SESAME BREAD FINGERS

Sesame Bread Fingers,most favorite snacks among kids. Sesame Bread fingers is a great snack or starter and also serves as a wonderful tiffin box option for kids and finger food for toddlers.

PREPARATION TIME : 10 min.
TOTAL TIME              : 20 min.
CALORIES                 : 63

INGREDIENTS :

• 1/2 cup boiled & mashed potato
• 1-2 finely chopped green chilies 
• 2-3 garlic cloves finely chopped
• 2 slice of brown bread
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 1 tsp red chilly powder
• 1/2 tsp jeera powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp amchoor powder
• 1/3 cup all purpose flour
• Water 
• Oil for deep frying
• Salt to taste

METHOD : 

1. In a bowl, add boiled mashed potato, green chilly, garlic, 1/2 tsp red chilly powder, cumin powder, amchoor powder, garam masala and salt.
2. Mix everything well and keep it aside.
3. In another bowl add all-purpose flour, salt and rest of red chilly powder.
4. Add little water at a time and make a thick and smooth batter.
5. Now cut each bread length wise in four pieces.
6. Spread thick layer of potato mixture on top of  bread.
7. Gently press it so that potato mixture and bread sticks together. Do the same with all the pieces.
8. Now dip each piece in batter and sprinkle sesame seed on it.
9. Deep fry them till they become brown and crispy.
10. Serve sesame bread fingers hot with your favorite dip.

 
 

MULTIGRAIN BREAD VADA

It is very simple yet tasty recipe of vada made from multigrain bread, spices and herbs. They can also be as evening snacks along with a cup of tea. Multigrain bread vada is also healthy.

PREPARATION TIME : 10 min.
TOTAL TIME              : 25 min.
CALORIES                 : 335

INGREDIENTS :

• 5 slices of multigrain bread
• 1 medium onion finely chopped
• 1 inch ginger finely chopped
• 2-3 green chillies finely chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped coriander 
• 5-6 curry leaves
• 1/4 tsp jeera
• 1/4 cup yogurt
• 1/4 cup rice flour
• 1 tbsp sooji 
• oil for deep frying
• salt to taste

 METHOD :

1. Cut the bread into small pieces and take in a bowl.  
2. Add onion, ginger, green chillies, jeera, curry leaves, coriander, rice flour, sooji. Mix well.
3. Now add yogurt and mix well with hands and knead it like a dough.
4. Divide the dough into medium sized ball and flatten them. keep aside
5. While shaping vadas heat the oil for frying in frying pan on medium heat.
6. Once the oil is hot, drop the one vada at a time.
7. Fry the vadas till crisp and golden brown.
8. Once the vadas are fried take them out on kitchen towel so that excess oil drains out.
9. Serve hot along with a cup of tea or tomato ketchup.