Healthy and low fat Spinach roll

Published : 15 Jul 2019, 18:29

Jagoroniya Desk

 

Spinach is exceedingly healthy or you can say that eating spinach means eating pure health.

This fibrous green has become so ubiquitous that people have found many different ways to eat it deliciously. Low in cholesterol and saturated fat, spinach rolls are a good source of protein, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre.

As you need to add this superfood in your daily diet, if you are looking for an easy snack recipe that is delicious to eat, let’s talk about those cute spinach rolls. It is a quick snack made with very basic ingredients available at home. You will definitely love it. Here is the recipe:

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 20-30 minutes

Cooking time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients:

Spinach leaves: 12 (large)

Paneer: 100 grams

Fresh bread crumbs 2 tbsp (white bread)

Green chillies: 2

Ginger paste: 1/2 tsp

Garlic paste: 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder: ½ tsp

Chat masala: 1 tsp

Mint leaves: 2 tbsp

Olive oil: 4 tbsp

For Batter:

Besan: 5 tbsp

Maida: 3 tbsp

Ajwain: ¼ tsp

Salt to taste

Water: as required

Method:

Mash paneer and finely chop the green chillies and mint leaves. Discard the corners of white bread and grind it to a crumbly powder. Discard the stems of the spinach leaves and wash them thoroughly. 

Mix paneer, ginger-garlic paste, green chillies, mint leaves, salt, chilli powder, chat masala and white bread crumbs. Make a thick batter having coating consistency mixing all batter ingredients. Spread spinach leaves. Spread a thin layer of batter on the spinach leaves. 

Place a teaspoon full of the paneer filling in the centre. Fold the sides first so as to seal the sides of the rolls so that oil does not enter while shallow frying. Roll the leaves upwards to make rolls. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan. Dip the rolls in the batter one by one and shallow fry them until golden crisp flipping both the sides.

Serve hot with tomato ketchup and mint-coriander chutney.

This spinach snack is different in taste. Worth trying!

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