Palak Poori is a delicious Indian flatbread made with spinach puree and a few spices and I have it with some paneer capsicum stir fry and cookies & nuts.
Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist or a dietician, I am doing what is best for my kid to create a balanced lunch.
KIDS LUNCH BOX #29 - Palak Poori + Paneer Jalfrezi + Cookie & Pistachios
Some kids school lunch box ideas to try…
- Spinach Corn Sandwich + Orange + Almonds & Pistachios
- Carrot Rice + Cucumber + Fruittellas
- Palak Chapati + Jeera Aloo + Orange
- Potato Spinach Pancakes + Sprouted Moong & Corn Salad+ Grapes
- Mayonnaise Veggie Pasta + Strawberries + Peanut Chikki
Here is what I packed for school lunch…
LUNCH - Palak Poori - Here is the detailed Palak Poori Recipe Link.
Palak Poori (Fried Spinach Puffed Bread)
Ingredients
- 1 cup wheat flour or multigrain flour
- 2 tablespoon fine sooji (rava) (optional)
- 3-4 cups spinach (palak)
- ½ inch ginger
- 1 green chiili
- ¼ teaspoon ajwain (carrom seeds)
- oil for frying
- water to knead, if needed
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Blanch spinach in hot water.
- Add blanched spinach, ginger and green chilli to a blender and blend to make a smooth puree.
- Combine the whole wheat flour, sooji, spinach puree, ajwain and salt and mix well.Knead into a stiff dough.
- Divide the dough into small lime size pieces and roll it out into a 3 to 4 inch circle.
- Carefully slide rolled poori into hot oil and deep fry on both sides until it slightly starts to change color.
- Remove it from the oil using slotted spoon and place on paper towel lined plate and serve warm with any side dish of your choice.
Notes
Tips & Variations
- Dough should not be soft like roti or loose or sticky. It should be slight stiff yet smooth.
- Roll the spinach pooris of medium thickness. If it is too thin like roti then it will not puff up while frying.
- Instead of adding spinach puree to the dough, you can add finely chopped spinach.
- You can add masalas like red chilli powder, hing, jeera powder etc to make this poori even more delicious.
Nutrition
SNACK - Paneer Capsicum Stir Fry- Here the Paneer Capsicum Stir Fry Recipe Link
SNACK - Coconut Cookie & Pistachios- I have packed homemade cookies and some pistachios.
Prep Work For The Previous Evening
- You can prepare the dough at night and refrigerate it in an airtight container.
Notes
- Packed in a stainless steel tiffin box called Lunchbots which is Eco-Friendly, Dishwasher Safe, BPA-Free and is easily available on Amazon. Do not use plastic lunch boxes to your kids, they are toxic.
- You can increase or decrease quantity based on your child's appetite.
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renuka s
It's really an awesome recipes, it looks very delicious so I'd like to try it out with great pleasure. Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bhavana Patil
Thank you so much Renuka
Harshada
Such simple recipe..yet so well presented...loved all your tiffin ideas and look forward to more.. subscribed your blog... Keep up the good food🤗
Bhavana Patil
Thank you for the Encouraging words Harshada:)