Palak Pakora Chaat

Crisply fried palak pakore served topped with onion, chaat masala the typical chaat chutneys.Palak Pakora Chaat is a classic fritter dish prepared with pinach. A very simple palak declicacy though you can add your choice of mixed veggies too. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 24 Apr 2018 in Recipes Veg

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Main Ingredients	Spinach leaves (palak), Gram flour (besan)
Cuisine	Indian
Course	Snacks and Starters
Prep Time	11-15 minutes
Cook time	6-10 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Tangy
Level of Cooking	Easy
Others	Veg

Ingredients list for Palak Pakora Chaat

1 medium bunch Spinach leaves (palak) stems trimmed off
1 cup Gram flour (besan)
for deep-frying Oil
¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 teaspoon + for sprinkling Red chilli powder
½ teaspoon Asafoetida
1 teaspoon Carom seeds (ajwain)
to taste Salt
a pinch Baking soda
1 medium Onion finely chopped
to sprinkle Chaat masala
to sprinkle Amchur powder
to sprinkle Black salt (kala namak)
as required Yogurt
as required Date and tamarind chutney
as required Green chutney
to sprinkle Cumin powder roasted
for garnishing Fresh coriander leaves chopped

Method

Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
Take gram flour, turmeric powder, chilli powder, asafoetida, carom seeds and salt in a bowl and mix. Add some water and whisk till smooth. Add baking soda and whisk well to make a semi-thick batter.
Coat each spinach leaf with the batter and deep-frying hot oil till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
Place pakoras on a serving platter. Put some onion on top and sprinkle some chaat masala, dried mango powder, black salt and chilli powder.
Drizzle some yogurt, date and tamarind chutney and green chutney on top. Sprinkle some cumin powder.
Serve immediately garnished with coriander leaves.

#Onion #Spinach leaves (palak) #Date and tamarind chutney #Oil #Green chutney #Red chilli powder #Chaat masala #Gram flour (besan) #Baking soda #Amchur powder #Fresh coriander leaves #Asafoetida #Black salt (kala namak) #Salt #Cumin powder #Yogurt #Turmeric powder #Carom seeds (ajwain)