Bread Pattice/Bread Pakora

Name: Bread Pattice/Bread Pakora
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 big slices bread (sandwich bread); 4 boiled & mashed medium potatoes; 1 tsp oil; 1/2 tsp urad dal /black gram; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; leaves Few curry; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1 pinch asafoetida (hing); 2 tsp green chillies ginger paste; 2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped; to taste Salt; 1/2 lemon (juice); 1 cup besan /gram flour; 2 tsp red chilli powder; to taste Salt; 1/4 tsp soda bi carb; as needed Oil for deep fry; as needed Dry Garlic chutney

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

#streetfoodofindia
Bread pattice/ bread pakoras/ bread bhaji(as it called in Mumbai) is one of popular streetfood of Mumbai. This snack is made with bread slice spread with spicy potato mixture, dipped in besan batter and deep fry in oil and is served/ relished with dry garlic chutney.

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

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Ingredients

4 big slices bread (sandwich bread)
For potato mixture:
4boiled & mashed medium potatoes
For tempering:
1 tspoil
1/2 tspurad dal /black gram
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1/2 tspcumin seeds
leavesFew curry
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1 pinchasafoetida (hing)
2 tspgreen chillies ginger paste
2 tbspcoriander leaves finely chopped
to tasteSalt
1/2lemon (juice)
For Besan batter(outer covering)
1 cupbesan /gram flour
2 tspred chilli powder
to tasteSalt
1/4 tspsoda bi carb
as neededOil for deep fry
To serve
as neededDry Garlic chutney

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Steps

1

First prepare potato mixture.. In mixing bowl add mashed potatoes,salt, lemon juice, finely chopped coriander leaves,on it add tempering of oil-urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder and curry leaves. Mix well. Divide this mixture into 4 equal portions. Keep aside.
2

In another mixing bowl add besan red chilli powder and salt,add enough water and mix to make semi-thick batter for making pakoras. Add soda bi carb at the time of frying.
3

To prepare Bread Pattice/Bread Pakoras..Take one bread slice, spread one portion of prepared potato mixture on one side. Similarly prepared all.
4

Heat oil for frying. In besan batter add & mix soda bi carb, dip prepared potato spread bread slices in it.
5

Gently drop this in hot oil. Deep fry on medium flame till golden brown and crispy.
6

Cut Bread Pattice/Bread Pakoras into nine pieces as shown.
7

Serve/ Relish Hot Bread Pattice/Bread Pakora with dry garlic chutney.