Rani Palak Cheese Pakora

Name: Rani Palak Cheese Pakora
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 g Spinach (palak); 100 g Cheese, grated; 1 cup Gram flour (besan); 0.5 cup Semolina (rava); 0.5 cup Rice flour; 0.5 cup Fenugreek leaves (methi); 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 1 tsp Coriander-cumin powder; 1 tsp Red chili powder; 0.5 tsp Turmeric powder; 0.5 tbsp Carom seeds (ajwain); 1 tbsp Whole coriander seeds; 1 tbsp Whole black pepper; 1 tbsp Ginger, grated; 100 g Fresh coriander; Salt to taste; 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing); Oil for frying; as needed Water; 1 pinch Baking soda

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 servings

250 gSpinach (palak)
100 gCheese, grated
1 cupGram flour (besan)
0.5 cupSemolina (rava)
0.5 cupRice flour
0.5 cupFenugreek leaves (methi)
1 tbspLemon juice
1 tspCoriander-cumin powder
1 tspRed chili powder
0.5 tspTurmeric powder
0.5 tbspCarom seeds (ajwain)
1 tbspWhole coriander seeds
1 tbspWhole black pepper
1 tbspGinger, grated
100 gFresh coriander
Salt to taste
1 pinchAsafoetida (hing)
Oil for frying
as neededWater
1 pinchBaking soda

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Start by finely chopping spinach, coriander, and fenugreek leaves.
2

In a bowl, mix chopped greens, ginger, gram flour, rice flour, and semolina.
3

Add salt, turmeric, chili powder, hing, coriander-cumin powder, black pepper, coriander seeds, and carom seeds. Mix well.
4

Add baking soda and lemon juice. Mix again.
5

Add grated cheese and enough water to make a thick batter.
6

Take a small portion of batter, flatten, place a cheese cube inside, and shape into a ball.
7

Heat oil in a deep pan. Fry pakoras on medium heat until golden and crisp.
8

Serve hot with date-tamarind chutney and enjoy ✨