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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Stuffed Bread Pakoras

 Bread Pakora or bread bajjis are very popular and beloved street food of Northern India. Spicy Bread Pakoras are great as an appetizer or finger food for any type of gathering. They are very easy-to-make but very addictive finger food, you can't stop having this snack until you are totally full with them [It happens with me :)]
   There are two types of bread pakoras available, one type is where bread slices are just dipped in Chickpea flour batter and deep fried. Another version is vegetable stuffed bread pakoras, where mashed vegetables or cheese are stuffed between two slices of breads, then dipped in batter and deep fried. Usually I make the first version most often with my evening tea, but this time I tried this stuffed version. The most common filling is made with mashed potato or cheese, but you can prepare your choice of filling. You can serve these to your kids for a filling and healthy evening snack and it's an all-time hit accompaniment with tea.
  The stuffing or filling I made with mix-vegetable for a healthier and filling evening snack for kids and family.


You Need:
Bread : 8-10 pcs. or as required
Oil for deep frying
For batter:
Besan(chick pea flour) : 1 cup
Rice flour : 1/3 cup(for crispness)
Baking Soda : 1 tsp.
Salt : a pinch
Black cumin seed : 1 tsp.
Red chilli powder : 1 tsp.(optional)
For stuffing :
Potato : 1,finely chopped

Beetroot : 1, finely chopped
Carrot : 2, finely chopped
Black Cumin seed : a pinch
turmeric powder : 1 tsp.
Red chilli powder : 1 tsp.
Oil : 1 tblsp.
Salt to taste


How To :
  • For the filling : Boil all the vegetables till just done, keep aside. Heat oil in a pan, temper with black cumin seed, turmeric and red chilli powder. Then add boiled vegetables and mix well. Season with salt and keep aside to cool.
  • Prepare the batter : Take all the ingredients in a bowl, mix well and then add just enough water to prepare a semi-thick batter, so that it can coat the bread slices well. Keep aside.
  • Now take the breads, take out the side crusts from all the breads. Add prepared stuffing on one slice of bread and put another bread over that like a sandwich. Now cut the sandwich diagonally. So, you will get two bread pakoras from 2 slices of bread. Similar way, make other bread pakoras.
  • Meantime, heat enough oil to deep fry in a pan. The oil should be not too hot, not too cold, keep the flame in medium. Slowly put bread pakoras into the oil, do not overcrowd the oil. Fry till both sides are deep brown in color.
  • Your yummy bread pakoras are ready.
Thursday, May 23, 2013 / by / 12 Comments

12 comments:

  1. I have completely forgotten about stuffed pakoras and you are tempting me here Indrani..makes me hungry.

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  2. In all pakoras , bread pakoras are always my fav, crunchy and yumm..i also make the similar way but with green chutney in between..yours looks so tempting

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  3. yummm.... it has been ages I have prepared one at home....
    Beetroot sounds amazing as a stuffing, I too like mint and coconut chutney stuffed...

    Regards,
    Chondryma
    http://chondryma.blogspot.com.au/

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  4. Bread pakodas look really delicious and crunchy! Perfect teatime snack!! :)
    http://www.rita-bose-cooking.com/

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  5. Delicious and crispy pakoras. Looks wonderful.
    Deepa

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  6. Love this one, makes a perfect snack.

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  7. wow yummy pakoras... u made me so tempting now..

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  8. My fav evening snack..love it.

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  9. After a long time seeing this stuffed bread pakodas. Yummy and crunchy...Darun khete lage kintu......:)

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  10. wonderful idea and lovely way to treat veggies too

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