Palak Pakore : Steamed N Fried

Ingredients -

Palak leaves - 12 - 16
Bengal gram flour (besan) - 6-8 tbsp
Garlic crushed - 3 cloves
Ginger grated - 1/2 inch
Carom seed (ajwain) - a pinch
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Green chilli minced - 1
Amchur powder (dry mango powder) - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Oil - to fry

Method -

1. Take medium sized, soft  palak leaves and remove the hard stem and clean it thoroughly and dry it.
2. Mix all the ingredients in besan except palak leaves.
3. Make a smooth batter with the help of 1/2 cup of water.
4. Take a palak leaf and spread the besan mix on it covering it completely.
5. Put the second palak leaf and repeat the process until 4 palak leaves have been covered with the besan mix.
6. Fold it starting from the tip to the end part of it.
7. Fix it with a toothpick, prepare all in the same manner and put it in  a steamer for 8-10 minutes.
8. Take it out and slice it.
9. Heat a karahi with oil and fry the pakoras in it till golden brown and crisp.
10. Serve it hot with pudina chutney or sauce.

                                  Take palak leaves and besan mixture

                                Spread the besan mix on it

                                    Repeat the process with 4-5 leaves

                                          Fold it from the tip of the leaves

                                    put it in a steamer

                                        Take it out n let it cool down

                                                         Slice it n deep fry it     

                               Serve it with chutney n sauce