Pui Saag Fritters (Poro Saag Pakoda)

• Servings: 2-3
• Preparation time: 8-10 minutes.
• Frying time: 4-5 minutes(each batch).
• Total time: 15 minutes. 

When I saw the Pui Saag on the vegetable rack in peacock store, Tokyo, Japan;  it brought back memories of happy days spent with my parents and siblings that we used to eat pui saag fritters, pui saag dish, pui saag and peas fritters and so on… I have already shared so many recipes related to pui saag like “Pui saag with prawn“, “Pui Saag with Masoor dal“, “Pui saag diye Masoor dal” and so on.

Today I am going to share the pui saag pakoda (fritters), served as afternoon snacks, followed by tea or coffee with green chutney or tomato sauce.

Ingredient:

• Pui saag (Malabar Spinach): 1 bunch
• Garlic: 2-3 cloves
• Salt: half teaspoon
• Chilli Powder: ¼ teaspoon
• Green chilli: 2-3 no.
• Garlic stem:  1 no.(optional)
• Lemon: ½ no.
• Ajwain (carom seeds): ¼ teaspoon
• Kalongi (onion seed): ¼ spoons
• Besan (Gram flour): 1 cup
• Rice flour: 2 tablespoon
• Water: 1cup
• Mustard oil: for deep frying

Preparation:

1. Separate the bigger leaf and tender apex part from the bunch with 3-4 tender leaf, keep aside. (Thick stem can be used for other dish)
2. Grind green chilli, garlic and garlic stem into fine paste, keep aside.
3. Take a bowl; Put Besan, salt, Ajwain, Kalongi, rice flour, lemon and ground paste, make a smooth batter with the help of water.
4. Add lemon juice,Keep aside.

Method: 

1. Heat oil in a kadhahi (frypan), let oil to smoke. Pour a drop of batter into the oil.
2. If batter comes up slowly, it means right temperature of oil, otherwise wait for a while and test again.
3. After getting right temperature of oil, dip single leaf or tender apex part into batter. (Either direct by hand or spoon).
4. Deep fry all leaves or tender apex part, when they start to come up slowly turn over; fry till it becomes golden brown on both sides.
5. Serve hot with tomato sauce or Green chutney followed by tea or coffee.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

    

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