Palak (Spinach) Puri Recipe
Palak Puri Recipe are not regular puri recipe, they are attractive and delicious made up of whole wheat and palak or spinach. These puris turn out to be green on adding spinach pure. Spinach is rich in iron and supplies enough nutrients.Consumption of spinach regularly protects us from certain types of cancers, promotes bone and brain health, maintains blood pressure and since it is rich in vitamin A it also protects eye health.
Ingredients
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1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
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20 Spinach Leaves (Palak)
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chopped
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1/4 inch Ginger
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peeled and chopped
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1 Green Chilli
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chopped
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1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
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1 tablespoon Water
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2 tablespoon Oil
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more to deep fry
Instructions
Step 1
To begin with the Palak Puri Recipe, first chop spinach, ginger and green chilies and boil them together
Step 2
After boiling strain the water and leave it aside for 15 minutes till the water is drained
Step 3
After cooling, take the boiled contents from the strainer and add to a mixer and make a thin puree
Step 4
Do not add water, just make a puree
Step 5
Now in a mixing bowl add Vivatta whole wheat flour and the prepared pure, add some oil to the flour, cumin powder and salt
Step 6
Mix them to together to make dough
Step 7
Do not add excess water as palak will release water on its own
Step 8
Now cover the dough with a muslin cloth and keep it aside for 30 minutes
Step 9
After 30 minutes again, mould the dough and make small marble sized balls
Step 10
Make small balls out of the dough and dust the rolling table with whole wheat flour and flatten the puris with the rolling pin
Step 11
See to that you make small thick size round out of the dough
Step 12
As you have rolled all the dough now, heat a Kadai and add oil
Step 13
When oil gets heated, gently add a flattened puri
Step 14
Using a frying spoon or slotted spoon gently press the puri, put some hot oil on top and move in a circular way
Step 15
You will notice that the puri gets puffed and rises up
Step 16
At this point, turn it to the other side and fry till it turns golden brown
Step 17
Do not keep the puri in oil for more than 2 Minutes else it will become brittle
Step 18
Drain it on kitchen towel
Step 19
Continue the deep frying process for all the other flattened puris
Step 20
Serve Palak Puris with Lahori Aloo and any raita of your choice