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| Bread and Cheese Pakoda. |
Bread and Cheese Pakoda :
Ingredients:
1 cup grated cheese
Chop 2 spring onion greens
2 chopped green chillies
1 ½ cups gram flour
½ tsp carom seeds
salt to taste
¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp red chilli powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
Oil as required
Method
Place 1 cup grated cheese in a bowl. Chop 2 spring onion greens and add. Chop the spring onion bulbs and add along with 2 chopped green chillies. Mix and set aside. Place 1 ½ cups gram flour in a bowl. Add ½ tsp carom seeds, salt to taste, ¼ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp red chilli powder, ¼ tsp turmeric powder and enough water. Whisk to make a smooth batter. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Also heat a non stick grill pan. Lightly toast 8 bread slices on the grill pan. Spread some date and tamarind chutney on 4 toasted slices and some mint and coriander chutney on the remaining 4. Spread the cheese mixture over the slices with date and tamarind chutney and cover with the slices with mint and coriander chutney and press gently. Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles. Dip the triangles in the gram flour batter and slide into the oil and deep fry till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot with any Chutney.
salt to taste
¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp red chilli powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
Oil as required
Method
Place 1 cup grated cheese in a bowl. Chop 2 spring onion greens and add. Chop the spring onion bulbs and add along with 2 chopped green chillies. Mix and set aside. Place 1 ½ cups gram flour in a bowl. Add ½ tsp carom seeds, salt to taste, ¼ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp red chilli powder, ¼ tsp turmeric powder and enough water. Whisk to make a smooth batter. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Also heat a non stick grill pan. Lightly toast 8 bread slices on the grill pan. Spread some date and tamarind chutney on 4 toasted slices and some mint and coriander chutney on the remaining 4. Spread the cheese mixture over the slices with date and tamarind chutney and cover with the slices with mint and coriander chutney and press gently. Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles. Dip the triangles in the gram flour batter and slide into the oil and deep fry till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot with any Chutney.
