Bread pakoda

Bread pakoda
Felt like having something hot & spicy with my evening cup of tea. First thought of frying some vegetable samosas, but then samosa preparation requires a lot of time, & i was in one of my terribly hungry mode &; i wanted something QUICKLY !! Hungrily i flipped through my recipe collection to see if there was something easy that i could whip up quickly & also did not require any grinding of masalas etc, for when i am really hungry i can't function properly! Checked out the ingredients & found that i had everything on hand & within 10 mins, i was munching on some hot bread pakodas with my cup of tea!;)
Ingredients:
Bread slices - 2, gram flour(besan) - 3/4 cup, ginger - 1 inch piece, green chilli - 3 ( i used just one), onion - 1, garlic - 1 big clove, salt to taste, fennel seeds(saunf) - 3/4 tsp, ghee - 1 tsp(heaped), curry leaves - a sprig, asafoetida - a pinch, coriander leaves - a handful, oil - for deep frying.
Method:
Chop the bread , onion, ginger, garlic , green chilli, curry leaves & coriander leaves finely. Take all the chopped ingredients in a bowl & add the salt, besan, saunf & ghee & mix( using your fingers) well. Break coarsely the finely chopped bread pieces , so that it blends well with the rest of the ingredients. Heat the oil in a small kadai.
Now sprinkle a little water on the pakoda dough & mix . The dough should be powdery & at the same time when you take a small portion of the dough in your palm & press it , you should be able to form small balls. Pinch & press small portions of the dough into the hot oil ( Do it like how you do for thool pakoda) & deep fry till golden. Drain on paper towel & serve hot with a cup of tea!:)
The pakodas tasted yummy ! They were crunchy on the outside & soft inside.
Verdict: I will be doing this often!;)


They were so spicily delicious that half the pakodas were over even while i was frying them!! I couldn't stop doing the taste test for each batch of pakodas that were left to drain on the paper towels. I am sure that they would taste equally good with sambar & rasam rice too . When i run out of ideas for side dishes to be served with rice, this one is going to be fried often at home!!:))