Tawa fried bread pakoda

Tawa Fried bread pakoda

Bread pakoda is a very popular North Indian street food. It is amazing to have this with tea during rainy season. Bread pakodas can be of 2 types- those with aloo or paneer stuffed into it or the simple ones without any stuffing. Pakodas are deep fried in oil or ghee and served with green chutney or tomato sauce. In today’s health conscious world, I am giving you the recipe of bread pakodas shallow fried in a tablespoon of oil.

Basic info about the recipe

Cuisine                                                               - North Indian

Serves                                                               - 2 people.

Ingredients:

1.   Bread slices                                   - 3 nos

2.   Besan                                             - 1 cup

3.   Turmeric powder                           - ½ tsp

4.   Red chilli powder                           - 1 tsp

5.   Ginger-garlic paste                        - 1 tsp

6.   Hing                                                - a pinch

7.   Coriander leaves                           - 3-4 sprigs

8.   Salt                                                  - to taste

9.   Oil                                                    - 1 tbsp

10.                       Chaat masala                       - to sprinkle

11.                       Rice flour                              - 2 tsp

Method: In a bowl, add all the ingredients except bread, chaat masala and oil and make a smooth batter of medium consistency adding required water.

Heat oil in a tawa.

Dip the bread slices in the batter and place it on the tawa.

Fry till golden brown. Flip to the other side and fry .

Cut into equal halves and sprinkle some chaat masala and serve hot.

Note:  I have used brown bread here. You can use white bread also.

Rice flour has been added to make the pakodas crispier.