Palak patta chaat | Palak chaat recipe | Palak pakoda chaat recipe

Indian street food has always been the centre of attraction in Indian cuisine. Especially, recipe for chaat has a remarkable and unforgettable contribution in it. Recipes of Chaat is known for its amazing flavours, different layers of texture and combinational taste which tickles all the taste buds of mouth and dominates the senses. All these reasons have been drooling people for chaat recipes since decades. Though it is easily available in every small towns, cities, villages of India but people never feel enough or get bored of it.

What is palak chaat?

Palak chaat is a crispy chaat recipe where each palak patta aka spinach leaves are dipped in batter and deep fried till crispy. Then the spinach fritters are spread over the plate as base and different types of veggies, spices, chutneys, yogurt and sev are topped over the fritters to prepare the palak patta chaat.

Palak patta chaat aka palak chaat recipe is a very simple and easy recipe. It gets prepared very quickly and can be prepared in large batches which makes it a perfect starter for any get together, kitty parties and small birthday parties. If all the components of the recipe are assembled, then it’s a matter of minutes to make a plate of Palak pakoda chaat recipe.

As we would all agree that it is quite difficult to make kids eat vegetables and leafy greens in regular way. They always try to escape from these healthy stuffs. At the same time, kids love chaat. This palak chaat recipe is a great way to convince fussy kids to eat healthy leafy greens in a delicious way.

As I have already mentioned above that the palak chaat recipe is deep fried stuff in oil which does not make the chaat recipe healthy. But something is better than nothing. In this way, at least kids eat spinach with lots of delight and enthusiasm.

I still remember, during our childhood, my dad used to bring green leafy vegetable every single day during winter and my Mom used to prepare different types of dal, sabzi, pulao, fish curries, pakodas with those greens. She used to work hard to make us eat those healthy and nutritious green veggies. After becoming a mother now, I understand her struggle.

I am a crazy fan of Indian snacks easy recipes and any chaat recipe can be a perfect example of it. When I was in India, I used to visit chaat corners quite frequently to have different ranges of chaat recipes. But after coming to London, I miss those delight very badly. Though there are many Indian street food stalls in London but every time it is not possible to go that far for the treat. So, I decided to prepare chaat recipes at home and till now, I have already tried many chaat recipes at home.

Recipes of Chaat

There are hundreds of salivating recipes of chaat that are prepared in India. Bhel puri, Sev puri, Ragda Pattice, Aloo tikki Chaat, Masala Puri, Katori Chaat, Pani puri, Sev Puri recipe, palak patta chaat and many more recipes are prepared every day in each chaat corner of India. In India, it is almost impossible to find a person who is not in love with recipes of chaat.

There are few common components that are used in each chaat preparation to complete the dish. Normally, to make any chaat recipe tempting, spicy and flavoured, different types of chutneys and some specific spices are added.

I have already shared the recipes of the above-mentioned components in my previous posts. You can check them to know more details.

Whenever I plan to prepare any Chaat Recipe, first I prepare the chutneys for chaat a day before preparing Palak patta chaat and refrigerate them. It makes the recipe handy and saves lots of time and effort. I normally use Green Chutney and Sweet Tamarind Chutney for the palak chaat recipe. But to make the chaat spicier, you can add Red chutney as well into the recipe.

Palak chaat recipe with step by step photos and instructions have been provided in the ‘Instructions’ section. But before directly jumping into the recipe, let me share few interesting facts about the recipe and the hero ingredient of the recipe ‘Spinach’.

Health benefits of Spinach

Difference between palak chaat and papdi chaat

Palak chaat recipe and papdi chaat preparation are almost alike but not same. In papdi chaat, papdis play the role of base for the chaat recipe which is flat deep-fried flat bread prepared with all-purpose flour.

On the other hand, in palak chaat recipe deep fried crispy spinach fritters are used as the base.

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How to make palak chaat?

To prepare the palak patta chaat, first I have washed the spinach leaves and patted dry them. Then I prepared the batter for the palak pakoda where you need to dip each spinach leaf and deep fry them till crispy.

The consistency of the batter should be thick not too runny. To prepare the batter, I have used gram flour, rice flour, hing, chilli powder, carom seeds, roasted cumin powder, salt and water. These spices give a nice flavour to the fritters.

Put a pan on flame and add enough oil to deep fry the spinach fritters. Once the oil is hot, dip each spinach leaf into the batter and coat it nicely and put it into the oil to deep fry till crispy and golden in colour. Don’t overcrowd the pan and fry the fritters on medium to medium high flame. Repeat the process and prepare the palak pakoda with rest of the spinach leaves and transfer them on a tissue lined plate.

To prepare recipe of palak patta chaat recipe, it is very important to assemble all the ingredients before you start plating.

For the palak ki chaat, first I have added sugar into the yogurt and whipped it thoroughly. Then I kept it aside before use.

For plating, I arranged the palak pakodas aka spinach fritters on a plate. Then I have sprinkled some black salt and chaat masala on the pakodas. After this, I drizzled generous amount of yogurt, green chutney, imli ki chutney one by one on the palak pakodas.

Then I added some chopped onion, chopped tomatoes and sev. Normally, very fine Sev is used for the recipe and its known as Nylon Sev. I have used the same for the recipe. If it is difficult to get, then normal Sev can also be used.

After this, I topped them with some chopped coriander leaves and pomegranate seeds. It gives a nice look to the palak chaat.

At the end, I sprinkled some red chilli powder and roasted cumin powder over the top.

The best part of preparing any chaat recipe is that there is no hard and fast rule to prepare it. It does not require any fixed measurements. Chaat is the combination of sweet, tangy, salty and heaty taste and you can adjust ingredients according to your choice. As an example, I always go heavy with the Sweet Tamarind Chutney for the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 14 medium Spinach leaves (Palak patta)
• ½ cup Gram flour (Besan)
• 1 & ½ tablespoons Rice flour (Chawal ka atta)
• ¼ teaspoon Carom seeds (Ajwain)
• ¼ teaspoon Hing (Asafoetida)
• ¼ teaspoon roasted Cumin powder (Bhuna jeera powder)
• ½ teaspoon red Chilli powder
• ½ teaspoon Salt
• ¼ cup Water, as required
• Oil to deep fry the palak pakoda

• 4-5 tablespoons Yogurt, as required
• 6 tablespoons Sev, as required
• 2 tablespoons Green chutney, as required
• 3 tablespoons Imli ki chutney (Tamarind chutney), as required
• 2 tablespoons Onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons Tomato, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons Coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Pomegranate seeds (Anaar dana)
• ½ teaspoon Chaat masala
• ¼ teaspoon roasted Cumin powder (Bhuna jeera powder)
• ¼ teaspoon red Chilli powder
• ¼ teaspoon Black salt, as required
• 2 teaspoons Sugar

To prepare the palak pakoda
1. First wash the spinach leaves nicely and place them on a towel or kitchen cloth. Then with the help of a tissue paper, gently press them and pat them completely dry. It makes the spinach leaves completely moisture free which helps to prepare crispy spinach fritters.
   

2. To prepare the batter, add ½ cup gram flour (Besan), 1 ½ tablespoon rice flour, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon hing, ½ teaspoon chilli powder, ¼ teaspoon carom seeds (Ajwain), ¼ teaspoon roasted cumin powder one by one into a mixing bowl and mix all the dry ingredients.
   
   

3. Add ¼ cup of water or as required and make a thick, smooth and lumps free batter.
   

4. Put a pan on flame and allow it to become completely dry. Add enough oil into the pan to deep fry the palak pakodas.
   

5. Once the oil is hot, dip each spinach leaf into the batter and coat it completely and then put it into the oil. Fry them evenly from both the sides over medium to medium high flame till crispy golden in colour. Don’t overcrowd the pan.
   

6. Drain the excess oil and transfer the palak pakodas on to a kitchen tissue lined plate. The kitchen tissue will absorb the excess oil from them.
   

   To prepare the palak chaat
   

7. Take Yogurt in a mixing bowl. Add sugar into the yogurt and whisk it nicely. Keep the yogurt aside.
   

8. Arrange the palak pakodas (Spinach fritters) on a plate.
   

9. Sprinkle ¼ teaspoon black salt and ½ teaspoon chaat masala on the pakodas.
   
   

10. Drizzle 5-6 tablespoons yogurt, 2 tablespoons green chutney, 3 tablespoons imli ki chutney one by one on the palak pakodas. Add according to your taste.
    
    
    

11. Add 2 tablespoons chopped Onions and 2 tablespoons chopped tomatoes on it.
    
    

12. Sprinkle 6 tablespoons sev or as much required on the top.
    

13. Add some 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves and 1 tablespoon pomegranate seeds.
    
    

14. At the end, sprinkle a pinch of red chilli powder and roasted cumin powder on the top.
    
    

15. Palak patta chaat is ready to serve.

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