Stuffed Bread Pakoda

Name: Stuffed Bread Pakoda
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4-5 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For Besan batter-; 2 Cups besan (gram flour); 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp kasoori methi; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp ajwain (crushed); as per taste Salt; For potato stuffing-; 2-3 boiled potatoes (mashed); 1/2 tsp hing; 2 tsp coriander powder; 2 tsp Amchur powder; 2-3 green chillies (chopped); 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder; 8-10 bread slices; 2 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves; as per taste Salt; 1 tablespoon oil + oil for frying

Shilpi Tandon @shilpitandon

India

Bread Pakora is a much-loved snack of deep-fried and savory bread fritters from the North Indian Cuisine, especially Punjabi Cuisine. It’s an anytime snack for my family! This is our favorite Sunday brunch.
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Ingredients

35-40 minutes

4-5 people

For Besan batter-
2 Cupsbesan (gram flour)
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspkasoori methi
1/2 tspbaking soda
1/2 tspajwain (crushed)
as per tasteSalt
For potato stuffing-
2-3boiled potatoes (mashed)
1/2 tsphing
2 tspcoriander powder
2 tspAmchur powder
2-3green chillies (chopped)
1/2 tsproasted cumin powder
8-10bread slices
2 tablespoonsfresh coriander leaves
as per tasteSalt
1 tablespoonoil + oil for frying

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Steps

35-40 minutes

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Take one big bowl and mix all ingredients for besan batter with the help the whisk. Always add water gradually otherwise lumps will appear and the batter will not come smooth. Keep this aside.
2

Take one nonstick pan add oil and then add heeng and other ingredients with mashed potatoes and fry for 1 minute and transfer this batter to a plate and let it be cool.
3

Now take bread slices put some ghee on it then spread mint coriander Chutney and potatoes then cover it with another bread slice. Now heat the oil and the flame should be medium to high. Then deep fry these bread pakoda for 2-3 minutes and transfer it on a kitchen tissue paper.
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Now cut this pakoda into triangles and again deep fry for a couple of minutes or until they become golden in color. Super delicious bread pakodas are ready. Enjoy these with garam hot masala chai (see recipe) and mint coriander chutney (see recipe).
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Tips-
Always put some ghee on the bread slice before layering chutney and potato stuff. It’ll not spread out while frying.