Bread Pakoras
October 20th, 2007 filed under Appetizers, VeganSpicy hot bread pakoras are great as an appetizer, finger food for any type of the gathering, and a tasty compliment for your afternoon tea.
Make 12 pieces.
Ingredients:
- 4 slices of firm white bread
- 1 cup gram flour (besan)
- 1 tablespoon rice flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Pinch of asafetida (hing)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 finely chopped green chilies
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (green coriander)
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons of water
- Oil to fry
Method
Cut the crusts of all of the slices of bread and slice lengthwise into 3 equal parts.
Mix all the dry ingredients together: Gram flour (besan), rice flour, asafetida, cumin seeds, and salt. Add the water slowly to make a smooth batter. Next, add the green chilies and cilantro. Mix well.
Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. The frying pan should have at least 1 inch of oil.
Dip the bread slices in the batter one at a time. To check if the oil is ready, just put one drop of batter in the oil. The batter should come up right away, but not change color. Fry the pakoras in small batches. The pakoras will take about 4 to 5 minutes to cook. Turn them occasionally. Fry the pakoras until they are golden-brown. Repeat this process. The crispy, delicious pakoras are ready to serve.
Serving suggestions
The bread pakoras are best when dipped with a fresh cilantro chutney, tamarind chutney, ranch dressing, salsa, or sprinkled with chat masala. Pakoras taste best when they are served hot. But you can make the pakoras one day in advance but do not refrigerate. When ready to eat, place on a cookie sheet and heat in the oven on 300 degrees.
Variations
Use 1/4 cup chopped spinach or 2 tablespoons of chopped fenugreek leaves as a substitute for the chopped cilantro.
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August 15th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Hi manjula,
good Morning!!
Thank you for the recipes its been very helpful to me i just moved to USA after marriage and just started cooking all these days mom used to cook for me after marriage i was really worried abt cooking but i just came acrose your website and its helping me, thanks a lot
Take care
B/Regards
daksha
August 12th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Hi Poornima,
Go the the Bengali Rasgullas recipe and read through the Comments section. You should find a lot of helpful information regarding your question plus more tips from other readers.
August 12th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Namasthe Manjula aunty, i found your website very interesting. and thank you for your vedieo recipes i liked it. i tried making rasmalais. It was wornderful. Paneer malais are bit hard. it was not like melting in mouth. So pls suggest me some ideas to make it soft.
thank you
poornima
August 12th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Namaste Manjula Aunty,
Iam Aruna, a new reader, just found your website by browsing some othersites. I saw video recipes of yours and I liked it very much. Your recipes seems like mouth watering. Keep on adding other recipes too. I will open this site from now on to check any new recipes coming up to try in my kitchen. Thank you.
Aruna
August 12th, 2008 at 5:48 am
Hi Tina, Scroll down below here to my entry on June 20th for bread pakoras. Reply if any questions.
August 12th, 2008 at 1:55 am
Hello Manjula Aunty,
I love your website, and have tried samosas, tamarind chutney and bread pakoras. It really feels like I am watching my own mother when I see you explaining, it is so nice. There was one question I had. Sometimes bread pakoras have filling also, like potato etc., which I love. How do I make stuffed breadpakoras? I tried to put the stuffing between two pieces of bread, then dipping it together in the batter and frying, but it all falls apart in the kadhai. Hope you can give me some advice.
Lots of love and gratitude,
Tina
July 27th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Hi Madam,
Your recipes are awesome. It helps a lot with the recipe vidoes you have added. Please keep on adding more recipes and their videos. THANK YOU !! THANKYOU !!
July 5th, 2008 at 12:38 am
Hi Manjula Madam,
I was browsing receipe for Paneer, and the site took me to your kitchen. Wow, it was great watching your receipes live and your dishes look very colorful and mouth watering. Felt as if i was in your kitchen live there.
Great receipes for veggies. Shall log on very regularly from now on.
Regards
Savita
June 30th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Archana,
Also see my comment for Aloo Toast under the recipe for Aloo Masala for Dosa recipe in the Subji category. You may already know about Aloo Toast, but it’s there if you’re interested
June 25th, 2008 at 8:44 am
hi jaya
thanks for stuff bread pakoras recipe.I will try.
Once again thank u so much.
June 20th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Dear Archana:
I’m another reader, but will tell you what I do.
Make Manjula’s Aloo for Masala Dosa recipe. Let it cool to room temp. Take out bread slices and trim off crust.
Moisten the bread with a little water (don’t get them soaking wet).
Gently press down on the bread between your and and the counter top to flatten out slightly.
Put a tablespoon of the potato mixture along the center of the bread (how much you put has to be judged by the size of the bread).
Bring up all the edges of the bread and pinch to seal.
Fry as shown in the Pakora recipe above. Good Luck.
June 20th, 2008 at 9:57 am
hello
Bread pakoras is really good.But u know how can make stuff bread pakoras?
If u know so pls tell us.
thank u
June 4th, 2008 at 2:27 am
Just found your website - thank you so much! Cooking Indian food has always been a mystery to me. Now I can try it on my own! Thanks!!!
May 27th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
how to do besan or gram flour plz tell thank you!
May 27th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Hello Adirami, I am from north India and do not know Tamil
May 27th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Hello Manjula anty.VANNAKAM(means greetings in tamil).I wanted to know if you are a tamilian.Because im a tamilian.Im 12 years old and have immense intrest in cooking and also won many prizes.Because of my friends and relatives completion i have to open a website.Though i have invented many recipes,I have a doubt.I do not know the names of the spices in english.I saw your spices coloumn in this site but still not have understood.Hopefully if you know tammil,can you help me by giving all spices name(atleast a few important)in both tamil and english?
this would be a great help for me.And your cooking is just awesome.I do not have words to explain it.
May 1st, 2008 at 11:06 pm
My mouth is watering……I simply love Indian food…..I am yearning for a delicious pakora right at this very moment. I never heard of bread pakoras….thanks for sharing….I must try it ASAP!
April 8th, 2008 at 8:48 am
I dont like to use the baking soda because pakoras will absorve too much oil try without add like recipe says little re\ice flour.
April 8th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Is there no need for adding pinch of baking soda to make it softer and also same for the pakoras. Awaiting your reply.
April 2nd, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Hi Manjula,
I have enjoyed viewing you cooking. So far I only tried one of them and my family loves it. I made the (basen pura). I made a slight change one time and used spinich instead of zucchini, it is nice. I love Indian foods and wish I can make it more often.
Thank you for showing you skill.
Susan