Indian breakfast and snack recipe

Palak poori, also spelt as Palak Puri, is made with spinach and whole wheat flour.

You know spinach is good for you and your family. But you really can't expect the kids to eat that boiled, tasteless spinach as you don't like it yourself. So you need Pop Eye to convince the kids to eat spinach. And that works only as long as they are young.

Make a recipe like Palak-Poori and You won't need Pop Eye. The kids as well as the grown-ups will love the colorful Palak puris. And you will love them (I mean the Pooris - kids... you love them anyway).

You can make this palak puri dough and keep it in the fridge and make pooris as and when you need. You can also pack them for lunch to school or office. These palak puris are also good as picnic food. They taste good for a day. Pooris are best when they are hot. And the aroma is wonderful.

How to make Palak poori

Ingredients:

• whole wheat flour - 2 cups.
• Fresh Spinach leaves - 1 cup
• salt - 1/4 tsp
• water to form dough
• oil for deep frying.

Cooking Method

1. Cook spinach leaves in a little water. Let cool a little and then puree to a fine paste
2. Mix flour, salt, two tsp oil, spinach puree well.
3. Add water only if needed and form a tight dough ball.
4. Keep aside for 10 minutes. Knead well.
5. Divide the dough into lime sized balls.
6. Roll each ball into a round of about 3 inches.
7. Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Let the round in the hot oil carefully. It will puff up like a ball.
8. Turn to the other side and let cook for a 4-5 seconds. Take care not to overcook.
9. Remove from oil and drain well.

Serve hot with curry or chutney or pickle or ketchup.

Palak puri is good to eat just by itself too. It is a good item to take for lunch for picnics as well as bring your own food parties. At parties it adds color to your table.

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