PALAK BALLS PULAO( KIDS FAVORITE)

MY 300TH POST

One of the favorite and healthy recipe of my toddler son. Lots and lots of palak and a little bit of masala makes this a healthy recipe for your fussy kids at dining table. I deep fry the palak balls, you can also steam or bake the palak balls so that you can reduce the calories. But I say……..once a while enjoy that extra taste of deep fried foods.

INGREDIENTS

• Shredded palak                           2 cups
• Cooked Rice                               2 cups
• Cashews                                     10
• Whole garam masala                  bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom, shahi jeera
• Pepper powder                           1tsp
• Ghee                                          2 Tsp
• Besan                                         2 Tsp
• Rice flour                                   2 tsp
• Ginger                                        1 tsp(chopped/paste)
• Garlic                                         1 tsp(chopped/paste)
• Cooked potato                           1
• Salt                                             to taste
• Coriander                                   2-3 sprigs(chopped)
• Oil                                              for deep frying

PROCEDURE

Microwave the finely chopped spinach for 1 minute. You can also blanch chopped palak for a minute in hot water.

Squeeze out excess water if any from palak and add the mashed potato, ginger, garlic, salt,coriander, besan, rice flour. You can add add ginger garlic paste or even chopped ginger and garlic.

Adjust the flours so that you can make a dough. 

Make small balls and deep-fry them in hot oil.

Keep them aside.

Heat ghee in a large pan and add the garam masala, cashews.

Let fry for a minute and then add the cooked rice, palak balls, pepper powder.

Toss and serve hot with raita.