Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Bread Pakoda (stuffed)

These are very good for a Sunday breakfast. Easy to prepare and easy to gobble down.

What you need:

4 bread slices (brown/white, does not matter)
Green chutney, enough to spread on 4 slices of bread, 4 tbsp
Imli (tamarind) chutney/tomato ketchup, 4 tbsp
Curd, 1 and 1/2 tbsp (should not be sour/tart)
Besan/ gram flour/ chickpea flour, 6 tbsp
Garlic, 4 cloves crushed
Green chillies, 1 crushed with garlic
Red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder, 1 tsp
Garam masala, 1 tsp
Water, 1/2 cup approx
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Mix green chutney and imli chutney in a bowl and spread this mixture on all the four bread slices. Now make 2 sandwiches with those 4 bread slices and cut them into 4 squares. So you should get a total of 8 squares. Refer to the picture below.


Start heating some oil at this point. To make the besan batter you need to mix besan, garlic and green chillies, coriander powder, garam masala, curd, salt, red chilli powder and water in a bowl. Mix it well to make a thick mixture not runny. The mixture should be thick enough to coat bread nicely and evenly. Curd will keep the bread soft and moist from inside.

Dip the bread squares you cut earlier one by one in the batter and fry them in hot oil. The oil should be moderately hot and then you can increase the flame after sometime. You can check if the oil is hot enough by putting a drop of batter in it and if it rises to the top your pakodas are ready for frying. 

Take the pakodas out on a paper napkin lined plate once they are golden brown. Serve them hot with hot tea or coffee or my favorite cold coffee : D And we are done!












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