Ingredients:
• 16 Spinach leaves (washed and pat dried)
• 300 g or as required thick curds (beaten)
• 6 boiled Potatoes (finely chopped)
• 1 medium sized bowl of sweet date chutney
• 1 medium sized bowl green chutney
• 2 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 2 tsp – Cumin seed powder
• handful of fresh Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
• oil for deep frying
• For Making the Gram Flour Batter:
• 10 tbsp – gram flour
• 4 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 3 tbsp – oil
• salt to taste
• sufficient water to make the batter
Method:
- In a bowl, add gramflour, red chilli powder, oil and salt.
- Add sufficient water and make a little thick batter.
- The batter should be thick enough to coat the spinach leaves.
- Dip each spinach leaf in the gram flour batter and deep fry on a medium flame till golden.
- Store the papdis in an airtight container.
- To serve:
- Place each papdi in a plate.
- Evenly spread some boiled potatoes on it.
- Top it with little sweet date chutney and green chutney as per your taste.
- Evenly top it with a generous helping of curds.
- Sprinkle red chilli powder and cumin seed powder on it.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.
Recipe courtesy of Anita Raheja