Sunday, September 6, 2009

Palak/Spinach Poori - A Healthy Snack For Kids



Poori is usually unhealthy and high fat bread so most health conscious people avoid it.. Here is healthy option for everyone.. Palak poori is a delicious and healthy Indian fry bread using spinach and whole wheat flour.It is equally good option for kids and adults.. The pooris are soft and lasting so they can be carry out food on your small trips or can be served as first meal on long drives.


Ingredients:-

Whole wheat Flour:- 3 cups
Rice Flour:- 2 tbsp
Besan:- 2 tbsp
Asafoetida:- A pinch
Red Chilli Powder:- 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder:- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder:-1/2 tsp
Salt as per taste
Sesame Seeds:- 1/2 tbsp

Make a paste of:-

1 tomato
Green chillies as per your taste
1 tbsp of ginger & garlic paste

Grind 1/2 bunch of spinach into a paste separately adding little water if needed





Procedure:-


1) Mix all the spices and flour (dry ingredients ) together
2) Now add tomato and spinach paste in the dry ingredients.
3) Make a dough adding water only if needed.
4) Let the dough sit for 10 minutes covered with wet cloth.
5)Now make a lime size ball from the dough and roll each into a small circles with rolling pin .
6)Deep fry poori's in hot oil for a minute, turn side & fry until puffed and golden in color

Serve hot or at room temperature with curd/raita and pickle of your choice..Enjoy:)


31 comments:

  1. Great snack...the color makes it so appealing. I usually make rotis the same way, but i'm sure going to try this the next time.

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  2. Super preety!....looks so nice n yummy...great pics, dear!

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  3. Wow this looks attractive and healthy.:) lovely idea.

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  4. Wow!! green green poories looks so tempting...so pooris also can be mace healthy.. nice recipe I must say

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  5. very different pori....never had this type of pori...nice green colour

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  6. Such a colourful poori Preety, Very pleasant to eyes...

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  7. Healthy and delicious Puri.. Looks very tempting.. Lovely color.. :)

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  8. adding tomato paste is something new for me..looks superb..

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  9. Wow..green colour Poori looks delectable:).I am sure kids would gobble them up,why even I would eat some happily:)

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  10. I love palak poori too..yes you are right..its absolutely a meaningful food for kids..great presentation !!

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  11. Like the addition of palak and besan to the dough. Looks good!

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  12. The puris look soft Preety...ading besan and rice flour to puri dough is new to me...have to try it soon :)

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  13. With the spinach in it, indeed it is one healthy dish. Kids will love it.

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  14. My mom used to make this in similar way, healthy and nutritious!

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  15. Great snack...the color makes it so appealing. Looks very healthy and nutritious...

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  16. I had this at a friends's place recently... It was so yummm...

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  17. Lovely idea! I love this version adn will try this soon.

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  18. Healthy and colorful poori's... I also make them sometime but only add spinach... will try ur version sometime :)

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  19. Healthy colourful pooris preety! Good work!

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  20. Superb Preety, nice color, looks yummmm.....

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  21. what a beautiful color love to have this with boondhi raitha yummmm.

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  22. Wow I too make almost same like this and also with methi too.

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  23. Looks yummy and delicious and it is so fluffy. I will definitely try out your lovely recipe of spinach poori.

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  24. so fluffy and green! I just love the color. Great way to add greens to your diet. Thanks for visiting my blog. Great click! Great recipe collection.

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