Bread pakora

{{short description|Indian deep-fried snack}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

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| name = Bread Pakoda

| image = Bread Pakora (Stuffed with Mashed-Spicy Potatoes).JPG

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| caption = Bread Pakoda with Ketchup

| country = {{IND}}

| national_cuisine = India

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| course = Snack

| served = Hot or warm

| main_ingredient = 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.{{cite book |author=Sephi Bergerson |title=Street Food Of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cipVAAAAYAAJ |year=2009 |publisher=Roli Books |isbn=978-81-7436-571-2 |page=90 }}{{Cite book|last1=Saran|first1=Suvir|title=Masala Farm|last2=Fink|first2=Ben|publisher=Chronicle Books LLC|year=2012|isbn=9781452110325}}

The snack is prepared by dipping triangular bread slices in a spicy gram flour batter and frying them.{{cite book |author=Neelam Batra |title=1,000 Indian Recipes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UmQ9hLYcULMC&pg=PA19-IA33 |year=2011 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |isbn=978-0-544-18910-2 |page=19 }} Stuffing such as mashed potatoes is common.{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/tea-time-snack-how-about-aloo-bread-pakora-this-evening/ |title=Tea-time snack: How about Aloo Bread Pakora this evening |author=Nisha Madhulika |publisher=Indian Express |date=3 February 2015 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/abHoUiDcKPuq7fERKwAqZM/Carb-snobs-look-away.html |title=Carb snobs, look away |author=Vatsala Mamgain |newspaper=Mint |date=5 December 2015 }} It can be deep-fried or pan-fried, and is served with chutneys or ketchup.{{cite book |author=Richa Hingle |title=Vegan Richa's Indian Kitchen: Traditional and Creative Recipes for the Home Cook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LCUCBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT65 |year=2015 |publisher=Vegan Heritage Press |isbn=978-1-941252-10-9 |page=65 }}