easy palak chaat recipe | palak pakoda chaat | spinach pakora chaat
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings
- Category: chaat
- Cuisine: indian street food
Ingredients
for palak pakoda:
- 1 cup besan / gram flour
- 2 tbsp rice flour
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ¼ tsp chilli powder
- ¼ tsp ajwain
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup water
- 12 leaves palak / spinach
for chaat:
- ¼ cup curd / yogurt (whisk)
- 4 tsp tamarind chutney
- 4 tsp green chutney
- ¼ tsp chaat masala
- ¼ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
- ¼ tsp aamchur / dry mango powder
- ¼ tsp chilli powder
- ½ onion (finely chopped)
- ¼ cup sev (fine)
- ½ to mato (finely chopped)
- pinch salt
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, prepare besan batter adding spices.
- mix to smooth and lump free thick batter.
- dip the palak leaf into prepared besan batter and coat it completely.
- furthermore, deep fry in hot oil.
- also stir occasionally and fry on both sides until it turns golden and crisp.
- drain off the palak pakoda to remove off excess oil.
- arrange palak pakora on the plate.
- pour 1 tbsp curd, 1 tsp tamarind chutney and 1 tsp green chutney.
- also sprinkle a pinch of chaat masala, cumin powder, aamchur and chilli powder.
- furthermore, top with 3 tbsp sev.
- additionally, add 2 tbsp onion and 2 tbsp tomato.
- again top with 1 tbsp curd, 1 tsp tamarind chutney and 1 tsp green chutney.
- finally, palak chaat or spinach chaat is ready to serve.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.