If you are a pakora lover and always in search of new flavours then this is for you. These pakoras are the best use of leftover thick pieces of bread slices which no one wants to eat. These slices of bread are always neglected and finally thrown out. Most of you might agree with me. These bits not only make the pakoras crisp but also increase the volume of the batter
Whenever we have cravings for these deep-fried fritters, I add the bits of this thick bread slice into the batter with other veggies. Trust me no one would be able to find out the bread bits until you yourself reveal. These crisp golden beauties are worth to be cherished!
Course – Snacks Cuisine – Indian Serves – 2 Prep time – 10 min Cook time – 10 min Author – Bharti Dhawan
INGREDIENTS
• Leftover bread slices – 2 nos( cut into cubes)
• Besan/chickpea flour – 1 cup/200 gms
• Rice flour – 2 tbsp
• Sliced onions – 1 cup
• Salt, red chilly powder, cumin powder, chaat masala – 1 tsp each/to taste
• Jeera/cumin – 1 tsp
• Ajwain/carrom seeds – 1 tsp
• Green chilly (finely chopped) – 1 tsp
• Grated ginger – 1 tsp
• Oil for deep frying
METHOD –
1- Add besan, rice flour, salt, ginger, green chilly and powdered spices to a broad bowl and mix with a spoon
2- Add sufficient water to make a batter neither too thick nor runny
3- Add bread cubes and sliced onions and mix well.
4- Keep the batter at rest for 2 minutes to absorb all the flavours
5- Heat oil in a pan or kadahi. Drop a little batter to check if it comes up immediately, the oil is hot enough to fry. Take a spoonful of batter and drop into the hot oil. Fry the fritters till they get a golden colour
* If you find the oil too hot reduce the flame to medium
When fried to golden, take them out on an absorbent paper
6- Serve the hot bread-pyaz pakoras with raw mango-coriander chutney
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