Spinach Croquettes Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is super easy to make which is packed with a lots of healthy spinach and yummy cheese.
Spinach and Cheese Croquettes
Croquettes are my favourite..I love the creamy interior and the crispy exterior which is the character of a croquettes..This version is my favourite of all croquettes i ever made..Hubby who is fussy about cheese loved it so much, the spinach and cheese just tasted yummy together..I have few more croquettes recipe coming up, so stay tuned.
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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
This one i made and served it with a cup of tea..You don't need any dipping sauce for it, but tomato ketchup or sweet chilli sauce or my garlic sauce taste fantastic with this..And this is great for kids who are fussy about spinach..They will love it for sure..
How to Make Spinach Croquettes
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Now take small size from the mix and put it in a plate. You can pop this in fridge so it set a little.
- Now take plain wheat flour in a plate for coating.
- Take wheat flour and water in a bowl and mix to a runny mix..Take breadcrumbs in a plate and set aside.
- Take each spinach ball and coat it in wheat flour, dip it in wheat flour liquid and coat it in breadcrumbs.
- Put it in a plate and set it in fridge for 30 mins.
- Now heat oil for deep frying and deep fry the croquettes till golden.
- Drain onto some paper towel.
- Serve hot.
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Spinach Croquettes Recipe | Spinach Cheese Croquettes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tsp + 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbsp Garlic finely chopped
- 4 cups Spinach chopped finely
- 3 tbsp Wheat Flour / Atta
- ¾ cup to 1 cup Milk
- 1 tsp Chilli flakes
- Salt to taste
- ½ tsp Sugar
- ½ cup grated or cubed Cheese
- Oil for deep frying
- For Dipping and Coating:
- ¼ cup + 3 tbsp Wheat Flour / Atta
- ½ cup or as needed Water
- 1.5 cup or as needed Breadcrumbs
Instructions
- 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.
- Heat 2 tblspn of oil and add in wheat flour and stir fry for few mins. Now add in milk and keep mixing till it gets thick.
- 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.
- Now take small size from the mix and put it in a plate. You can pop this in fridge so it set a little.
- Now take plain wheat flour in a plate for coating.
- Take wheat flour and water in a bowl and mix to a runny mix..Take breadcrumbs in a plate and set aside.
- Take each spinach ball and coat it in wheat flour, dip it in wheat flour liquid and coat it in breadcrumbs.
- Put it in a plate and set it in fridge for 30 mins.
- Now heat oil for deep frying and deep fry the croquettes till golden.
- Drain onto some paper towel.
- Serve hot.
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Spinach Croquettes Recipe Step by Step
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| heat oil in a kadai, add garlic |
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| fry for few mins |
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| add in spinach |
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| cook till it is wilted |
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| now it is cooked well |
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| remove to a bowl |
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| add more oil in the same kadai |
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| add wheat flour |
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| fry for few mins till raw smell leaves away |
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| add in milk |
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| mix well |
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| mix well till it gets thick |
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| add in cooked spinach |
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| add in salt, chilli flakes |
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| little sugar |
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| mix that well |
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| now it has got thick |
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| add in cheese |
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| keep ,mixing till cheese melts |
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| at a point the mix will start to leave the sides |
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| remove to a bowl and let it cool |
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| use a spoon to take some portions |
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| put it in a plate..if it is too soft, pop it in fridge |
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| Now take little wheat flour in a bowl |
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| add water to make a runny liquid |
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| now time to make the croquettes |
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| start by rolling the croquettes in wheat flour |
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| now put them in the liquid |
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| coat them well |
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| drop them in breadcrumbs |
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| coat well |
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| pop these in the same plate |
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| put it in fridge for at least 30 mins |
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| now drop them in oil |
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| fry till golden |
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| now it is golden |
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| drain them and serve |
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| enjoy |
Suchi Sm
very nice Fries.. Thanks for the share Aarthi..
Parul Mehra
What kind of cheese did u use? ?
Aarthi
@Parul Mehrai used pizza cheese, mozarella
Suba
How do you name that spinach in tamil?
Suba
Hi Aarthi,. Will any greens gi well in this recipe ir anything in particular?