Receta Palak Cutlet
Palak Cutlet
Palak (Spinach) is a very nutritious food item. With lots of iron, vitamins and essential minerals present, this is ideally suitable for pregnant ladies, anemic patients and children. The increasing popularity of a cartoon character ‘Popeye’ imbibed the importance of Palak in children. Palak can be combined with vegetables to form various dishes.
Let me discuss a palatable snack that can be made out of palak.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Serves: 6 persons
Ingredients
Palak Cutlet Ingredients
Palak (2 bundles, standard size available in the market)
- Potatoes (3 medium sized ones boiled and mashed)
- Ginger paste (½ teaspoon)
- Cumin powder (½ teaspoon)
- Green chilies (2 grated) optional
- Salt as per taste
- Oil
Method
Palack Leaves
Procure fresh palak leaves from the market. Wash it under running tap water so as to remove any stains of dirt present in it.
Boil water and put the palak leaves for 5 minutes and then drain the water. This helps to remove any strain of bacteria present.
Prepare a paste by blending the soft palak in a mixer grinder.
Palak Balls
Boil three potatoes and mash it.
Make a paste by mixing palak paste and potatoes. Add ½ teaspoon cumin powder and ½ teaspoon ginger to it. Mix the ingredient with the help of your hands and make flat circular balls by pressing against your palms.
Now heat oil in a frying pan and fry the circular shaped balls. You might use little flour while shaping the balls.
Then fry the balls in oil over a frying pan. Let it fry for at least 2 minutes on either side. This should be a shallow frying phenomenon.
Palak Cutlet
Delicious palak cutlets are at your service.
You may serve then with green chutney/tomato sauce.