Air Fryer Bread Pakora

Ingredients

• 4 slices white or wheat bread
• 2 potatoes, boiled and mashed
• ½ cup gram flour (besan)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped (optional)
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped (optional)
• 2 tbsp chopped coriander (optional)
• ½ tsp red chilli powder (optional)
• ¼ tsp turmeric (optional)
• ½ tsp chaat masala (optional)
• Salt, water, oil spray

Steps

1. Mix the mashed potato with the chopped onion, green chilli, coriander, chilli powder, turmeric, chaat masala and salt to make the filling.
2. Whisk the besan with a pinch of salt and just enough water to make a smooth, medium-thick batter — thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, not drip straight off.
3. Spread a generous layer of the potato filling on one bread slice and sandwich with a second slice, pressing the edges to seal. Repeat with the remaining slices.
4. Cut each sandwich diagonally into 2 triangles (or into quarters for bite-size pakoras).
5. Preheat the air fryer to 200°C (400°F).
6. Dip each piece quickly in the besan batter, coating both sides and letting the excess drip off — don't oversoak or the centre stays gooey.
7. Arrange in a single layer in the basket and spray generously with oil on both sides.
8. Air fry for 5 minutes, then flip and spray again.
9. Air fry a final 5 minutes (10 minutes total) until deep golden and crisp at the edges.

Tip: Keep the batter thick enough to cling to the bread, not drip off it — a thin, runny batter never crisps up in an air fryer, it just stays pale and soft.

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Nutrition (per serving)

Estimated from standard ingredient data — actual values vary by brand and exact quantities used.

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