Ingredients:

• 5 to 6 slices of brown or white bread
• 2 cup gram flour (chick pea flour or besan)
• Pinch of asafetida (hing)
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
• 1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
• 1/2 tsp red chili powder to taste
• 1/4 tsp chaat Masala powder
• Salt to taste
• Water for batter
• Oil for frying

Instructions:

• Do away with the crust from all sides of the bread.
• Slice the bread into any shape you want square, rectangular, triangle or circle.
• I have cut bread triangular in shape.
• In a bowl add all the ingredients like gram flour, asafetida, turmeric powder, ajwain, red chili powder, chat masala and mix it up.
• Now put in water to make a smooth batter which should be consistent neither too thick nor too loose.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium flame.
• Check whether oil is hot or not and to check if the oil is ready, put one drop of batter in it. The batter should come up but not change color right away.
• Immerse the bread slices in the batter one at a time and slowly drop into the frying pan.
• Deep-fry the pakoras until both sides are golden-brown.
• The crunchy, appetizing pakoras are ready to serve.
• You can have them with green chutney, tomato ketchup or garma garam chai (hot tea).