Onion Spinach Pakoda

Pakodas don't make a good case for a super healthy lifestyle - it is even worse when we decide to take something as healthy as Spinach and decide to make pakodas with it. But like with everything sinful, these pakodas taste heavenly on cooler evenings!!

Ingredients:

Medium Sized Onion, thinly sliced - 1

Ginger, thinly sliced - 1 inch

Green Chillis, thinly sliced - 2

Spinach, washed and finely cut - 1 Cup

Curry Leaves, washed and cut - 1 Sprig

Coriander Leaves/Cilantro, washed and cut - 2 Tbsp

Salt - per your taste

Gram Flour/Besan - 1 Cup

Rice Flour - 1/2 Cup

Baking Powder - 1/2 Tsp

Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp

Oil - to fry

Cashewnuts, cut - 2 Tbsp

Preparation:

Soak the cut cashewnuts in water for about 5 minutes

Take a mixing bowl and mix the cut Onions, Ginger, Chillies, Spinach, soaked Cashewnuts, Curry Leaves, Cilantro and some salt. This mixture lets out some water.

In another larger bowl, mix the flours, 2 Tsp Oil, some Salt, Red Chilli Powder and Baking powder

Now add the cut vegetable mixture (with the water in it) to the flour mixture and mix.

If needed, sprinkle very little water and knead everything into a tight dough.

Taste the dough to check if it needs more salt or chilli and add them appropriately.

In the meanwhile, heat the Oil for frying

When the Oil is hot, drop the dough little by little to make bite sized pakodas

Remove the pakodas when golden brown and drain excess oil

Eat them hot with Tomato Ketchup or Mint Chutney!

Notes:

This makes about 4 servings of pakodas. These pakodas can be stored for a couple of days. The pakodas can be done just with Onions.