Peanut Pakoda Video by Tarla Dalal

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Peanut Pakoda Video. Hot, crunchy, spicy pakodas perfect for the monsoon! The Peanut Pakoda is made with a batter of besan, whole wheat flour and crushed peanuts along with chopped spinach and spice powders, in proportions that give it a wonderfully crispy texture and totally irresistible flavour.

Recipe Description for Peanut Pakoda, Shingdana Bhajiya

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

For Peanut Pakoda
3/4 cup roasted and coarsely crushed peanuts
3/4 cup besan (bengal gram flour)
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
3/4 cup shredded spinach (palak)
1 tbsp warm oil
1 1/2 tbsp finely chopped green chillies
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
oil for deep-frying

For Serving
green chutney
sweet chutney

Method

For peanut pakoda

To make the batter for {span class="bold1"}peanut pakoda{/span}, in a deep bowl put peanuts, besan, whole wheat flour, spinach, oil, green chillies, lemon juice, baking powder, garam masala and salt.
Gradually add 1/2 cup water and then 2 tablespoons to make a batter.
Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, drop small spoonfuls of batter in the oil, few at a time, and deep-fry till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
Serve the {span class="bold1"}peanut pakoras{/span} immediately with green chutney and sweet chutney

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