Spinach (Paalak) Poori

Ingredients:


Half kg Spinach (Paalak) green leaves.
A small ginger bud
2-3 small green chillies
1/4 tea spn of salt
1/4 tea spn of Ajwain
A pinch of turmeric powder
Oil for frying
200 gms Wheat flour

Procedure:

1. Heat 3-4 glasses of water in a vessel and bring it to boil.
2. Put the spinach leaves in the boiling water and boil them for 2-3 mins.
3. Then remove the leaves from water and rinse.
4. Let the boiled leaves cool down.
5. Then add green chili, ginger bud and the boiled Spinach leaves in a mixer jar.
Grind the contents to a fine paste.
6. Now take the wheat flour in a bowl, add the fine paste, a pinch of turmeric powder, ajwain and salt to taste.
Knead them all to a smooth dough.
7. Now, make small balls of the dough and roll them in to Poories.
8. Heat some oil in a pan for deep frying. And fry each poori until it cooks well for approx 1-2 mins.

Poories are now ready to be served hot with any curry or chutney.

Note: You can also use the same dough make Parathas instead of Poori.