Bread Pakoras

Boil or steam the potato in a pressure cooker or steamer till it is completely cooked.
When the potato becomes warm, then peel them and keep aside.
We will start making the bread pakoras by making the batter first.

 

Making Bread Pakora Batter
In a bowl, take the besan (gram flour), ajwain, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, chaat masala powder, amchoor powder and salt.
Now add around 1 cup of water and mix very well with the help of a whisk. Break all the lumps.
Add in 1 more cup of water.
The batter should not be very thick nor too thin.
If the batter is too thick, then add more water.
Add in baking powder and mix everything well.
Keep it aside while you are doing other preparations.
Besan in the batter will swell up and will attain a good consistency.
Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of hot oil when you keep the oil for deep frying in the batter.
Mix well. Whisk briskly non-stop for 1 to 2 minutes to incorporate some air in the batter.

While the batter is resting let’s make our stuffing.
Making Stuffing
Take the cooled down potatoes and mash them.
Add the red chilli powder, turmeric powder, amchur powder, garam masala powder, chaat masala powder, coriander powder and salt to the mashed potatoes.
Add in chopped coriander leaves.
Mix everything very well with the mashed potatoes.
Taste test the seasonings and adjust accordingly.
Keep aside.

Put oil in a wok or kadai and put it on medium low flame while you assemble your bread pakoras.

Assembling Bread Pakora
On the chopping board, keep a bread slice.
Take around 2 to 3 tablespoons of the mashed potato mixture and spread it on the bread evenly.
Place a Paneer square on the potato mixture.
Cover this potato stuffed slice with another slice.
Cut the prepared sandwich diagonally into triangle.
You now have 2 triangular bread sandwiches. Just slightly press the sandwich.
Take the entire sandwich in your hand and dip it in the besan batter.
Coat the stuffed bread sandwich evenly with the besan batter.
Be gentle while dipping the sandwich in the batter. Do not keep the stuffed bread sandwich for a long time in the batter as the bread will become soft and it might break.

Next and last part is frying the bread pakoras.
Frying Bread Pakora
By now, your oil is hot and you can easily slid the besan batter coated bread sandwich in the oil.
Do not overcrowd the kadai with pakoras. Otherwise it will become difficult to turn them.
Fry them in batches, two or three at a time depending on the size of the kadai you are using.
Fry on a medium high flame till they are crisp and golden brown.
Turn them gently and let the other side also get fried and become golden brown.
Drain them on a tissue paper. So that excess oil is absorbed.
Similarly fry all the bread pakoras.
Serve bread pakora hot or warm with coriander mint Chutney, khatti meethi Chutney or ketchup.