Malabar Spinach Fritters

 

Have you tried Malabar Spinach Fritters? They have a distinctive taste and turn out delicious. In this video there are two recipes that you will be able to make and enjoy with your folks…. There are more such recipes on my channel: https://goo.gl/XBwLLc The fritters or pakodas turn out crispy due to the rice flour and can be enjoyed with a hot cup of tea as well as with dal chawal or khichdi. If you do not get Malabar Spinach or Pui Shaak in your area, try these fritters or pakoda recipe with spinach instead. This is a vegan recipe.

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MALABAR SPINACH RECIPE                 Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients

 FRITTER ONE

Malabar Spinach Leaves (shredded) – 1 ½ cup

Potato peel (chopped finely) – 2 tbsp

Pumpkin peel (chopped finely) – 2 ½  tbsp

Onion (sliced thinly) – 1 medium

Onion seeds – ¼ tsp

Red chili powder – to taste

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Rice flour – 1 ½ tbsp + a little extra as required

Gram flour/Besan – 1 ½ tbsp + a little extra as required

Salt – to taste

Mustard/Vegetable Oil – for deep frying

 

FRITTER TWO

Malabar Spinach Leaves (whole) – 6 to 8

 

FOR THE BATTER

Gram flour/Besan – 2 to 3 tbsp

Rice flour – 1 tbsp

All purpose flour – 1 tbsp

Onion seeds – 1/3 tsp

Turmeric powder – a pinch

Red chili powder – ¼ tsp or to taste

Salt – to taste

  

Method:

1.    FRITTER ONE:  In a bowl, add in the all ingredients. With Rice flour – 1 ½ tbsp and Gram flour/Besan – 1 ½ tbsp. Mix well while bruising the veggies by hand. Leave aside for 10 minutes.

2.    After the resting period is over mix again by hand. The mixture will become moister at this stage. Add in a little gram flour and rice flour and mix well. The mixture should be stiff now.

3.    Take a little mixture into your palm and shape into a ball. Flatten it to shape it into a fritter. Make fritters out of the entire mixture.

4.    Deep fry the fritters in medium hot oil till it is cooked from inside and crispy on the outside. Should take about 3 to 4 minutes.

5.    FRITTER TWO: In a bowl, add in the ingredients FOR THE BATTER. Mix with a whisk. Add in water as required to make a batter of coating consistency.

6.    Take a leaf and dip it into the batter to coat both sides. Drop it in the hot oil and deep fry till crispy.

7.    Sprinkle the fritters with some black salt. Serve them hot with kasundi, chutney or a sauce.

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