Palak Puri is something that I have wanted to make for a long time. So when I chose the theme for this week on colorful dishes, I had the spinach puri in my mind to make. Little did I plan that I will end up making all three dishes in green color. So, after my Karpooravalli / Ajwain leaves chutney yesterday, today we have the spinach puri. My boys love spinach in any form. Their first favorite is the spinach rice that is often requested for school lunch box or weeknight dinner and then the Palak Paneer which is also a regular in our house. Palak puri is so simple to make and especially much easier when we have frozen spinach in hand. I always have a couple of bags of frozen spinach to make something quick like this. The boys are home this whole week for Thanksgiving and they enjoyed the Palak Puri with their favorite Potato Masala. Preparation time - 5 minutesCooking time - 30 minutesDifficulty level - easy
Ingredients to make Palak Puri - Makes around 15
Whole wheat flour - 2 cups Fine semolina / Rava - 2 tablespoon (optional) Spinach - 1 cup (frozen) or 2 cups (fresh, packed) Ginger - ½ inch piece Green chilies - 2 Ajwain / Omam / Carom seeds - 1 tsp Salt - 1 tsp Sugar - 1 teaspoon (optional) Oil - 1 teaspoon plus more to deep fry
Procedure to make Spinach Poori
I used frozen chopped spinach leaves to make the palak puri. I thawed it in the microwave for about 4 minutes and used it. If using fresh spinach, use twice as much as frozen and saute it in about ½ teaspoon of oil until the spinach wilts and softens.
Let the spinach cool down a bit and then grind it along with ginger and green chilies into a smooth puree, adding as little water as possible.
Measure whole wheat flour and add fine semolina to it (if using). My mother taught me that adding semolina keeps the puri puffed up for a while.
Add the salt, sugar, carom seeds, and ground spinach puree to the wheat flour. Mix well and sprinkle water to make a stiff dough. Add 1 teaspoon of oil to the dough and further knead for a few seconds.
Let the dough rest for just about 5 minutes or until the oil heats up for deep frying. Do not knead the dough in advance as it will absorb more oil while frying.
Heat oil to deep fry the puri.
Divide the dough into small lime size pieces and roll it out into a 3 to 4-inch circle dusting with little flour.
Carefully slide the rolled dough into hot oil and deep fry on both sides until it slightly starts to change color. Make sure to remove them when it just starts to change color.
Drain the fried puris onto a paper towel-lined tray and serve warm with any side dish of your choice.
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