Palak Poori (Fried Spinach Puffed Bread)
Palak Poori|Fried Spinach Puffed Bread is a delicious Indian puffed bread made with spinach puree and few spices and is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Servings 2
Calories 75kcal
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
Calories: 75kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Sodium: 654mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 4685IU | Vitamin C: 15.4mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2.3mg