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.
The snack is prepared by dipping triangular bread slices in a spicy gram flour batter and frying them. Stuffing such as mashed potatoes is common. It can be deep-fried or pan-fried, and is served with chutneys or ketchup.
The word pakoá¹Âàis derived from the Sanskrit word à ¤ªà ¤Âà ¥Âà ¤µà ¤µà ¤ pakvavaá¹Âa, a compound of pakva ('cooked') and vaá¹Âa ('a small lump') or its derivative vaá¹Âaka, 'a round cake made of pulse fried in oil or ghee'. The word Bhajji is derived from the Sanskrit word Bharjita meaning fried.
Bread pakora is made by frying a slice of bread dipped in a spiced gram flour batter. It is often served with chutney, like tamarind or cilantro-lime.
One variation of bread pakora is adding mashed potatoes to create a sandwich with two slices of bread and then frying it.