Spinach Croquettes Recipe

Ingredients for Spinach Croquettes

• Oil – 1 tsp + 2 tbsp
• Garlic – 1 tbsp finely chopped
• Spinach – 4 cups chopped finely
• Wheat Flour / Atta – 3 tbsp
• Milk – ¾ cup to 1 cup
• Chilli flakes – 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar – ½ tsp
• Cheese – ½ cup grated or cubed
• Oil for deep frying

For Dipping and Coating:

• Wheat Flour / Atta – ¼ cup + 3 tbsp
• Water – ½ cup or as needed
• Breadcrumbs – 1.5 cup or as needed

How to Make Spinach Croquettes

1. Heat 1 tsp oil in a kadai. Add in garlic and fry for a min. Add in spinach and cook till it wilts and raw smell leaves. Remove it to a bowl.
2. Heat 2 tbsp of oil and add in wheat flour and stir fry for few mins. Now add in milk and keep mixing till it gets thick.
3. Add in cooked spinach, chilli flakes, salt, sugar and cheese. Mix well. When it gets thick, remove it to a bowl and set aside to cool.
4. Now take small size from the mix and put it in a plate. You can pop this in fridge so it set a little.
5. Now take plain wheat flour in a plate for coating.
6. Take wheat flour and water in a bowl and mix to a runny mix..Take breadcrumbs in a plate and set aside.
7. Take each spinach ball and coat it in wheat flour, dip it in wheat flour liquid and coat it in breadcrumbs.
8. Put it in a plate and set it in fridge for 30 mins.
9. Now heat oil for deep frying and deep fry the croquettes till golden.
10. Drain onto some paper towel.
11. Serve hot.