Weekend calls for indulgence and we can’t agree to it more. It is that time of the week when we skip dieting and go on a bingeing spree. From a wholesome brunch to greasy, oily and decadent snacks – we devour everything without a second thought in mind. Considering this, we found you a classic snack recipe that never fails to impress us. It’s the spicy and crispy bread pakora. Flavourful aloo stuffed breads, dunked in besan mix and deep fried until golden brown – bread pakora makes for the ultimate chai-time snack. This is why we find bread pakora available almost everywhere across India – from ‘nukkad’ to a local café.

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Weekend Special: How To Make Bread Pakora | Halwai-Style Bread Pakora Recipe:

To make bread pakora, all you need to do is make a spicy aloo mix and green chutney, spread both in between two bread slices, dip the sandwiched bread in besan batter and deep fry. That’s it.

And to make it halwai-style, add some baking soda and hot oil in the batter and make the spicy aloo stuffing with amchoor, kasuri methi and more. Take a look at the recipe shared by food vlogger Parul Jain on her YouTube channel ‘Cook With Parul’.

• Take 2 cups of besan in a mixing bowl.
• Add salt, ajwain and turmeric powder in the bowl. Dry mix everything together.
• Add water in batches and whisk. Prepare a batter of medium thin consistency.
• Let the besan batter rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile prepare the aloo masala for the bread. For that, heat oil in a pan.
• Add jeera, green chillies, grated ginger, hing, crushed coriander, and saute everything together.
• Now, add mashed potatoes, turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala and mix everything together.
• Add amchoor powder/lemon juice/chaat masala, kasuri methi and salt to the aloo mix and cook everything together.
• Add freshly chopped coriander leaves mix and switch off the flame. Let is cool for a while.
• Now, take two bread slices, spread green chutney and stuff aloo mix in it. Cut the bread into two pieces.
• To the batter, add a spoon of hot oil and some baking powder and mix.
• Dip the breads in the batter and deep fry in oil until golden brown in colour.

What are you waiting for? Prepare halwa-style bread pakora today and make your weekend a scrumptious affair.

Watch the complete recipe video of halwai-style bread pakora here:

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About Somdatta SahaExplorer- this is what Somdatta likes to call herself. Be it in terms of food, people or places, all she craves for is to know the unknown. A simple aglio olio pasta or daal-chawal and a good movie can make her day.