Chai Pakode

Ingredients 

• Chai to serve
• 1 large potato
• 1 medium onion
• 2 green chillies
• Salt to taste
• 1½ cups gram flour (besan)
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• ¼ tsp red chilli powderc
• ¼ tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
• 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
• 15-20 curry leaves
• 2 tbsps chopped fresh coriander leaves
• 8-10 spinach leaves, shredded
• 1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed
• Oil for deep frying
• Green chutney to serve

Method

1. Finely chop potato without peeling and finely chop onion and green chillies. Transfer into a large bowl, add salt and mix well. Set aside for 5-10 minutes.
2. Add gram flour, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Crush carom seeds lightly between your palms and add. Add fennel seeds, curry leaves, coriander leaves, spinach leaves and crushed coriander seeds and mix till well combined.
3. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai, drop in small portions of the mixture and deep fry till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
4. Keep the pakode on a serving plate and serve hot with chai and green chutney.