COOK TIME : 20 MIN
TOTAL TIME : 30 MIN
SERVING SIZE : 4
AUTHOR:DASSANA
RECIPE TYPE: BREAKFAST
CUISINE: INDIAN
SERVES: 4
INGREDIENTS
- 4 to 5 slices of bread
- 1 cup besan/gram flour, about 185 gms
- ½ tsp ajwain/carom seeds
- ½ tsp red chili powder/lal mirch powder
- ¼ tsp garam masala powder
- ½ tsp oil
- 2 pinches of baking soda
- ⅔ to ¾ cup water or as required
- salt as required
- oil for deep frying
INSTRUCTIONS
- in a mixing bowl, take all the dry ingredients - 1 cup besan, ½ tsp ajwain, ½ tsp red chili powder, ¼ tsp garam masala powder and two pinches of baking soda.
- add the wet ingredients - ½ tsp oil and water to make a medium thick batter. add water in parts and about ⅔ to ¾ cup water or as required.
- whisk to a smooth batter without any lumps.
- slice the bread slices in rectangles or triangles.
- dip each slice in the batter and evenly coat it with the batter.
- place the batter coated bread slice in medium hot oil for frying. also add a few more batter coated slices.
- fry the pakoras on medium hot oil turning over a couple of times to ensure even cooking and browning.
- fry the bread pakoras till crisp and golden.
- remove with a slotten or perforated spoon and drain as much oil as possible.
- place the fried bread pakoras on kitchen paper towels to drain excess oil.
- sprinkle a bit of chaat masala on the bread pakoras. serve these bread pakoras hot with tomato ketchup or coriander chutney or sweet tamarind chutney.
