besan bread pakoda recipe with step by step photos. this besan bread pakoda is a delicious snack of bread coated with spiced gram flour batter and then deep-fried in oil.
it is a very popular and quick breakfast snack. bread pakora or parathas or aloo poori are usually made for sunday breakfast at our place. come sundays and besan bread pakoda has to be there for breakfast. though now we make them once in a while and not on every sunday.
in this easy besan bread pakoda recipe, there is no stuffing involved. just dipping the bread in the besan (gram flour) batter and frying them. easy and quick.
there is another version in which spiced mashed potatoes are added as a stuffing. here you can check this recipe of bread pakora made with spiced mashed potato filling.
this recipe also can be called plain bread pakora. the choice of bread to be used depends upon you. pakoras made with white bread tastes good, but for a wholesome option, you could use brown bread, wheat bread, multi grain bread, wheat germ bread or wheat sandwich bread etc.
you could serve them with any chutney like sweet tamarind dates chutney or mint coriander chutney or even coconut chutney. usually at home, we have the pakoras with tomato ketchup or mint chutney.
besan bread pakora recipe video
how to make besan bread pakoda without stuffing
1. in a mixing bowl, take all the dry ingredients – 1 cup gram flour (besan), ½ tsp carom seeds (ajwain), ½ tsp red chili powder, ¼ tsp garam masala powder and two pinches of baking soda. add salt as required.
2. 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.
3. whisk to a smooth batter without any lumps.
4. slice the bread slices in rectangles or triangles.
5. dip each slice in the batter and evenly coat it with the batter.
6. place the batter coated bread slice in medium hot oil for frying. also, add a few more batter coated slices.
7. fry the pakoras on medium hot oil turning over a couple of times to ensure even cooking and browning.
8. fry till crisp and golden.
9. remove with a slotted or perforated spoon and drain as much oil as possible.
10. place them on kitchen paper towels to drain excess oil.
11. sprinkle a bit of chaat masala on them. serve besan bread pakoda hot with tomato ketchup or coriander chutney or sweet tamarind chutney or any chutney of your choice.
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besan bread pakora
INGREDIENTS
- 5 to 6 bread slices can use white, brown, whole wheat or multi grain bread
- 1 cup besan (gram flour)
- ½ teaspoon ajwain (carom seeds)
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder
- ½ teaspoon oil
- 2 pinches baking soda
- ⅔ to ¾ cup water or add as required
- salt as required
- oil for deep frying
INSTRUCTIONS
making pakoda batter
- in a mixing bowl, take all the dry ingredients - 1 cup gram flour, 1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain), 1/2 tsp red chili powder, 1/4 tsp garam masala powder and two pinches of baking soda.
- add the wet ingredients - 1/2 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.
making besan bread pakoda
- 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 them on medium hot oil turning over a couple of times to ensure even cooking and browning.
- fry till crisp and golden.
- remove with a slotten or perforated spoon and drain as much oil as possible.
- place them on kitchen paper towels to drain excess oil.
- sprinkle a bit of chaat masala on them.
- serve these besan bread pakoda hot with tomato sauce or cilantro chutney or mint chutney or sweet tamarind chutney.
In Nice way is given
superb. my sons favourite. preferred anytime over vada pav / samosa …i desperately want to learn this for him.