Palak puri
A vibrant, deep-fried Indian bread made with spinach purée and spices. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or festive meals. Easy, healthy, and delicious!
Ingredients
- 4 cups plain whole wheat flour (atta)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
- 3 tbsp oil
To blend together-
- a handful of fresh coriander (include stems too)
- a handful of spinach ( I used as much as I could fit in my fist)
- 1 inch piece of ginger
- 2 green chillies
- 1 cup water (may need more while kneading)
Others-
- oil for deep frying
Instructions
- In a bowl add the flour, salt, carom seeds and 1/4 C oil.
- Rub everything together for a few minutes with your fingertips.
- Add the spinach mixture gradually and knead to make a dough (neither too soft or too craggy).
- I used the entire spinach mixture and it was just right for my dough. If your dough appears too wet, add a little more flour gradually until you arrive at the right consistency.
- Cover and rest for 30 minutes.
- Divide the dough into two portions. Cover one portion.
- Roll out the uncovered portion of dough into a long sausage shape and divide into equal portions. Roll and flatten each portion between your palms and keep covered for later. Repeat with the other portion of dough. Keep all the portions (makes 16) covered until needed.
- Heat a pan with oil for deep frying.
- Lightly grease a portion of the dough and roll out into discs; neither too thick or thin.
- Roll out few discs at a time. Keep them covered but do not stack them.
- Check the oil is ready.
- Drop a very tiny ball of dough into the hot oil. If it rises to the surface immediately and doesn't brown, the oil is ready for frying. If the oil is too hot, reduce the heat and wait for a while to cool before frying.
- Gently lower a rolled out disc into the hot oil.
- Wait for it to rise to the surface. When it is halfway, gently press it down into the oil until it is puffed up.
- Flip and cook on the other side. Once the puri is puffed up and flipped over , it can be taken out. It takes on a golden green colour.
- Transfer the fried palak puri onto a tray lined with paper towels.
- Serve hot with an Indian side dish. ( check my website for Indian recipes- dal, curry etc)
