Bread pakora

Bread pakora

Bread Pakoda with Ketchup
Course	Snack
Place of origin	India
Associated cuisine	India
Serving temperature	Hot or warm
Main ingredients	bread slices, gram flour, mashed potato & Indian spices
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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] [2]}

The snack is prepared by dipping triangular bread slices in a spicy gram flour batter and frying them. ^[3] Stuffing such as mashed potatoes is common. ^{[4] [5]} It can be deep-fried or pan-fried, and is served with chutneys or ketchup. ^[6]

Etymology

The word pakoṛā is derived from the Sanskrit word पक्ववट pakvavaṭa, ^[7] a compound of pakva ('cooked') and vaṭa ('a small lump') or its derivative vaṭaka, 'a round cake made of pulse fried in oil or ghee'. ^[8] The word Bhajji is derived from the Sanskrit word Bharjita meaning fried. ^[9]

Preparation

Bread pakora is made by frying a slice of bread dipped in a spiced gram flour batter. It is often served with chutney, like tamarind or cilantro-lime. ^{[2] [10]}

Variation

One variation of bread pakora is adding mashed potatoes to create a sandwich with two slices of bread and then frying it. ^{[2] [10]}

See also

• List of chickpea dishes  – Foods using chickpeas or their flour as a primary ingredient
• List of Indian dishes
• List of Pakistani dishes  – Culinary traditions of PakistanPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• List of street foods  – Foods or drinks sold by a vendor in public places for immediate consumption

References

1. Sephi Bergerson (2009). Street Food Of India. Roli Books. p. 90. ISBN   978-81-7436-571-2.
2. Saran, Suvir; Fink, Ben (2012). Masala Farm. Chronicle Books LLC. ISBN   9781452110325.
3. Neelam Batra (2011). 1,000 Indian Recipes. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 19. ISBN   978-0-544-18910-2.
4. Nisha Madhulika (3 February 2015). "Tea-time snack: How about Aloo Bread Pakora this evening". Indian Express.
5. Vatsala Mamgain (5 December 2015). "Carb snobs, look away". Mint .
6. 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.
7. R. S. McGregor, ed. (1997). The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 588. ISBN   978-0-19-864339-5.
8. Monier-Williams, Monier (1995). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 914. ISBN   81-208-0065-6 . Retrieved 30 June 2010.
9. Sanskrit Dictionary-Bharjita https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=bharjita&dir=au
10. Chauhan, Maneet; Eddy, Jody (2020). Chaat Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India: A Cookbook. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN   9781984823892.