Bread pakora

Name: Bread pakora
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For the filling; 4-5 medium size boiled potatoes; 1 green chilli, finely chopped; 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro/coriander leaves; 1/4 tsp or 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp amchur powder; 1/2 cup mint coriander chutney; as required black salt or common salt; For the crisp outer coating; 3 cups besan; 1 pinch hing (asafoetida); 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; 1/2 tsp ajwain/carom seeds; 6 slices brown or white bread; Water; Salt; Oil for frying

Anjali padhy @anjali_7

Bread pakora is a favorite breakfast and tea time snack in India.

Anjali padhy @anjali_7

Bread pakora is a favorite breakfast and tea time snack in India.

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Ingredients

For the filling
4-5medium size boiled potatoes
1green chilli, finely chopped
2 tbspfinely chopped cilantro/coriander leaves
1/4 tsp or 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tspamchur powder
1/2 cupmint coriander chutney
as requiredblack salt or common salt
For the crisp outer coating
3 cupsbesan
1 pinchhing (asafoetida)
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
1/2 tspajwain/carom seeds
6 slicesbrown or white bread
Water
Salt
Oil for frying

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Steps

1

Preparing the Potato Filling:
Peel the boiled potatoes.
Mash the potatoes when they are still warm.
Add the coriander leaves, green chilli, red chilli powder, amchur powder, salt to the mashed potatoes.
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Mix well. Taste the seasonings and adjust accordingly. Keep aside.
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Preparing the Besan Batter:
In a bowl, take the besan.Add the ajwain, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, asafoetida and salt.
Add around ½ cup water and mix. The batter should not be very thick nor too thin. Check the seasonings and adjust accordingly.
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Add a few drops of oil to the batter and mix well.Keep the ready batter aside.
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Assembling and Frying the Bread Pakora:
Cut the bread into triangular slices. You are free to cut them in any shape of your choice.Take a teaspoon of the mint-coriander chutney and apply it evenly on the triangular slice of bread.
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Take around 2 tbsp of the mashed potato mixture and apply it on the bread evenly.Cover this potato stuffed slice with another slice. You have now a beautiful triangular stuffed bread sandwich. Just slightly press the sandwich.
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Dip the entire stuffed bread sandwich in the besan batter. Be sure to coat it evenly. Take care not to keep the stuffed bread sandwich a long time in the batter as the bread tends to break.
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Heat up some oil for frying and slide the besan batter coated bread sandwich in the oil.
Fry a medium flame until they are crisp and golden brown. Your break pakoras are ready!Drain on a tissue paper.
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Serve hot with tomato sauce or with any chutney of your choice!