Eggless Spinach Muffins | Palak Muffins

Makes 10 Muffins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves, chopped

• 1/2 banana

• 1 tbsp mixed nuts, chopped

• 1/3 cup curd

• 3/4 cup maida or all purpose flour

• 1/4 cup atta or wheat flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp cinnamon powder

• salt, a pinch

• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

• 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

• 1/4 cup butter

• 3 tbsp milk

• 2 drops green food colour, optional

Instructions

1. Chop the baby spinach leaves, and grind them into a paste with milk and banana.

2. In a bowl, sieve all the dry ingredients and then add the spinach puree, vanilla essence, food colour and butter to it.

3. Blend it to form a medium consistency batter.

4. Add more milk if needed.

5. Preheat the oven or OTG (Mode: Fan + upper rod + lower rod) at 200˚C for 15-20 minutes.

6. In a baking tray, place the muffin liners.

7. Now add 1.5 tbsp batter to each muffin cup and sprinkle some chopped nuts on top.

8. Bake the muffins at 180˚C for 15-20 minutes.

9. Use a toothpick to check if they have baked well. The toothpick should come out clean.

10. Your spinach muffins are ready!

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 169 calories; 7.8 g fat; 22.3 g carbohydrates; 2.7 g protein; 2.1 g fibre.