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palak bread pakora recipe | instant palak vada | Indian bread spinach cutlets | palak bread pakoda tea time snack is a crunchy snack to be enjoyed with family with a cup of tea. Learn how to make instant palak vada.

To make palak bread pakora, combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and knead into a soft sticky dough by adding water only if required. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, drop spoonful of the mixture using your fingers and deep-fry a few pakoras at a time on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper. Serve immediately with tomato ketchup and green chutney.

Bread has a knack of giving any snack a wonderful texture, which is both crisp and melt-in-the-mouth. This Indian bread spinach cutlets is an interesting experiment that harnesses this quality of bread.

Made with a dough of bread and palak strengthened with besan and flavoured with spices, these palak bread pakoda tea time snack have an addictive flavour and amazing crispness. They can be served with tea or as a starter at parties. It is sure to be enjoyed by everyone.

Just make sure you serve instant palak vada immediately before it loses its awesome crispness. You can also try other party recipes like Fried Vegetable Balls or Eggplant Chaat.

Tips for palak bread pakora. 1. Don't mix and keep the batter for too long. It might release water and make deep-frying difficult. 2. Spinach can be replaced with finely chopped fenugreek leaves (methi). 3. Fresh bread crumbs can be replaced with dry bread crumbs. You can them readymade or make bread crumbs at home.

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Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 25 mins Total Time: 40 mins 4Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

For Palak Bread Pakora
2 cups fresh bread crumbs
2 cups finely chopped spinach (palak) , washed
1 1/2 cups besan (bengal gram flour)
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

For Serving With Palak Bread Pakora
tomato ketchup
green chutney

Method

Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and knead into a soft sticky dough by adding water only if required.
Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, drop spoonful of the mixture using your fingers and deep-fry a few pakoras at a time on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
Serve immediately with tomato ketchup and green chutney.

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what is palak bread pakora made of?

Palak bread pakora is made of 2 cups fresh bread crumbs, 2 cups finely chopped spinach (palak) , washed, 1 1/2 cups besan (bengal gram flour), 1/4 cup finely chopped onions, 1 tsp chilli powder, 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi), salt to taste and oil for deep frying.

how to make fresh bread crumbs

To make fresh bread crumbs, place the bread slices on a clean, dry surface. Remove the brown crust of the bread slices carefully with a knife and discard the crusts.
Tear the bread slices with your hands. The process of grinding becomes easy if you tear the bread slices.
Add the bread slices to a mixer jar.

Now, blend the slices till the bread completely breaks down and results in small crumbs. These are fresh bread crumbs. 10 to 12 big bread slices will approx. give 2 cups of fresh bread crumbs.

for the batter of palak bread pakora

For the batter of palak bread pakora recipe | instant palak vada | Indian bread spinach cutlets | palak bread pakoda tea time snack, add 2 cups fresh bread crumbs in a deep bowl. See above how to make bread crumbs.
Add 2 cups finely chopped spinach (palak), washed.
Add 1 1/2 cups besan (bengal gram flour).
Add 1/4 cup finely chopped onions.

Add 1 tsp chilli powder.
Add 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies.
Add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi).
Add salt to taste.
Knead into a soft sticky dough by adding water only if required. The batter for the palak bread pakora is ready.

how to make palak bread pakora

To make palak bread pakora recipe | instant palak vada | Indian bread spinach cutlets | palak bread pakoda tea time snack, heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan.
Drop spoonful of the mixture using your fingers in hot oil.
Deep-fry a few pakoras at a time on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
Serve palak bread pakora recipe | instant palak vada | Indian bread spinach cutlets | palak bread pakoda tea time snack immediately with tomato ketchup and green chutney.

tips for palak bread pakora

Don't mix and keep the batter for too long. It might release water and make deep-frying difficult.

Spinach can be replaced with finely chopped fenugreek leaves (methi).
Fresh bread crumbs can be replaced with dry bread crumbs. You can them readymade or make bread crumbs at home.