Bhajia with Dhaniya Pudina Chutney or Tomato Onion Chutney.