Bread Pakoda / Bread Pakora

Bread Pakoda is a tasty snack for the evenings along with hot cup of coffee or tea. I have always enjoyed having Bread Pakoda as snacks while it is raining outside. Southern Indian Monsoon season sometimes can be notoriously wet and fried Bread Pakoda adds a sense of warmth.

Ingredients

1. Bread – 3 slices
2. Gram flour (Besan) – 1 cup
3. Asafetida – 1/3 tsp
4. Cumin seeds – 1tsp
5. Green chilly – 2 finely chopped
6. Coriander leaves – ¼ cup chopped
7. Red chilly powder – 1 tsp
8. Salt – 2 tsp or as required
9. Water and oil to fry

Method:

1. Cut bread slices into 2 or 3 equal parts after removing the 4 sides.
2. Mix gram flour, asafetida, salt, cumin seeds, red chilly powder.
3. Add water to the above dry mix slowly till it becomes a smooth batter.
4. Add green chilies and coriander leaves and mix.
5. Heat oil in a Frying Pan.
6. Dip bread pieces in the batter till batter covers all sides of bread piece and drop into the frying pan on medium flame.
7. Fry till it becomes golden brown.
8. Serve with sauce or Green Chutney

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