By: Rusham Verma, SFU Student
I’m sure there have been times when you’ve finished a class super late and did not have the energy to make a whole meal. However, this crispy, batter-lathen snack is a quick fix — it’s something that every student should know how to make!
Bread pakoda (also known as bread pakora) is the perfect dish that will save you time and give you a tasty dinner, breakfast, or snack! This is a simple Indian recipe, especially popular in North India, that only requires you to have a stove and a deep pan that can be used for frying.
Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp chickpea flour (besan)
- White or whole wheat bread (4–6 slices)
- Salt (one teaspoon give-or-take)
- Chilli powder (one teaspoon give-or-take)
- 1 tbsp parsley
- Olive oil (around 1 cup, enough to deep-fry)
- Water
Instructions:
- Put 4 tbsp of chickpea flour into a bowl.
- Put salt and chilli powder in the bowl as per your taste.
- Put in 1 tbsp of parsley.
- Mix the flour, salt, chilli powder, and parsley well while slowly adding water.
- Mix the ingredients until it turns into a batter-like consistency, but not too thin of one.
- Take a deep pan that can be used to fry and fill it with oil.
- Heat the oil on medium.
- When the oil is hot enough to fry, take a piece of bread and dip it in the batter.
- Fully cover both sides of the bread with the batter.
- Carefully put the covered bread in the oil and put the stove on low.
- Fry one side for approximately five minutes and then flip the bread to the other side. You can alternate which side to fry depending on the colour.
- Take the bread out once it is golden brown.
- Repeat the process with the other pieces of bread until the batter is finished.
- ENJOY!
When they’re ready, eat them with your choice of dipping sauce. But, in my opinion, ketchup goes best with them!
