• 3 cups palak (spinach) - washed and chopped
• 1 cup besan (gram flour/ chickpea flour)
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp amchoor (dried mango powder)
• Oil to deep fry

Mix besan with salt and all the spices.

Take palak in a bowl and add besan mixture. Mix well. Add 1-2 tablespoon water if needed. The mixture should be thick and such that round balls can be made from it.

Heat oil in a kadhai/ wok and when the oil is hot, turn the heat to medium.

Drop small portions of the palak mixture in the oil. Fry palak pakoda till golden brown from both sides turning as needed.

Drain on an absorbent paper and serve hot palak pakora with komato ketchup or chutney.

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 1513 views