BREAD PAKORA - RECIPE-IN SIMPLE AND EASY METHOD

Bread Pakora (Bread Pakoda-South India)

Bread pakora is a popular North Indian snack of bread fritters. Bread slices are stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes filling, batter-coated and then deep-fried.

Bread pakora is a favorite breakfast and tea time snack at our home. Everyone loves it and it is a great bread snack to have during tea time in the evenings

THERE ARE 2 WAYS BREAD PAKORA ARE MADE
Plain besan bread pakora without stuffing – this is an easy and quick method as no stuffing is made for bread pakoda. When we need to have some hot bread snack quickly, then I make plain bread pakora. Here the bread slices are dipped in besan (chickpea flour batter) spiced with ajwain, red chilli powder, asafoetida, salt and deep-fried.


Bread pakora stuffed with mashed potatoes filling – the recipe posted here is stuffed with a filling of mashed & spiced potatoes, dipped in gram flour batter and then deep-fried. One can be innovative in making the filling. Though mashed potatoes are a common stuffing used, there are other stuffings that can be used, like, paneer (cottage cheese), cheese and even green peas.

How to Make Potato stuffed Bread Pakora 

• Boil or steam the potatoes in a pressure cooker or steamer till they are completely cooked. When the potatoes become warm, then peel it. Grate and keep aside. You can also mash and keep aside.
  1: cooking potatoes in a pressure cooker: rinse and place them in a 2-litre pressure cooker. Add enough water just about covering them. Pressure cook on a medium flame for 4 to 5 whistles. Drain the water. Let the potatoes become warm. Peel, grate or mash.
  2: cooking potatoes in a pan: rinse, peel and then dice potatoes. Add the chopped potatoes in a pan. Add water just enough to cover them. You can add a bit of salt. Cover and cook potatoes till they are softened. Later drain all the water very well. When the potatoes become warm then peel and grate them. You can even mash them.
• 3:Add the chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilli, red chilli powder, amchur powder (dry mango powder) and salt to the grated potatoes

• Mix the spices & herbs very well with the mashed potatoes. Check the seasonings and adjust accordingly. Keep aside.

• Batter Preparation for Bread Pakora
• In a bowl, take the besan (gram flour), carom seeds, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, asafoetida (hing) and salt as required

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• First add ½ cup water and mix very well. The batter should not be very thick nor too thin. If the batter is too thick, then add more water.

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• Add a few drops of hot oil when you keep the oil for deep frying in the batter. Mix well. Keep the ready batter aside.

• Stuffing the Bread Pakora

• On the chopping board, slice the bread into triangle or rectangle slices.

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• Take around 2 to 3 tablespoons of the mashed potato mixture and spread it on the bread evenly.

• Cover this potato stuffed slice with another slice. You now have a triangular bread sandwich. Just slightly press the sandwich.

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FRYING BREAD PAKORA

• Heat the oil and check if the oil is ready by adding a drop of the batter. If the batter starts sizzling and comes gradually on the surface of the oil, the oil is ready. If the batter does not come up on the surface, then the oil needs to get more hot. If the batter comes very quickly on top, the oil is too hot.

• Take the entire sandwich in your hand and dip it in the besan batter.

•  coat the stuffed bread sandwich evenly with the besan batter. Be gentle with the sandwich. 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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  Add two to three pieces of bread pakora depending on the size of the kadai, but do not overcrowd the kadai or pan. Begin to deep fry on a medium to medium-high flame.

    














 Step 2 (adding Another Stuffed Bread traingles dipped in chicpea Flour(Besan)

• Flip a couple of times more and fry on a medium to medium-high flame till they are crisp and golden brown. Flip a couple of times more and fry for even browning.
• Now Remove the Fried Pakora gently from Oil ..

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• Place the fried bread pakora on kitchen absorbent tissues so that excess oil is absorbed. In the same way, fry the remaining bread pakoda and place them too on kitchen paper towels to remove excess oil.

Serve the Fried Bread Pakora with Green Mint chutney and Tamato Ketchup