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crisp palak bhajiya pakoda
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Palak Bhajiya- Kolhapur Special Palak Pakoda

Palak Bhajiya- crisp and crunchy fritters made with spinach, potato and curry leaves
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: snacks/starters
Cuisine: Maharashtrian Cuisine
Keyword: kolhapur special palak bhajiya, palak bhajiya, palak pakoda
Servings: 4 person
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cup Gram flour / Besan
  • 1 bunch Spinach /palak 3 cup
  • 1 big Potatoes / Aloo 1 cup
  • handful Curry Leaves / Kadi Patta
  • 2 tsp Red chili powder
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk/ chaas
  • 1/3 tsp Baking Soda
  • 3 Green chili/hari mirch chopped
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • to taste Salt / Namak
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder

Instructions

  • Wash and roughly chop spinach and curry leaves.
  • Peel potato and chop into thin long slices.
  • In a bowl add gram flour, salt ,turmeric,chili powder ,asafoetida, baking soda and mix.
  • Now add butter milk and make a semi thick paste.
  • Heat enough cooking oil in a deep wide pan.
  • Now add chopped spinach,curry leaves,green chilies and potatoes in the gram flour batter and mix well.
  • Take around 2 tbsp mixture in your hand and gently drop in the hot oil.Make few more to fill the pan
  • Dont add too much pakoras in one batch ,if you crowd the pan they will not cook properly and remain raw from inside.
  • Cook on medium heat and don't flip and turn them more then 2-3 times.else they may break and absorb too much oil.
  • Whenpakoras become golden in colour then drain on a paper napkin and serve hot.
  • Best served with few fried green chilies,green chutney and tamarind chutney.