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bread pakora recipe with step by step photos – stuffed bread pakora is a favorite breakfast and tea time snack at our home. everyone loves it and its a great snack to have during rains.

when it pours cats and dogs outside, then stuffed warm potato bread pakora with a sweet sauce and a spicy chutney accompanied by a cuppa of hot indian masala chai is bliss. my fond memories of bread pakoda are of course having them on street side stalls and also having these during the weekend for breakfasts.

basically there are two ways bread pakodas are made.

i make both. when we need to have some hot snack quickly, then i make plain bread pakora. here the bread slices are dipped in besan (chickpea flour batter) spiced with ajwain, red chili powder, asafoetida, salt and deep fried. other similar recipes are:

  1. bread roll recipe 
  2. paneer bread roll recipe 
  3. cheese bread roll recipe

this stuffed bread pakora is stuffed with a filling of mashed potatoes, dipped in besan and deep fried. one can be innovative in making the filling. though, mashed potatoes is a common filling used, there are other fillings that can be used, like, paneer (cottage cheese), cheese and even green peas.

bread pakoda recipe

after a long time, i am sharing this recipe of potato stuffed bread pakora, even though i make it pretty often.

bread pakora recipe below:

bread pakora recipe

bread pakora recipe | stuffed bread pakoda recipe

stuffed bread pakora recipe - popular snack of bread pakoda stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes.

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course breakfasts, snacks
cuisine indian
prep time 25 minutes
cook time 40 minutes
total time 1 hour 5 minutes
servings 3
author dassana

ingredients (1 cup = 250 ml)

for potato stuffing:

  • 175 grams potatoes or 1 large potato or 2 medium potatoes
  • 1 to 2 green chilies, chopped or about 1 teaspoon chopped green chilies
  • 4 to 5 teaspoons chopped coriander leaves (dhania patta)
  • 2 teaspoons chopped mint leaves (pudina patta)
  • ¼ teaspoon red chili powder (lal mirch powder)
  • ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder
  • ½ teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur powder)
  • salt as required

for bread pakora batter:

  • 1 cup besan (gram flour)
  • ¼ tsp red chili powder
  • ¼ tsp garam masala powder
  • 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
  • a pinch of baking soda, optional
  • ½ to ⅔ cup water or add as required
  • salt as required

other ingredients for bread pakora:

  • 4 to 5 slices of whole wheat bread or brown bread or white bread
  • oil for deep frying

how to make recipe

making potato stuffing for bread pakora recipe:

  1. boil or steam the potato in a pressure cooker or steamer till its completely cooked. 

  2. when the potato becomes warm, then peel it. grate and keep aside. you can also mash and keep aside.

  3. add the coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chili, red chili powder, amchur powder, salt to the grated potatoes.
  4. mix the spices & herbs very well with the mashed potatoes. check the seasonings and adjust accordingly. keep aside.

making bread pakora batter:

  1. in a bowl, take the besan (chick pea flour/gram flour), ajwain, red chili powder, garam masala powder, asafoetida and salt.

  2. add around 1/2 cup water and mix very well.

  3. the batter should not be very thick nor too thin. if the batter is too thick, then add more water.

  4. add a few drops of hot oil when you keep the oil for deep frying in the batter. mix well.

making bread pakora recipe:

  1. on the chopping board, slice the bread into triangle or rectangle slices.
  2. take around 2 to 3 tablespoons of the mashed potato mixture and spread it on the bread evenly.
  3. cover this potato stuffed slice with another slice. you now have a triangular bread sandwich. just slightly press the sandwich.
  4. take the entire sandwich in your hand and dip it in the besan batter.

  5. coat the stuffed bread sandwich evenly with the besan batter. be gentle with the sandwich. take care not to keep the stuffed bread sandwich a long time in the batter as the bread tends to break.

  6. by now, your oil is hot and you can easily slid the besan batter coated bread sandwich in the oil.

  7. fry the bread pakoras on a medium flame till they are crisp and golden brown.

  8. drain bread pakoda on a tissue paper. so that excess oil is absorbed.

  9. serve bread pakora hot or warm with tomato sauce or with any chutney of your choice, or even coconut chutney.
  10. enjoy the bread pakodas in the rains with a cup of indian ginger chai or masala chai.

recipe notes

  • recipe can be easily doubled.
  • you can add spices more or less as per your taste.


how to make stuffed bread pakora recipe:

preparing the potato filling:

  • boil or steam the potato in a pressure cooker or steamer till its completely cooked. when the potato becomes warm, then peel it. grate and keep aside. you can also mash and keep aside.

bread pakoda recipe stuffing

  • add the coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chili, red chili powder, amchur powder, salt to the grated potatoes.

bread pakoda recipe stuffing

  • mix the spices & herbs very well with the mashed potatoes. check the seasonings and adjust accordingly. keep aside.

stuffing for bread pakoda recipe

preparing besan batter for bread pakoras:

  • in a bowl, take the besan (chick pea flour/gram flour), ajwain, red chili powder, garam masala powder, asafoetida and salt as required.

batter for bread pakoda recipe

  • add around 1/2 cup water and mix very well.the batter should not be very thick nor too thin. if the batter is too thick, then add more water.

batter for bread pakora recipe

  • add a few drops of hot oil when you keep the oil for deep frying in the batter. mix well. keep the ready batter aside.

batter for bread pakora recipe

assembling and frying aloo bread pakora:

  • on the chopping board, slice the bread into triangle or rectangle slices.

making bread pakoda recipe

  • take around 2 to 3 tablespoons of the mashed potato mixture and spread it on the bread evenly.

preparing bread pakoda recipe

  • cover this potato stuffed slice with another slice. you now have a triangular bread sandwich. just slightly press the sandwich.

making bread pakoda recipe

  • heat the oil and check if the oil is ready by adding a drop of the batter. if the batter starts sizzling and comes gradually on the surface of the oil, the oil is ready. if the batter does not come up on the surface, then the oil needs to get more hot. if the batter comes very quickly on top, the oil is too hot.

frying pakora - bread pakora recipe

  • 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 with the sandwich. take care not to keep the stuffed bread sandwich a long time in the batter as the bread tends to break.

frying pakora - bread pakora recipe

  • gently slid the besan batter coated bread sandwich in the oil.

frying pakora - bread pakora recipe

  • when one side is light golden, turn over and fry the other side.

stuffed bread pakoda recipe

  • flip a couple of times more and fry the bread pakoras on a medium flame till they are crisp and golden brown.

potatoes stuffed bread pakoda recipe

  • place them on kitchen absorbent tissues so that excess oil is absorbed.

aloo bread pakoda recipe

  • same way fry the remaining bread pakoras.

potato bread pakoda recipe

  • place them too on kitchen paper towels to remove excess oil.

stuffed potatoes bread pakoda recipe

  • serve bread pakora hot or warm with tomato ketchup or with any chutney of your choice like sweet tamarind chutney. you can serve these tasty aloo bread pakoras with mint-coriander chutney and dry onion garlic chutney or even with coconut chutney.

stuffed bread pakoda recipe




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  1. Dassanaji..u have bcum my godmother of cooking..thnx is such a small word for wat u teach..tried these bread pakoras for my in laws and dey luvvvvd it..it was lip smacking..thnk u sooo mch..i really admire ur cooking!..

  2. Hi Dassana,
    I have tried many of your recipes and a big fan of yours. I like the simplicity and precision of your recipe posts. If we follow your instructions, there is very less room left for making mistakes. I tried this bread pakoda for my teenage girl yesterday and the response was “wow! aapne banaya?!” 🙂 Thanks a ton and keep posting mouth watering recipes.

  4. Hi,
    Can you pls post the recipe of dry onion garlic chutney as shown in the last pic? Thanks!

  6. hi,I was tried that bread pakoda and it was very testy,everyine loved this.Thanks dasaana.thank you so much for share like this dishes.

  7. Hello Ma’am,

    Tried today. Its so yummy. I like the step by step description with photo. Thank you.

  8. Hi Dassana,
    It is very yummy…all your recipes are too good and easy to Cook at home.
    Thank you for such awesome recipes.
    May God bless you.

  12. Hi Dassana,

    Made this today for kids breakfast. Kids loved it and I too enjoyed it. AWESOME. Keep up the good work. All your recipes are too good. May God Bless U.

  14. thx i really love this recipe and my hobby is also to collect new recipes so plz give more new recipes thx alot

  18. Amazing!!!!I ran out of something interesting to eat…and thats when i came accross this recipe…
    loved it….!!! :* 🙂
    its a ten on ten!!!

  21. Hi Dassana,,,, !! How r u doing?? Hey I prepared dese pakoras 2 days back and it was jus perfect 🙂 It reminded me of the hot pakoras dat we used to get in our school canteen made by our beloved tularam ji…. 🙂 My husband loved it a lot even though he has never been to north… N in my recipe book i’ve given dis recipe the verdict as “PERFECT” 🙂 Hoping to try more of ur recipes…. Happy Diwali in advance…. God bless u ……

    • thanks ramya. wish you happy diwali too. i am good and hope the same for you.

      the bread pakoras are a snack i make on weekends and it always reminds me of the bread pakoras i would have in bombay minus the red chili garlic chutney. i still love it and so does the rest of the family.

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  23. thanks alot for presenting bread pakora . I just made bread pakora through your presentation..thanks once again…:)

  25. A beautifully presented recipie…I tried it out and my family enjoyed it!!!! Thanks so much for sharing it…

  26. A beutifully presented recipe. Looks and tastes delicious just reading and looking at it . A must try for my son.
    Thank U!

  29. now this is one of the recipies explained so so perfect that the person cannot miss on any step.
    Hats off to you!
    so yes here i am going to try it for iftar. Wish me luck! 🙂
    and thank you!

  30. wow!! came out really good. everytime i used to prepare plain bread pakoda and my hubby was bored eating that everytime. he really enjoyed this new way of bread pakoda. thanks so much. 🙂

  31. hi, thanks so much for sharing this recipe…. made it today for tea and my family loved it! having lived in Northern India for many years , this recipe makes me nostalgic!!

  35. loved the pics 🙂 mouth watering 🙂 .
    I am going to try making them today cuz i dont have tuiton ( i am in 12th std )
    Hope it turns out well…… my fingers are crossed.

  36. This recipe is simply superb..I tried it today
    came out very well..My husband like them lot

  37. Explained in such a simple manner that a bad cook like me too tried it and my son loved it . First time he finished his tiffin box saying ” Mummy i ate all of the four pieces and I felt like I have some creditability to my sleeves too .

    • ur comment brought a smile to my face… so nice to know that ur son liked the bread pakoras and he finished his tiffin box 🙂

      thank you preeti for your lovely comment. and let me tell you nobody is a bad cook. it is just practice… erring… going wrong and then again trying to correct ourselves with some more practice and experience.

      we all need to just keep on trying and practice… be patient with ourselves and enjoy the whole process of creating a meal for our loved ones…

  40. The article presentation is so tempting and easy to understand. I remember every step of preparing the dish. Waiting for rainy season to show up soon ;-)).

  41. Thanks,

    I am gaukarna from SA, I love Bread Pakoda and way of presentation how it preaper it.

    Thanks