A easy pakoda recipe
which can be made on a rainy day.
Ingredients:
Vaali /Malabar
spinach or any spinach leaves – 20 leaves
Oil for deep frying
Oil for deep frying
For Batter:
Gram Flour / Kadalehittu / Besan – 1 cup
Rice Flour / akki hittu – 2 tblspn
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
Salt – to taste
Asafoetida / Hing– a pinch
Carom Seeds / Ajwain / Carom Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Water as needed
Rice Flour / akki hittu – 2 tblspn
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
Salt – to taste
Asafoetida / Hing– a pinch
Carom Seeds / Ajwain / Carom Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Water as needed
Method:
Wash the leaves really well and dry them.
Mix all the ingredients for batter in a bowl to a smooth batter.
Dip each leaf in the batter and fry in hot oil till golden.
Drain and serve hot with sweet and spicy chutney or even tomato ketchup.
If you do not find malabar spinach then you can use any spinach leaves you find. But make sure they are fresh and crispy!
Happy Cooking !
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