Bread pakora

Bread pakora stuffed with mashed potatoes

Bread pakora is an Indian fried snack (pakora or fritter). It is also known as bread bhaji (or bajji). A common street food, it is made from bread slices, gram flour, and spices among other ingredients.[1]

The snack is prepared by dipping triangular bread slices in spicy gram flour batter and frying them.[2] It can also including a stuffing such as mashed potatoes.[3][4] It can be deep-fried or pan-fried, and is served with chutneys or ketchup.[5]

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References

  1. Sephi Bergerson (2009). Street Food Of India. Roli Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-81-7436-571-2.
  2. Neelam Batra (2011). 1,000 Indian Recipes. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 19. ISBN 0-544-18910-8.
  3. Nisha Madhulika (3 February 2015). "Tea-time snack: How about Aloo Bread Pakora this evening". Indian Express.
  4. Vatsala Mamgain (5 December 2015). "Carb snobs, look away". Mint.
  5. Richa Hingle (2015). Vegan Richa's Indian Kitchen: Traditional and Creative Recipes for the Home Cook. Vegan Heritage Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-941252-10-9.
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