Spinach or Palak Muthias

Spinach or Palak Muthias 

Here is another delicious, quick and healthy recipe which is made from Spinach (Palak) 

Yet another way to include palak into your daily snacks or dinner menu if you are bored of having palak paneer, plain palak or palak parathas.

Though this is not the substitute of the above mentioned but you will surely love it with a cup of tea :) 

Lets get started with all time favourite dish :) 

Ingredients : 

• 3 cups of  washed and chopped Palak 
• 2 cloves of garlic or 1 tsp of garlic paste 
• 2-3 small pieces of ginger or 1 tsp of ginger paste 
• 2-3 green chillis 
• salt to taste 
• 1 tsp of lemon juice 
• 1/2 tbsp of red chili powder 
• 1/2 tbsp of coriander cumin powder 
• 1 tsp of turmeric powder 
• 1 tsp of sugar 
• 1 tbsp of sesame seeds (1/2 to knead a dough and rest to temper) 
• 1 tbsp of carrom seeds 
• 1 1/2 cup of wheat flour
• 1/2 cup of gram flour (besan) 
• 1/2 cup of oil  
• pinch of asafoetida

How to prepare : 

•  In a wok add 2 glass of water and add chopped palak and heat it for 5-7 minutes 
• Remove the palak in a colander and remove the excess water and pour cold water onto the palak to retain its green color. Next process is to grind it. 
• In a grinder add green chillis, ginger , garlic and grind it into a paste. Add the palak and grind it again to a puree or palak gravy. Add pinch of salt and lemon juice and mix well. 
• Time to knead a dough for the muthiyas 
• In a Mixing bowl add wheat flour, besan, salt to taste, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander cumin powder , pinch of sugar, 1/2 tbsp of sesame seeds, carrom seeds, oil and mix everything nicely till the masala is coated well to the flour. 
• Now add little Palak puree or gravy at a time and start kneeding the dough. 
• Do not add add water as you will be able to knead a dough with the puree itself 
• Dough needs to be little soft. 
• Start forming oval shape or egg shape balls and keep aside. 
• In a nonstick pan add oil and sesame seeds and a pinch of asafoetida. 
• Once it splutters start adding muthiyas and put the flame on medium high. 
• Cook the muthiyas till they are brown, crunchy and crispy from all sides
• Serve it with tea, coffee, light dinners, anytime snacks. 
• Serve it with chutneys, ketchups or have it as it is