Bread Cutlet Chat

I remember Amma making Bread Pakodas, funny how I never came around posting our yummy Bread pakodas. When Amma gets to make Pakodas, she has an array of vegetables and other things for pakodas, bread being an integral part of it. She also does bread bajjis that i have done before.

Interesting how stuffing this makes it so delicious for kids. To make it more healthy, I pan fried these pakodas, though two were deep fried. Bread absorbs so much oil that it's just so hideous. And shallow fried pakodas tasted just as well.

For Masala :
3 medium potatoes boiled peeled and finely chopped (this will make 2 cups of chopped potatoes)
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
1/8 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
1/4 teaspoon mango powder (amchoor)
1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
1 green chili finely chopped adjust to taste
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (hara dhania)
1/2 teaspoon salt adjust to taste

Method:
To prepare stuffing:
1.Boil potatoes. Peel and mash them using a masher.
2.In a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds.
3.When seeds start to splutter,add green chillies and curry leaves.Saute for about 10 seconds.
4.Now, add green peas. Saute them for about 2 min.
5.Then add the mashed potatoes and crumbled paneer.Saute for a couple of minutes again.
6. Add all the dry spices now and mix really well.
7.Garnish with cilantro and in a 2-3 minutes turn off the heat. Let it come to room temperature.

For Bread:
Soak the bread for few seconds in water n squeeze gently.

On one of the slice, spread the masala,

 fold it and  press well for it to get sealed. Deep fry them in oil..
This itself is a snack.. But to make it as chaat, cut deep fried stuffed bread into pieces.. Add veggies as you need.. I added Cucumber, Onion, chopped cilantro, yoghurt and lime juice..