Potato Stuffed Bread Pakoda

Ingredients:

For the filling:

4-5 medium- Potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed

1- Green chili, finely chopped

2 tbsp. Coriander leaves, chopped

¼ tsp. Red chili powder

1 tsp. Ginger-Garlic paste

½ tsp. Turmeric powder

Salt to taste

For the outer crisp coating:

3 cup- Besan (chick pea flour/gram flour)

¼ tsp. Red chili powder

¼ tsp. Garam masala powder

½ tsp. Ajwain /Carom seeds

Water as required

Salt to taste

6 slices of- Brown or White Bread

Oil for deep frying.

Method:

1. Add the coriander leaves, green chili, red chili powder, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder and salt to the mashed potatoes, mix these and keep aside.

2. In a bowl, take the besan; add the ajwain, red chili powder, garam masala powder, and salt.

3. Add around 1/2 cup water and mix.

4. Add a few drops of oil to the batter and mix well. Keep the ready batter aside.

5. On your cutting board, slice the bread into triangle slices.

6. Keep a single triangular slice of bread on your cutting board.

7. Take around 2 tbsp. of the mashed potato mixture and apply it on the bread evenly.

8. Cover this potato stuffed slice with another slice. Just slightly press the sandwich.

9. Take the entire sandwich in your hand and dip it in the besan batter.

10. Coat the stuffed bread sandwich evenly with the besan batter.

11. Fry the bread pakodas in oil on a medium flame till they are crisp and golden brown.

12. Serve them hot with green chutney or coconut chutney.