easy palak chakli recipe | palak murukku recipe | spinach murukku
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 30 Servings
- Category: snacks
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice flour
- ½ cup besan / gram flour
- 2 tbsp roasted chana dal / roasted bengal gram / putani (powdered)
- ½ tsp jeera / cumin seeds
- pinch of hing / asafoetida
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp butter (room temperature)
- ¼ cup water (or as required to knead)
- oil for deep frying
for palak puree:
- handful of palak / spinach leaves
- 2 green chilli
- ¼ cup water
Method
- firstly, prepare the palak puree by blending handful of palak, 2 green chilli and ¼ cup water.
- blend to smooth paste and keep aside.
- now in a large mixing bowl, take 2 cups rice flour, ½ cup besan, 2 tbsp powdered putani, ½ tsp jeera, pinch of hing, salt to taste and 1 tsp butter.
- combine all the ingredients well, making sure to mash butter.
- now add prepared palak puree and mix well.
- additionally water as required and knead dough to smooth and soft dough.
- now take star mold and prepare small spiral shaped chaklis by pressing.
- take one palak chakli at time and slide it into hot oil.
- flip the chakli and fry on medium flame till they turn crispy from both sides.
- furthermore, drain over a paper towel to remove excess oil.
- finally serve crispy and healthy palak chakli with masala tea or masala milk.
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.