Potato Stuffed Bread Pakoda

Potato Stuffed Bread Pakoda is a great starter or tea time snack. It is a vegetarian dish and is very simple to make

Ingredients:

• Bread (2 slices)
• Potatoes (2, boiled and mashed)
• Jeera/Cumin seeds (1 tsp)
• Turmeric powder (1/2 tsp)
• Coriander leaves (few)
• Bengal gram flour/Chana dal (1 cup)
• Onion (1, chopped)
• Garlic (5, chopped)
• Ginger (1 inch, chopped)
• Curry leaves (few)
• Green chilly (1, chopped)
• Red chilli powder (1/2 tsp)
• Coriander powder (1/2 tsp)
• Salt as per taste
• Oil to deep fry
• Coriander leaves (few, chopped)

Method:

1. In a bowl, add the gram flour, red chilly powder, salt, water and mix well to form a thick batter and keep it aside.
2. Heat oil(1 tbsp)  in a pan, add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.
3. Add chopped ginger and garlic saute till the aroma spreads.
4. Add chopped onion, curry leaves, green chilly, turmeric powder, salt and saute till the onion turns trasparent.
5. Add mashed potatoes and mix well and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the curry leaves ( optional).
6. Add coriander leaves, mix well and switch of the flame. The stuff for the bread pakoda is ready.
7. Cut the bread slice into half, stuff the potatoes in between two slices to form a sandwich.
8. Dip the sandwich in the Bengal gram/besan/chana dal batter and deep fry it.
9. Potato stuffed bread pakoda is ready.

Remove it in a serving plate and serve it hot with tomato ketchup.

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