Ingredients:
1 bunch of Spinach Leaves / Palak
3 cups All Purpose flour
3 cups Wheat flour
2 tsp Rice flour
3 - 4 Green Chillies
1/4 inch sized Ginger
2 - 3 Garlic pods
1 medium sized Onion
8 - 10 strands of Mint Leaves
8 - 10 strands of Coriander Leaves
2 - 3 tsp Sesame Seeds / Ellu
1/2 tsp Red Chilly powder
1/4 tsp Asafoetida
Salt to taste
Oil
Recipe:
Clean and cut the spinach leaves, coriander leaves, mint leaves and onion into medium thin pieces as shown in the picture below. Chop the garlic and ginger into small pieces. Cut the green chillies into two halves.
Put 2-3 tsp oil in a pan and heat. Add chopped ginger garlic and fry them for about 1-2 mins. Add chopped green chillies, onions and fry them for about 1-2 mins in medium flame.
Add chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves and saute them for about 2-3 mins in medium/low flame.
Add chopped spinach leaves, salt and saute them for about 8-10 mins until its cooked.
Once its cooled to room temperature put it in a mixer and grind it to smooth paste.
Put wheat flour, all purpose flour, rice flour, chilly powder, asafoetida, sesame seeds, around 1/4 cup of hot oil in a vessel and mix well.
Add the spinach puree, salt and mix well. Knead the dough by adding sufficient amount of water as shown in the picture below.
Take little amount of dough and make a round ball.
Roll the ball like Chapathi as shown in the picture below.
Cut the rolled Chapathi into medium sized diamond shaped pieces as shown in the picture below. Separate each pieces and place it in a paper or plate.
Keep oil in a thick bottomed vessel and heat. Put Thukkudi pieces in hot oil and deep fry until it turns golden in colour.
When it is cooled to room temperature, keep it in an airtight container. Serve along with coffee or tea.
1 bunch of Spinach Leaves / Palak
3 cups All Purpose flour
3 cups Wheat flour
2 tsp Rice flour
3 - 4 Green Chillies
1/4 inch sized Ginger
2 - 3 Garlic pods
1 medium sized Onion
8 - 10 strands of Mint Leaves
8 - 10 strands of Coriander Leaves
2 - 3 tsp Sesame Seeds / Ellu
1/2 tsp Red Chilly powder
1/4 tsp Asafoetida
Salt to taste
Oil
Clean and cut the spinach leaves, coriander leaves, mint leaves and onion into medium thin pieces as shown in the picture below. Chop the garlic and ginger into small pieces. Cut the green chillies into two halves.
Put 2-3 tsp oil in a pan and heat. Add chopped ginger garlic and fry them for about 1-2 mins. Add chopped green chillies, onions and fry them for about 1-2 mins in medium flame.
Add chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves and saute them for about 2-3 mins in medium/low flame.
Add chopped spinach leaves, salt and saute them for about 8-10 mins until its cooked.
Once its cooled to room temperature put it in a mixer and grind it to smooth paste.
Put wheat flour, all purpose flour, rice flour, chilly powder, asafoetida, sesame seeds, around 1/4 cup of hot oil in a vessel and mix well.
Add the spinach puree, salt and mix well. Knead the dough by adding sufficient amount of water as shown in the picture below.
Take little amount of dough and make a round ball.
Roll the ball like Chapathi as shown in the picture below.
Keep oil in a thick bottomed vessel and heat. Put Thukkudi pieces in hot oil and deep fry until it turns golden in colour.
When it is cooled to room temperature, keep it in an airtight container. Serve along with coffee or tea.
