BREAD VADAI

     Bread Vadai is a quick snack which can be incorporated within no time.  All you need for this recipe are few pieces of Bread and some seasonings to spice it up and there you go with a Crunchy & tasty evening tea-time snack.
     This recipe is essentially a home-style dish.  Most of us would have grown up in homes where some sort of homemade snack is prepared at some point or the other.  Different types of  Snacks/Fritters like Masal/Paruppu Vadai, Medhu/Ulundhu Vadai, Ragi Vadai, Tapioca Vadai, Pakodas, Bajji, Bonda, Samosa, Cutlets, Cheeyam, Pazham Pori(Banana Fritters), Sukhiyan etc., & etc., come into the show.  Some snacks suit well as a Tea time Snack and some simply go along well with Rice & Curry for a Lunch Menu. Some snacks are prepared as Naivedhyams(Offering to God). Most of these snacks are even served in restaurants or roadside stalls, but only certain snacks evolve and exist within kitchens and this Bread Vada is uniquely home-made.
    A rainy day gives an absolute excuse for Hot and Spicy Fritters to pair with hot Coffee/Tea. A hint of a shower and your instant craving for some crispy little snack could be well matched with this instant Bread Vada recipe.  Serve it along with some Coconut Chutney/Sambar or simply bite it up with a Cup of Hot Coffee/Tea.

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Cuisine - South Indian
Recipe Type - Snacks
Spice Level  - Low
Difficulty - Easy
Yields - 12 - 15 Bread Vadais
Author - SM

Preparation Time - 5-10 Minutes
Cooking Time - 10-15 Minutes

INGREDIENTS :

Bread - 4 Slices
Onions - 1 No.
Ginger - 1 Small Piece
Green Chillies -2 Nos.
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 Tspn
Asafoetida - A Pinch
Curry Leaves - 1 Sprig
Coriander Leaves - Few
Yoghurt/Curd - 2-3 Tbspns
Salt - To Taste
Oil - For Deep Frying

METHOD :

• Pulse the Bread Slices in a mixer grinder/food processor or in a small blender jar to coarse crumbs.
• Take these breadcrumbs in a bowl.
• Add finely chopped Onions, Green Chillies, Ginger and Fennel Seeds.
• Add finely chopped Curry Leaves and Coriander Leaves along with Salt & Asafoetida Powder.
• Add few teaspoons of Yoghurt/Curd at a time and knead it into a tough dough.
• Heat Oil in a pan.
• Take lemon sized Bread Vadai mix and flatten them with your hands.
• Drop the shaped Bread Vadais into the hot oil and deep fry them until they turn into golden brown colour.
• Drain them on paper towels.
• Serve them hot with Coconut Chutney or with any Sauce/ Ketchup of your choice.
• Goes well along with hot-hot Coffee or Tea. 

NOTES :

• If the mix gets watery can add few teaspoons of Rice Flour/Semolina or simply add one/two crumbled bread slices
• Adjust the amount of Spiciness according to your preference.
• Do not leave the Bread Vadai Mix for a longer time, this may make the mix a bit watery and the Vadais would not turn Crispy and would absorb a lot of oil.
• Fry the Bread Vadais immediately once the Vadai mix is ready.
• Can also add finely chopped vegetables like Carrot, Beans/Cabbage along with the Seasonings.