BREAD SNACKS
Bread is the most versatile ingredient in our kitchen. We can make a wide variety of dishes with this humble ingredient. I always think of new ways to make everything and it must taste better too. I love culinary endeavor. Whether its a breakfast, lunch, brunch, snack or dinner I need an unusual twist to any dish that I make and eat. Experiments in snacks are the one which I love the most. Bread, potato, banana are the three favorite ingredients which I love to experiment with. This bread chicken pakoda is one among the same. If you are looking for some recipes to use up your leftover fried chicken, fish or meat, then here is a simple recipe to save your food and money. The wise way to use up leftover meat and leftover bread sides (make breadcrumbs). This pakoda can be prepared with any leftover fried meat. I made this pakoda with leftover broasted chicken that adds lots of flavor to this simple snack. Such snacks will give your leftovers a new life. Isn't it? And the parsley leaves, which is popularly known as baqdunas leaf in Arab countries give this pakora or pakoda a special taste and look. Baqdunas leaf has got lots of medicinal value and is widely used in salads and soups in Arab countries. It is good for lowering blood cholesterol, rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals etc. As Ramadan is very close many are requesting for Ramadan recipes and iftar recipes. I know you all will be searching for delightful and healthy Ramadan recipes. But still, we do love cheat meal to satisfy our food cravings especially the craving for fried items during Ramadan. So let's move on to the recipe showing how to make bread chicken pakoda or pakora. Hope you all will surely love this snack recipe with chicken and bread. Here is the recipe showing how to make bread chicken pakora/ bread snacks/ chicken snacks/ Ramadan snacks/ iftar recipes/ easy recipes for iftar.
INGREDIENTS
Breadcrumbs - 2 cups
Fried chicken - half a cup (discard the bones and chop it finely)
Onion - 1, finely chopped
Gram flour/ besan - 1 cup
Green chilies - 2 nos, finely chopped ( i skipped this for my kids)
Parsley leaves (baqdunas leaf in Arab countries) - 1 cup, finely chopped
Chili powder - quarter tsp (can add more as per your heat tolerance)
Baking powder - quarter tsp
Salt - as required (for best results, add salt for snacks)
Oil for deep frying
PREPARATION
Please check below video
- Take a large bowl and make a thick smooth paste using gram flour, chili powder, salt, and water. You have to add the water little by little only. Be careful that you have to make a thick smooth paste only. Once done, add the baking powder and mix well to combine.
- To this paste, add all other ingredients one by one except oil. Add the chopped onion, chopped parsley leaves, chopped fried chicken (i used leftover broasted chicken for making this pakoda), chopped green chilies (if any), and finally the breadcrumbs. Combine all these ingredients well using a spoon.
- Then knead it to form a smooth dough using your hand. You can sprinkle some water to wet the dough (do not add more water).
- Now heat a wok or kadai with oil for deep frying.
- Make very small balls out of this dough and slide it into the hot oil. Deep fry it until golden and crisp. Make sure that the oil must be medium-low while frying.
- Fry until golden and crisp. Transfer it to a plate and drain the excess oil using a paper towel.
- Crispy, soft chicken pakoras are ready to eat.
- Serve hot.
- Watch the video here - Bread chicken pakoda
Also please watch below the video of making of Egg Kabab (Thalassery thenga muri)
