CHUTNEY BARAY BREAD PAKORAY

This is holy month of Ramadan, that mean more IBADAAT than cooking for me. My whole family is keeping fast and is seeking Allah REHMAT(blessing) and MAGFIRAT(forgiveness of our sins). In this month we all Muslims keep fast form dawn to dusk, we not only prevent ourselves from food but from all the evil thinking/talking and corrupt attitude. Allah teaches us patience in this way and guides us to the path of being a finer human being. May Allah forgive us and accept our IBADAAT and makes us a better human being.
Food like samosa, pakora are on the hit list during this month.Mostly we have more craving for fried and CHATPATTEY food in this month than any other month of the year. We all would love to open our fast with something spicy and fulfilling. I love fried food but tries to consume it less because of its health affects, what I normally do is balance my meal like for one fried item(unhealthy) I would add some friendly items(like fruit chat, chana chat..)and tries to balance it out. Take it in less amount and it won't affect you.
Now coming to the recipe, it is easy, quick and tasty. It took me 15mins to cook it from scratch. Texture wise the pakoras were light and airy, soft and scrumptious, and were gobbled in no time. 

Recipe

• 4 Bread slices
• Gram Flour ( Baisan) 1cup 
• Salt
• Red chilli powder 3/4tsp
• Turmeric powder 1/4tsp
• Coriander powder 1/2tsp
• Cumin sees 3/4tsp
• Fresh coriander leaves (1tsp chopped) 
• Fresh mint leaves 1tsp (chopped)
• Chilli flakes 1/2tsp
• Water as required

METHOD

1. Trim all the edges of bread slices.
2. Cut it crosswise, acquiring 4 triangles from each slice.Put aside.
3. Apply a Table spoon of GREEN CHUTNEY onto each triangle and top it with other slice. It will look like a small sandwich at this stage. Repeat with all the rest.
4. Sieve gram flour.
5. Add all the above listed ingredients to sieved gram flour & make a smooth batter using as much water.*(we are going to dip this filled sandwiches in the batter, so remember it should neither be thick nor too loose. Bread itself has the capacity to absorb liquid, so make it as much runny that when you dip the bread in the batter, it holds it.)
6. Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown.

Green Chutney

You can use ready made green chutney which is now easily available in market, or you can also prepare it yourself. I used ready made one. Here is the recipe!

• Bunch of coriander leaves
• Bunch of mint leaves
• 4-6 green chillies
• salt
• water

Blend all above.

Use as much required and store the rest in a clean bottle in fridge.

Enjoy!

Fareeha Furhan.