Bread vada

Bread vada are Indian style deep fried bread snack that are made by using bread slices, mix vegetables, herbs and spice powders. These are a good snack to enjoy with chutney or any sauce.

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Prep Time10 minutes

Cook Time10 minutes

Total Time20 minutes

Servings4

AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

3 slices bread
½ cup carrots grated (1 large)
¼ cup onions finely chopped (1 medium)
1 green chili chopped
1 red chilli cut - optional
½ tsp garam masala
salt as needed
handful mint or pudina - finely chopped
handful coriander leaves - finely chopped
½ tsp ginger grated
¼ tsp cumin or jeera
2 tbsps rice flour or corn flour or maida
2 tbsp water
oil for frying

How to make the recipe

Preparation for bread vada

Tear off the bread slices to pieces. Add them to a mixing bowl.
Add ginger, carrots, onions, pudina, coriander leaves, salt, green chili, red chili, cumin, garam masala. Mix them gently and check if water is needed. If the veggies used has lot of moisture then you may not need any water.
Add 1 to 2 tbsp water if needed and begin to mix.
Add rice flour and make a dough.

Making bread vada

Heat oil for frying. Divide the mixture to 7 to 8 parts and make balls.
Flatten them gently and make a patty. Do not make thick patties, they should be thin otherwise the vada will have the taste of dough.
Drop these in hot oil and fry on a medium heat.
These tend to turn brown quickly, so keep watching.
Fry them stirring often and flipping to both the sides.
When bread vada turns golden, remove them to a kitchen tissue.
Serve bread vada hot with any chutney or tea.

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