How to make Palak Namakpara - Diwali Special -
The crisp and flaky texture of these namakparas makes them irresistible. This recipe is a healthier alternative to the regular deep-fried ones, because it is baked. Plus, it has the goodness of spinach in it. A perfect recipe if you want to celebrate Diwali the healthy way.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Spinach puree (पालक की प्यूरी ), Spinach leaves (palak) (पालक के पत्ते )
Cuisine : Punjabi
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Palak Namakpara - Diwali Special Recipe Card
Hindi: palak
Treasure house of vitamins and minerals, spinach must be included in the week's menu. The usage can be varied: chopped spinach leaves cooked with potatoes is a semi-wet vegetable with rotis, a few spinach leaves thrown in with mixed vegetables and turned into a soup is lovely on a cold winter night, chopped and blanched spinach makes a different sort of raita, spinach puree can be used in cutlets or kababs, the list goes on.
Prep Time : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 1.30-2 hour
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Palak Namakpara - Diwali Special Recipe
Spinach puree 1/4 cup
Spinach leaves (palak) shredded 10-12
Refined flour (maida) 1 cup + fo
Oil for greasing
Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon
Pure ghee 3 tablespoons
Salt 3/4 teaspoon
Carom seeds (ajwain) crushed 1/2 teaspoon
Method
Step 1
Mix together refinedflour and baking powder into a bowl. Add ghee and rub in with fingertips till the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Step 2
Add salt, crushed carom seeds, spinach puree and shredded spinach leaves and mix well. Add one-fourth cup chilled water and knead intoa stiff dough. Cover and set aside for fifteen minutes.
Step 3
Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a baking tray with a little oil and dust with some flour.
Step 4
Sprinkle some flour on the worktop and roll out the dough into a half-centimeter thick disc.
Step 5
Cut the rolled out dough into diamond shaped pieces. Place them on the baking tray, place the tray in the preheated oven and bake for ten to fifteen minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
Step 6
Serve or store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 874 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 90.3 gm
Protein : 14.1 gm
Fat : 50.7 gm
Other : Niacin- 3.1mg
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