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Bread Pakoda

 

Ingredients:

2 bread slices

2 medium potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed

2 tsps oil + for deep frying 

1 tsp mustard seeds

7-8 curry leaves

1 tsp green chilli paste

3/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves 

Salt to taste 

1/2 cups gram flour (besan)

1 tsp red chilli powder

Date and tamarind chutney to serve

Green chutney to serve


Method:

Heat 2 tsps oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add curry leaves, green chilli paste and saute well.

Add potatoes, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and mix till well combined. Add chopped coriander and mix well.

Add salt, mix and take it off  the heat. Transfer into a bowl and allow to cool to room temperature.

For the batter, take gram flour in a large bowl. Add remaining turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Add sufficient water and whisk well to make a thick batter of coating consistency.

Evenly spread a portion of the prepared mixture on top of a bread slice, cover with another bread slice and diagonally cut in half and set aside.

Heat sufficient oil in a kadai, coat each diagonal bread piece with the batter and drop it into the hot oil. Deep fry till golden and crisp. Drain on an absorbent paper.

Cut the bread pakodas in half and transfer on a serving plate. Serve hot with date and tamarind chutney and green chutney.







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