Palak ke Snacks (Spinach Snacks)

Palak ke Snacks is a perfect snacks to serve with  evening tea.

Ingredients

2 cup Spinach, chopped and boiled

2 cup whole wheat flour

2 tablespoon oil for dough

Salt to taste

½ teaspoon ajwain (thymol seeds)

½ teaspoon coriander powder

½ teaspoon black pepper powder

¼ teaspoon castor sugar

Oil for frying

Method

Liquidize the boiled spinach in a blender

Sift flour. 

Make a depression in the center of the flour.

Add 2 tablespoon oil in the depression.

Mix the flour with oil with your fingers so that the flour looks like bread crumbs.

Add salt, thymol seeds, coriander powder, pepper powder and castor sugar to the flour.

Mix it well.

Add spinach puree’ to the flour and knead a stiff dough.

(If required, little water can be added)

Keep the dough in a bowl and cover it.  Keep it aside of 15 minutes.

Heat oil in a Kadhai/wok.

Make small balls out of the dough.

Roll them into a thin pancake of 4” diameter.

With the help of knife make 6-7 lengthwise cuts in the center of pancake.  Don’t cut the edges off the pancake.

Roll them so that they become like a bitter-gourd  (karela) in shape.

Prepare all snacks like this.

Now fry all of the snacks in a slow flame till golden.

Turn occasionally so that the snacks are uniformly fried from all sides.

Remove from oil and cool at room temperature.

These snacks can be stored at room temperature in an air tight container for about 5-6 weeks.