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Published: Nov 20, 2018 · Modified: Aug 18, 2021 by Sandhya Ramakrishnan · This post may contain affiliate links

Palak Puri | Spinach Poori | Deep Fried Spinach Flatbread

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Palak Puri or Spinach Poori is a delicious Indian flatbread that is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner. 

Palak Puri is something that I have wanted to make for a ling time. So when I chose the theme for this week on colorful dishes, I had the spinach puri in my mind to make. Little did I plan that I will end up making all three dishes in green color. So, after my Karpooravalli / Ajwain leaves chutney yesterday, today we have the spinach puri.

Palak Puri | Spinach Poori | Deep Fried Spinach Flatbread

My boys love spinach in any form. Their first favorite is the spinach rice that is often requested for school lunch box or weeknight dinner and then the Palak Paneer which is also a regular in our house.

Palak puri is so simple to make and especially much easier when we have frozen spinach in hand. I always have couple of bags of frozen spinach to make something quick like this. The boys are home this whole week for Thanksgiving and they enjoyed the Palak Puri with their favorite Potato Masala.

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Preparation time - 5 minutes
Cooking time - 30 minutes
Difficulty level - easy

Ingredients to make Palak Puri | Spinach Poori - Makes around 15

  • Whole wheat flour - 2 cups
  • Fine semolina / Rava - 2 tablespoon (optional)
  • Spinach - 1 cup (frozen) or 2 cups (fresh, packed)
  • Ginger - ½ inch piece
  • Green chilies - 2
  • Ajwain / Omam / Carom seeds - 1 tsp
  • Salt - 1 tsp
  • Sugar - 1 teaspoon (optional)
  • Oil - 1 teaspoon plus more to deep fry
spinach poori in a white dish

Procedure to make Palak Puri | Spinach Poori

  • I used frozen chopped spinach leaves to make the palak puri. I thawed it in the microwave for about 4 minutes and used it. If using fresh spinach, use twice as much as frozen and saute it in about ½ teaspoon of oil until the spinach wilts and softens.
  • Let the spinach cool down a bit and then grind it along with ginger and green chilies into a smooth puree, adding as little water as possible.
thawing spinach and pureeing it.
  • Measure whole wheat flour and add the fine semolina to it (if using). My mother taught me that adding semolina keeps the puri puffed up for a while.
  • Add the salt, sugar, carom seeds and the ground spinach puree to the wheat flour.
  • Mix well and sprinkle water to make a stiff dough. Add 1 teaspoon of oil to the dough and further knead for few seconds.
  • Let the dough rest for just about 5 minutes or until the oil heats up for deep frying. Do not knead the dough in advance as it will absorb more oil while frying.
  • Heat oil to deep fry the puri.
  • Divide the dough into small lime size pieces and roll it out into a 3 to 4 inch circle dusting with little flour.
process shot to show how to roll a puri
  • Carefully slide the rolled dough into hot oil and deep fry on both sides until it slightly starts to change color. Make sure to remove them when it just stars to change color.
deep frying the spinach poori
  • Drain the fried puris on to a paper towel lined tray and serve warm with any side dish of your choice.
palak puri with potato curry in the background

More spinach recipes

  • Palak Chana | Chickpeas and Spinach Curry
  • Spinach Rice | Palak Rice in Instant Pot
  • Palak Mutter Pulao – Spinach Green Peas Pulao
  • Spinach And Paneer Samosas - Baked Spinach Phyllo Samosas

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Palak Puri | Spinach Poori | Deep Fried Spinach Flatbread

Palak Puri | Spinach Poori | Deep Fried Spinach Flatbread

Palak Puri | Spinach Poori | Deep Fried Spinach Flatbread, is a delicious Indian flatbread that is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
5 from 5 votes
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Course: Breakfast, dinner, Lunch Recipes
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 15 Puri
Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Ingredients

  • Whole wheat flour - 2 cups
  • Fine semolina / Rava - 2 TBSP optional
  • Spinach - 1 cup frozen or 2 cups (fresh, packed)
  • Ginger - ½ inch piece
  • Green chilies - 2
  • Ajwain / Omam / Carom seeds - 1 tsp
  • Salt - 1 tsp
  • Sugar - 1 tsp optional
  • Oil - 1 teaspoon plus more to deep fry

Instructions

  • I used frozen chopped spinach leaves to make the palak puri. I thawed it in the microwave for about 4 minutes and used it. If using fresh spinach, use twice as much as frozen and saute it in about ½ teaspoon of oil until the spinach wilts and softens.
  • Let the spinach cool down a bit and then grind it along with ginger and green chilies into a smooth puree, adding as little water as possible.
  • Measure whole wheat flour and add the fine semolina to it (if using). My mother taught me that adding semolina keeps the puri puffed up for a while.
  • Add the salt, sugar, carom seeds and the ground spinach puree to the wheat flour.
  • Mix well and sprinkle water to make a stiff dough. Add 1 teaspoon of oil to the dough and further knead for few seconds.
  • Let the dough rest for just about 5 minutes or until the oil heats up for deep frying. Do not knead the dough in advance as it will absorb more oil while frying.
  • Heat oil to deep fry the puri.
  • Divide the dough into small lime size pieces and roll it out into a 3 to 4 inch circle dusting with little flour.
  • Carefully slide the rolled dough into hot oil and deep fry on both sides until it slightly starts to change color. Make sure to remove them when it just stars to change color.
  • Drain the fried puris on to a paper towel lined tray and serve warm with any side dish of your choice.
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  1. Sushma Pinjala says

    December 03, 2018 at 4:16 pm

    I make these poori's once in a while for my daughter, we love these poori's. Good one

    Reply
  2. Pavani says

    November 30, 2018 at 9:03 am

    5 stars
    Spinach puri look colorful, puffy and delicious. I rarely make puri, but these are tempting me to give them a try some time soon.

    Reply
  3. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says

    November 28, 2018 at 1:26 pm

    5 stars
    Veggie based puris are awesome and this green color is so amazing. Perfect for the theme. Good one sandhya.

    Reply
  4. Chef Mireille says

    November 27, 2018 at 10:32 pm

    5 stars
    the very first time I tried to make puri these were the ones I tried and it was a HUGE disaster - I have yet to try puri's again - but these delicious looking puri's are inspiring me to try again as it's been several years and I am much better at cooking in general and even more so, at Indian cooking now

    Reply
  5. Gayathri Kumar says

    November 27, 2018 at 1:19 am

    Such cute looking pooris. My daughter used to love this green poori when she was a child.

    Reply
  6. harini says

    November 26, 2018 at 8:42 pm

    5 stars
    They look very vibrant and appealing as well. good one.

    Reply
  7. Priya Suresh says

    November 24, 2018 at 10:03 am

    If its spinach pooris, i can sit and have them shamelessly, how catchy those pooris looks, love the addition of ginger here Sandhya.

    Reply
  8. Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says

    November 22, 2018 at 12:05 am

    I am just thinking why I haven't tried making these with frozen spinach that is already there in my freezer! Love the addition of ginger, for extra flavor...

    Reply
  9. Usha says

    November 21, 2018 at 3:41 pm

    5 stars
    Palak poori looks so good! I do not know if it is image butpooris look small, just like mine. My husband makes fun of my pooris as I make them small.

    Reply

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