Spinach Triangles Cheese Crackers
Spinach Triangles Cheese Crackers
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour (maida, plain flour)
- ½ cup semolina (fine sooji)
- ½ tbsp salt
- ¼ tbsp baking soda
- 3 tbsp butter
- ½ tbsp cumin seeds
- ½ tbsp chili flakes
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ¾ cup spinach puree
- Oil to fry
Instructions
- Mix all purpose flour, semolina, salt, chili flakes, cumin seeds, and baking soda in a bowl together.
- Add the butter and parmesan cheese, mix well it will be consistency of bread crumb.
- Add the spinach puree and make firm dough.
- Set the dough aside and cover it with a damp cloth. Let the dough rest for at least ten minutes.
- Divide the dough in 16 equal parts and make them into balls.
- Roll the dough about into a 5-inch circle.
- Slice the each roll dough in 4 pieces in triangle shape.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
- The frying pan should have at least 1 ½ inch of oil. To check if the oil is ready, put a small piece of dough in the oil. The dough should make the oil sizzle and come up slowly.
- Make sure to place just enough chips so you can turn them over easily when frying. Fry the chips until both sides are light golden in color.
- After chips come to room temperature they should become crisp.
Notes
Tips
- Spinach chips can be stored for weeks in airtight containers.
- If the chips are cooked on high heat, they will be soft.
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Parmesan cheese is not vegetarian. Any alternatives that we can use?
Maybe sharp cheddar cheese?
Thanks.
Sasha, sharp cheddar will work,
There are parmesan-style cheeses that don’t use rennet. They just aren’t certified as parmesan but they work in its place.
Hi Aunty:
Your recipes have great variety and are a helpful resource. Can these spinach triangles be baked?
Thanks,
Saloni
Namaste aunty,
Please advise if these can b baked instead of fried?
reeti, have to fry them
Hi Aunty
I follow all ur cooking videos. All are really great.
Will u pls suggest can I bake instead of deep frying.
Thanks
Su
Hi aunty i’m a big fan of your reciepes
can i bake them instead of frying?? Can u suggest the temp and time for baking.
Thanks
Is the pureed spinach raw or cooked spinach?
HI,
I WANT TO ASK IF I DONT USE CHEESE IT WILL BECOME GOOD OR NOT. AND PLZ TELL ME ALSO WHICH CHEESE IS CALLED PARMESAN CHEESE..
PLZ REPLY
THANXS
Rashi,
This recipe will be good without cheese.
WE tried this crispy snack.very good
Hi Aunty –
Can I bake these chips instead of frying? If so, at what temperature would you suggest?
Thanks,
Anjalika.
Hi Aunty,
Thanks so much for this easy and yummy recipe . I tried making it with whole wheat flour instead and baked it at 320 degree Fahrenheit for 20 mins. It came out nice and crispy. My little one enjoyed it .
Christina, sounds good, I will try
Hi Aunty,
Can I use cheddar cheese in place of parmesan?
Regards,
Kiran
Kiran,
Cheddar cheese melt that’s the reason I use parmesan.
Thanks Aunty
I was planning to make some for my kid. Well i guess then i will make them with only spinach!
Best Regards,
Kiran
Hello i was searching for another thins in google, but found your post very good!
Will be paying this blog a visit in the future!
Best regards!
thank you aunty for posting such good recipes
regards
Jheel
Hi Manjula aunty,
Please let me know,If this dish will remain fresh for a week since I have to pack few snacks for my vacation.
Waiting for your reply.
Regards
Ramya
Ramya,
Store them in zip lock bags for vacation they stay crisp.
well written blog. Im glad that I could find more info on this. thanks
Hi Manjula,
i think you are an amazing lady. i wish you were my neighbor, I would be hanging out in your house all the time. Not only because you are a great cook, but also because you seem to be a caring and warm person and it’s something everyone seems to grasp every time they tune in to watch your videos. I love Indian food, but I’ve never tried to cook it myself. However, when I watch your videos you encourage me to do it so. I will pretty soon! We don’t have any Indian stores close by, but I will definitely get back to you when I try any of your great recipes.
Thanks again for sharing those wonderful dishes!
María Paz
hello auntie ji
ur new reciepe looking yummy i want to make it for my kids as soon as possible but i never use before parmesan cheese so plz tell me there is only one type of parmesan cheese in market i live in brampton canada or any other subsitute of this cheese plz reply soon
thanx
with regard
harjinder
Can I make it without adding baking soda?
Thank you for your time & response,
Jayashree
Jayashree,
You can make it without adding baking soda just texture will be different but still will be very good.
Can we bake these chips instead of deep frying?
namaste manjula aunty……
i tried this recipe today…it was really yummy…..my mom was just unable to stop munching …
thank you so much….plz tell us some more appertizers like this which are easy to make and yet so delicious
lots of love 🙂 🙂
this looks like a great healthy alternative thanks
Hi Malini,
I guess you could substitute it with what ever cheese you happen to like as long as it’s not a soft cheese but then again Manjula herself will tell you to experiment with what ever you like – cooking is sometimes only limited by ones own imagination! Good luck.
Hi Liane,
Thank you for your response.
I will definitely try with some other cheese may be “mozzarella”.
Let’s see how it turns out.
Manjula Aunty’s recipes never fail though!! :))
Cheers,
Malini
Malini,
Mozzarella would not work as it is a soft cheese. It melts a lot. You need to find a hard cheese, like Pecorino.
Hi
Parmesan cheese, is it veg? Kindly tell
Mili,
As per my knowledge parmesan cheese is not vegetarian. Many Parmensan Cheeses espcially Parmigiano Reggiano (made in Italy) are made with calf rennet (stomach/intestine) lining of the calves. Please do check the labels of the cheese. But the labels maybe deceiving as well because they list the calf rennet under “enzyme” at times. The best bet would be to do some research and/or call the number on the product to enquire about the ingredients. But I think these crackers will just be as delicious without the cheese. Plus it does have the extra benefit of spinach!
Hi Manjula auntyji,
Thanks once again for this yummy recipe.
I don’t like parmesan cheese at all. Is there a substitute that I could consider??
Please advise auntyji.
Thank you.
Malini
hello malini……
i tried out this recipe with normal amul cheese(as i couldn’t find parmesan cheese)…it turned out really yummy
may b you can try that
🙂 🙂 lavanya
Hi Lavanya,
Thank you so much for your suggestion 🙂
Malini
hi lavanya,
thank u very much for sharing—-i wanted know whether we can use amul cheese or not —-thanks again