Palak Pakoda/Palak Pakora/Spinach Pakoda

Palak pakoda are delicious Indian spinach fritters made with fresh spinach leaves(Palak), gram flour(Besan) and spices. These palak pakora make for a tea time snack and can be served with Indian ginger tea or with chutney or sauce. 

There are many variations of making palak pakoda recipe. But mainly they can be made with two unique methods.

1) Finely chopped spinach leaves(Palak) are mixed in the gram flour(Besan) batter and deep fried.

2) each spinach leaf is dipped in spiced gram flour batter and deep fried.

Both methods are very easy and quick. You can choose the method that you like.

Ingredients :-

• Spinach leaves(Palak)[2 Cup fine chopped palak]
• 2 Green chilli fine chopped
• 1 Cup gram flour(Besan)
• 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp Carom seeds
• 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp Cumin powder
• 1/2 Cup water or as per required
• Oil for frying
• Salt

Recipe :-

1. Take the spinach leaves (Palak) and rinse it very well and chopped it. You will need 1.5 to 2 cups of finely chopped spinach leaves(Palak).[Here I used 2 cups finely chopped spinach leaves] 
2. Add 2 green chilli fine chopped, 1/4 tsp red chilli powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp carom seeds, 1/2 tsp coriander powder, 1/2 tsp cumin powder and salt to taste.
3. Mix all the ingredients very well and set aside for 5 minutes.
4. After 5 minutes add gram flour and mix it well. 
5. Add water in it, remember the spinach will release water once spinach is mixed with salt and the spices. So be careful while adding water.(Do not make the batter too thin or thick.)
6. Heat oil for fry in a deep pan, when the oil is medium hot, drop the spoonfuls of the pakoda batter in the oil.
7. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Once it turn crispy and golden brown then take it out from oil.
8. Repeat the process to fry remaining.
9. Serve immediately crispy & tasties palak pakoda with chutney or sauce.

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- Shraddha Kharche