Bread Gulab Jamun

Ingredients:

5 Slices of Fresh white bread
4 tbs Fresh Milk 

3/4 cup Sugar

1 cup WaterFew strands of Saffron

1/2 tsp Cardamon powder
Oil to fry

Finely sliced Almonds and pistachio (for garnishing)  

Method:

• Trim off the brown edges from the bread and soak them in milk for a few mins.
• Now knead the bread to a soft smooth dough and shape into marble size balls.
• Take sugar, water and cardamon powder in a pan. Boil it and make a thick syrup. Keep on very low flame.
• Add the saffron strands to the syrup.
• Meanwhile heat oil in a deep bottom pan on medium high flame and fry the bread balls till golden brown.
• Drain the bread balls on the kitchen towel and immediately drop them into the syrup.
• Let them soak in the syrup for atleast an hour. The balls would have doubled in size by now.
• Serve it hot or cold garnished with finely sliced almonds and pistachio.

Stuffed Bread Rolls

Ingredients:

8 Bread slices 

2 Potatoes (Boiled, peeled and mashed)

1/4 cup Cooked Green Peas

1 onion (Finely chopped)

1 tbsp Garlic Ginger paste

2 Green chillies (Deseeded and finely chopped)

1 stalk Coriander leaves (Finely chopped)

1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

1/4 tsp garam masala

A pinch of Hing

Oil for deep frying

Salt to taste

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan, splutter the cumin seeds. Then add the garlic ginger paste and fry till the raw smell leaves.
• Then add the chopped onions, green chillies and fry for 2 mins.
• Now add the mashed potatoes, peas, turmeric powder, salt and the hing. Fry for few mins.
• Finally, add the chopped coriander leaves and garam masala, Stir fry to mix everything and switch off the stove.
• Let the potato stuffing cool down completely before making the rolls.  
• When the stuffing is cool enough to handle, make 8 oblong shape rolls from it. Keep aside.
• Now remove the brown edges from the bread and dip it in water lightly and squeeze out the excess water by pressing it between the palm.
• Then take the stuffing and place it in the center of the bread slice and shape it around to get the oblong shape.
• Make sure all the sides are completely covered and the ends are sealed. Repeat the same with the rest of the bread slices. 
• Now heat oil in deep pan for frying. 
• When the oil is hot, carefully slide the bread rolls into the pan and fry them till they are golden brown and crisp. 
• Place them on kitchen towel to drain off the excess oil.
• Serve the hot bread rolls with tomato ketchup and Chai.

Bread Pakoda

Ingredients:

4 slices of white Bread

1 tbsp Yogurt

1 tbsp Besan flour

1 Red Onion (Finely chopped)

2 green chillies (Finely chopped)

1 strand of Curry leaves (Finely chopped)

1 coriander stalk (Finely chopped)

1/2 tsp Fennel seeds

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

Oil for Deep frying

salt to taste

Method:

• Lightly beat the curd with a fork to smoothen and set aside.
• Cut the brown edges of the bread and tear the slices into small pieces.
• In a bowl, mix the bread pieces with yogurt and let it rest for 15 -20 mins.
• Now add rest of the ingredients to the bread mixture except oil. Mix everything together.
• Heat oil in a deep pan. When the oil is hot, shape the bread mixture using hands and drop into the hot oil.
• Fry till they are golden brown and drain the pakodas in a kitchen towel.
• Serve pakodas hot with tomato ketchup or chutney.

Garlic Bread

Ingredients:

1 loaf of Baguette or French bread

1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)

5 cloves of garlic (Finely chopped/minced)

1 tbsp of freshly chopped parsley or 1 tsp dried oregano

Method:

• Cut the baguette into thick slices.
• Mix the butter, garlic and herbs in a separate bowl.
• Spread the butter mixture on the bread thinly.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake the bread slices for 5 mins or till the slices are crispy and golden brown.
• Alternatively, the bread slices can be placed over a hot BBQ or grill till butter melts and the slices becomes crispy.
• Serve hot with tomato ketchup.