Bread pakora
Bread pakora, from above
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Bread pakora

Bread stuffed with spiced potato, dunked in besan and fried. North India's monsoon promise.

40 minTime
17 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Rain, chai, bread pakora2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMade the traditional way, nothing skipped.
The original
520kcalsame
17 gproteinsame
10 gfibresame
40minutessame

Bread pakora, as tradition has it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Whole wheat bread (wholemeal bread)8 slices
Potato2 medium, boiled
Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1¼ cups
Rice flour2 tbsp
Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Green chilli2, chopped
Ginger1.5 cm, grated
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful
Dry mango powder½ tsp
Waterfor batter
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Mash potato with green chilli, ginger, coriander, amchur and salt.
  2. 2Make a thick batter of besan, rice flour, ajwain, chilli, turmeric, salt and water.
  3. 3Sandwich potato between two slices, cut diagonally, dip in batter to coat completely.
  4. 4Fry in hot oil till golden and crisp.
Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

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What goes with Bread pakora: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Jeera aloo30 min
On the side Kamal kakdi ki sabzi40 min
To drink Thandai30 min
To drink Jaljeera15 min
Something sweet Kaju katli40 min
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