Palak Vadi

Ingredients

Besan/gram flour – 1 cup

Palak/spinach leaves – 3/4 cup

Red chilli – ½ tsp

Cumin seed – ½ tsp

Paste of ginger and green chilli – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼  tsp

asafetida - ¼ tsp

Baking soda – ¼ tsp

Sesame seed – 1 tsp

Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Salt as per taste

Oil – 1 tsp

Method

Mix together all the ingredients, add one tsp of oil to it and then add enough water to make a thick batter. Grease the plate with oil and pour this batter in it.

Steam it in a pressure cooker or steamer for 15 minutes and then cut into cubes when it is cool.

Shallow fry in oil and serve hot with chutney or tomato ketchup.