Bread Pakora

Craving for a classic Indian snack? Then there’s nothing better than a freshly-made crispy Bread Pakora. This famous street food doesn’t need an introduction. In fact, it is so popular in Punjab that in every second tea stall you will find this delight served with someone.

Ingredients of Bread Pakora

For Filling

For The Main Dish

• 3 cup gram flour (Besan)
• 1 cup green chutney

How to make Bread Pakora

Step 1

Make the mashed potato filling

For making these yummy bread pakoras, make the potato filling first. For the same, wash the potatoes, then put the potatoes in a pressure cooker and add water in it. Boil the potatoes till 3-4 whistles and mash them when they are warm, and add chopped coriander leaves, green chilies, 1 teaspoon red chili powder, dry mango powder (amchur) and salt. Mix them well.

Step 2

Prepare the batter

Now prepare the besan batter. Take a large bowl, and add besan, ajwain, red chili powder, garam masala powder, asafoetida and salt. Drizzle a little water and make a smooth batter. Check the seasoning and add few drops of oil in the batter and keep it aside.

Step 3

Assemble the bread slices

Now assemble the bread pakora by slicing the bread into triangular slices. Apply green chutney (mint and coriander chutney) on one side of triangular bread and apply mashed potato mixture evenly on the bread. Cover this slice with another triangular slice. Next dip the bread into the batter.

Step 4

Deep fry the pakoras and serve hot

Take a Kadhai over medium flame and add some oil. Once the oil is hot enough, leave the bread slices from sides. Deep fry these dipped bread slices in hot oil on medium flame till crisp and golden brown. Enjoy these freshly prepared bread pakoras with sauce along with tea or coffee.

Tips

• Make sure that the batter is not too thin as it can spoil the texture of your pakoras.
• Also, add the pakoras only when the oil is very hot else it will end up absorbing a lot of oil.