Spinach Fritters Or Palak Pakoda are my favorite 🙂 just love them and these are healthy fritters as its made purely from greens of spinach. These Spinach Fritters are so easy to make. Most important factor is its crispy, crunchy, delicious, yum and its crunchy even when it is not hot Or you eat after some time. This Spinach Fritters are my own creation just followed my gut and had a awesome tea time snack.
Spinach Fritters goes well with pav, bread accompanied with green chutney and sauce. Also a cup of tea Or coffee. Monsoon is a great time to have pakodas as the fun is altogether different. But for a person like me I can have pakodas all the time of the year provided its made of spinach Or fenugreek. I will soon update you guys with fenugreek fritters it also tastes yum.
Guess pakodas are a integral part of Indian Cuisine. As pakoras are made of almost all veggies like potato, onion, green leafy veggies, cabbage, cauliflower, mung, urad and also green chilies. Indians are really crazy for pakodas 😉 😉
My hubby also loves pakodas and he is not a typical veggie lover. So like a small kid I have to make green leafy fritters Or add them in non veg dishes Or club them with puree Or parathas. This is the challenge I have to face everyday for him which I am quite successful at …now. As I don’t tell him I just give him as long as it is tasty he doesn’t mind lol!
Let’s make spinach fritters recipe step by step:
- In a Mixing bowl add gram flour, salt and all spices (turmeric, hing, chat masala, red chili powder, cumin seeds, fennel seed powder, dhaniya powder) along with sesame seeds. Combine all nicely with a spoon Or your finger tips.
2. Add water to it to form a smooth paste. Ensure no lumps are formed. The consistency should be or thick consistency should be able to cover the spinach leaves.
3. Lastly add baking powder and keep it aside for 5 to 7 mins.
4. In the meanwhile take spinach leaves wash and wipe them with a cloth Or napkin. Keep them aside.
5. Now take a deep frying pan. Add oil allow the oil to get hot. Place the gas on low heat. Fold the spinach leaves dip them in the above batter. Gently leave them in hot oil. Repeat the same with rest of the leaves. Depending on your vessel size fry about 5 to 6 of fritters at one time.
6. Fry them until golden brown and crisp from both sides. Place them on napkin to absorb excess oil. Serve hot with tomato Or chili ketchup.
Spinach fritters recipe and the printable version below:
- 24-26 spinach leaves (cleaned)
- 3 cups oil
- 1 cup gram flour (besan) Or as required
- 1 t/s baking powder / baking soda (optional)
- 4 tbsp water Or as consistency required
- 3 tbsp white sesame seeds (til)
- 1 t/s asofoetida (hing)
- 2 tbsp chat masala
- 1 tbsp fennel seed powder
- 1.5 tbsp cumin seed
- 1.5 tbsp red chili powder
- 1/2 t/s turmeric
- 1 t/s coriander seed powder (dhaniya)
- salt as per taste
- In a Mixing bowl add gram flour, salt and all spices (turmeric, hing, chat masala, red chili powder, cumin seeds, fennel seed powder, dhaniya powder) along with sesame seeds. Combine all nicely with a spoon Or your finger tips.
- Add water to it to form a smooth paste. Ensure no lumps are formed. The consistency should be or thick consistency should be able to cover the spinach leaves.
- Lastly add baking powder and keep it aside for 5 to 7 mins.
- In the meanwhile take spinach leaves wash and wipe them with a cloth Or napkin. Keep them aside.
- Now take a deep frying pan. Add oil allow the oil to get hot. Place the gas on low heat. Fold the spinach leaves dip them in the above batter. Gently leave them in hot oil. Repeat the same with rest of the leaves. Depending on your vessel size fry about 5 to 6 of fritters at one time.
- Fry them until golden brown and crisp from both sides. Place them on napkin to absorb excess oil. Serve hot with tomato Or chili ketchup.
Maria says
Hey Maria,
Wish you a very Happy Valentines Day :-). I am sure this Valentine will be evn more special since its your first after marriage. I know there is no particular day required to celebrate love howeve there is no harm in expressing Love in a more special way today rite 🙂
BTW i must tell you i tried the Aloo Paratha recipe you had posted some time back and they turned out really well, i thought i should let you know since i always dread making rotis as i am very bad with it 🙁 , however since my husband really loves parathas i thought let me surprise him today being Val day by trying the same for the very 1st time.
I must says he was really impressed with my first try 🙂 thanks to you too for posting a simple and yummy recipe of Aloo Paratha.
Take care. keep in touch
Love n regards
Maria
maria says
Hi Maria,
Thanks a ton 🙂 Happy Valentines Day! …….. Yeah it is love is always special irrespective of age, color, occasion 😉 ……
Aloo Paratha waters my mouth any time 🙂 ….. you are welcome thanks for removing time and writing to me always. Great your hubby liked your paratha.
You also keep in touch.
Lots of Love,
Maria
JO says
What a great idea, they look delicious and crispy.
maria says
Hey Jo! thanks do try them for sure 🙂 I bet they taste yum and crispy.
dassana@vegrecipesofindia.com says
yummmm….. they look so crispy…. good photos…..
maria says
Thanks Dassana! I am glad you liked the pics you also try them home 🙂