6 Reasons the Irresistible Potato Bread Rolls Will Become Your Favorite Snack
What Is a Potato Bread Roll?
Indian snacks include potato bread rolls, which are fried to perfect crispness. They are spiced mashed potato fillings sandwiched between soft white bread slices, which are sealed, coated with breadcrumbs, and submerged in oil. The filling is subdued with Indian spices such as cumin, coriander, and chat masala which capture a savory and tangy influenzas. Throughout India, this delicacy is accompanied with chutney or ketchup and is served at the stalls, parties, and households. Crispy from the outside, soft and hearty on the inside, this delicacy has gained so much love over the years.## Ingredients for Potato Bread Rolls.
Equipment
- Equipment Needed
- Mixing Container or Bowl: To prepare the batter and filling mix.
- Pot/Pan: To fry or grill the filled roll, (to be used as shallow/deep frying pot).
- Rolling Pin: To make the bread slices flat.
- Chopping Board and Knife: To halve the bread and slice the ingredients.
- Smasher or Spoon: Use a spoon to combine the filling, and a masher to the potatoes.
- Rolls frying pan: For frying rolls dough.
- Slotted Spoon: For extracting rolls from the frying oil.
- Plate with paper to soak the rolls: These will be placed on the rolls to inhibit excess oil collecting on the roll.
Ingredients
- Filling ingredients makes 8 rolls:
- 3 medium sized potatoes 1.5 – 2 cups when boiled and mashed
- 1 optional small onion chopped into tiny pieces
- 1 optional small green chili chopped into tiny pieces
- Ginger paste – 1 teaspoon
- Cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
- Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
- Red chili powder – 1/2 teaspoon
- Chaat masala – 1 teaspoon
- Fresh coriander leaves chopped – 1 tablespoon
- Salt as needed
- Cooking oil for filling – 1 tablespoon
- Filling Materials:
- 8 slices of white crustless bread
- 1/2 cup of all purpose flour to prepare the batter
- 1/2 cup of water to prepare the batter
- 1 cup breadcrumbs to coat the rolls
- Cooking oil to shallow/deep fry the rolls
- Serving Materials:
- 4 tablespoons of mint and coriander green chutney or tomato ketchup
- Optional 2 tablespoons of tamarind chutney
Instructions
- How To Make Potato Bread Rolls
- To prepare the potato bread rolls, this easy recipe takes around 45 minutes.
- Recipe Items (serves 4, 2 rolls per person)
- Rolls Preparation Instructions:
- Cook the filling:
- Pour 1 Tbsp of oil to a saucepan set at a mid heat if you want to prepare the potato filling. Put the ginger paste.
- Stir onion and ginger paste. Add green chili if using it. Stir until chat patra onions are soft.
- Stir potato,coriander powder, red chili powder, chaat masala, salt and mashed potatoes, coriander leaves and mix well before cooking the filling for around 2 minutes. Allow cooling.
- Make the bread:
- Gently peel crusts from bread slices. Using a rolling pin, pound slice this particular thin and soft so as to make it easy to work with.
- Complete the rolls:
- Fill the masher with yummy potato and gently place the stuffing on top with half of the batter forming a hook shape and extending told in the middle a to eace of machined bread slice bread place roll with the 8 portion at the center.
- Prepare the rolls:
- Fold the edges of each slice of bread over the filling, rolling it into a complete cylinder. If necessary, seal it with a bit of water. Perform this step for every slice.
- Coat the rolls:
- Mix flour with water in a bowl until it becomes a thick, smooth paste.
- Each roll should first be dipped in the paste and then covered with breadcrumb coating. Then set aside on a plate.
- Fry the rolls:
- Pour oil into a frying pan and heat it to medium level (for shallow frying, if deep frying use a larger amount).
- Rolls will be golden and crispy in about 2-3 minutes per side. Make sure to turn them occasionally as you fry them in batches.
- With a slotted spoon, remove and place to drain on a paper towel.
Notes
Suggestions:
Piping Hot: The rolls can be served immediately after frying alongside green chutney,sweet tamarind chutney, or even ketchup for dunking into them. Perfect for starters or a tea time snack.
Put out on a platter: Arrange them on a large plate alongside coleslaw or a small bowl of salad to serve at parties.
Great with breakfast: Serves great with a steaming hot Masala chai or chilled mango lassi, balancing the spicy filling beautifully.
Pro tip: Get less of the messy oil and spice combo by pouring on dry spices as the final touch before the first bite.
Put out on a platter: Arrange them on a large plate alongside coleslaw or a small bowl of salad to serve at parties.
Great with breakfast: Serves great with a steaming hot Masala chai or chilled mango lassi, balancing the spicy filling beautifully.
Pro tip: Get less of the messy oil and spice combo by pouring on dry spices as the final touch before the first bite.