Corn and Spinach Panki

Corn and spinach panki

Panki- It is a type of pancake, where the batter is cooked by putting it between banana or corn leaves. In Gujarati, “pan” means ‘leaf”. So the name panki (made on leaf).

It is a traditional non-fried snack made in Gujarat. Usually, panki is made from rice flour batter.  The batter for it is prepared with rice flour along with spices such as ginger garlic paste, chili paste, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, asafoetida, turmeric (optional), salt, curd and warm water. The batter is prepared and kept covered for 3-4 hours to let it ferment. Rice panki is then made by putting the batter on the greased banana leaf. It is covered with another greased banana leaf and cooked on the non-stick pan. The panki is cooked on medium heat till golden spot appears on the leaf and the panki inside the leaf can easily be peeled off.

Variations in panki can be made by using different types of flour such as maize flour, semolina, gram flour or ragi flour. The taste of panki can be enhanced by adding coriander, spinach, dill leaves, fenugreek leaves or spring onion. This way you can try mixing different ingredients and make panki as per your taste.

I have brought corn cobs from the store and it was covered with fresh leaves around. I thought of utilizing the corn leaves for making corn and spinach panki. This is a no ginger or garlic dish. The panki has the fresh flavor of fresh corn, spinach, and green chilis. The panki gains more flavor and aroma when cooked on the fresh corn leaf.

Just enjoy corn and spinach panki plain straight from the leaf. Or serve it with coriander mint chutney and ketchup.

Corn and spinach panki
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Corn and Spinach Panki

Corn and spinach panki is a traditional pancake made in Gujarati cuisine. Here the batter is placed between the greased corn or banana leaves and roasted on a pan till golden spots appear on the leaves and the panki inside peels off easily.
Course Breakfast, dinner, Snack
Cuisine Gujarati, Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 10 panki
Calories 96kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a mixer grinder add the fresh corn kernels and green chili. Grind it to a smooth paste.
    Corn and spinach panki
  • Transfer the paste to the mixing bowl. Add semolina, gram flour, rice flour and chopped spinach.
    Corn and spinach panki
  • Add oil, black pepper powder, and salt and mix well.
    Corn and spinach panki
  • Mix well. The water released from corn paste and spinach would help to make the batter. However, if you required add a tbsp or more of water and adjust the consistency of the batter.
    Corn and spinach panki
  • Heat a non stick pan. Grease corn leaves with oil. Take one leaf and place batter around 1-2 tbsp on the greased side of the leaf. (Place batter as per the size of the leaf. Spread a thin layer of batter.). Cover with the other greased side leaf the batter from top.
    Corn and spinach panki
  • Make it similarly with other leaves.
    Corn and spinach panki
  • Cook on medium heat till the leaves become brown from both the sides. Try to lift the top leaf , if it leaves the batter, then the panki is cooked and ready to serve.
    Corn and spinach panki
  • Serve it hot along with leaf covered on it.
    Corn and spinach panki
  • If you do not have leaf then just spread the batter on the pan like pancake as shown and apply oil and cook from both the sides till golden and serve.
    Corn and spinach panki
  • The panki served - Both with corn leaf and without corn leaf is served.
    Corn and spinach panki

Nutrition

Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 399mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4500IU | Vitamin C: 21.5mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1.8mg

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