Spinach fritters in yogurt sauce / Majjiga pulusu

There are many recipes for Majjiga pulusu but I some how cherish this one very much and is one of my favourite ways of preparing this. Kadi Pakodi / Spinach dumplings in Yogurt sauce / Pakodi Majjiga pulusu can be eaten with rice, roti or just like that!

Ingredients: 

• Spinach 1 Cup
• Garbanzo flour / Besan 3/4 cup
• Red Chili Powder 1/4 Teaspoon
• Yogurt/ Curd 1 Cup
• Turmeric powder 1/8th Teaspoon
• Red Chillies 2
• Mustard seeds 1/8 Teaspoon
• Cumin Seeds 1/8 Teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1/2 Teaspoon
• Cumin Powder 1/4 Teaspoon
• Curry Leaves a few
• Oil 
• Water as needed
• Salt to taste 

Preparation:

• Wash and cut spinach. In a bowl, mix spinach, 1/2 Cup Garbanzo flour ( besan), salt and red chili powder an make into a dough. 
• The dough consistency shouldn't be too water nor too stiff. 
• Now, Heat oil in a frying pan and when it gets heated carefully drop morsels of the mixed dough into the hot oil.
• Fry these until the color changes to light brown and keep aside.
• Mix the yogurt and 1/2 cup water and make buttermilk. Now, mix the coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric, red chili powder and salt to the buttermilk.
• In a separate bowl, mix the1/4 cup garbanzo flour with water to make it smooth paste and add it to the buttermilk mixture.
• In a sauce pan, add a teaspoon of oil and when it gets heated up add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and red chillies. 
• Once the mustard seeds start to splatter, add the curry leaves and the yogurt mixture to the pan. 
• Let this cook until it boils by stirring occasionally. 
• Just before serving, add the pakodas or spinach fritters to the prepared yogurt sauce and serve. This is a very good accompaniment for rice, rotis and chapathis.

Alterations: 

• Add green chillies instead of red chilies of you like.
• The pakodas / fritters can be made with any vegetables.

Warnings:

• Be careful when adding the chilies as this makes the dish spicy, adjust according to taste.
• Do not over cook the fritters as it will taste bitter.
• Do not add to much water to the flour mix for fritters as it will absorb lot of oil

Tip of the Day:

• If a recipe calls for cashew paste or peanut paste, replace with almond paste. Almonds are very good for health when compared to cashews or peanuts