Besan Masala Toast Recipe

Crunchy and tasty besan bread toast used to be a popular 80's breakfast / tea time snack dish in Bengaluru. These were all home spun recipes.

Recipe Video Posted on Youtube English and Tamil Channel😉

Besan Masala Toast

Ingredients:

6 to 8 Bread Slices

1 1/2 Cups Chickpea Flour

1 Cup Finely Chopped Onions

1/4 Cup Finely Chopped Coriander

2 Tbsp Finely Chopped Curry Leaves

2 Green Chilies Finely Chopped

1/2 Tsp Chilly Powder

1/4 Tsp Cumin Powder

1/4 Tsp Carom Seeds

1/4 Tsp Asafetida

1 Pinch Cooking Soda

Salt as per taste

Oil as required

Prep:

Peel and wash onions, finely chop and reserve.

Separate curry leaves and coriander leaves. Rinse thrice and finely chop.

Remove the stems from chilies and finely chop.

Batter:

In a mixing bowl add chickpea flour, followed by onions, chillies, coriander, curry leaves, cumin powder, asafoetida, cooking soda, chilly powder, salt and carom seeds mix all the ingredients once.

Allow the batter to rest for few minutes and start preparing the toast.

Shallow fry the Toast:

People who prefer shallow fried bread can try it with my method or you can also choose the healthy route and use a griddle to toast the bread with less oil

Heat a shall pan or wok on medium flame with 5 tbsp oil.

Dip the bread slice in the batter making sure the batter is evenly coated.

Gently drop the bread slice and fry it for 3 minutes on lowest flame, using a slotted spoon flip and fry for 3 more minutes or until golden. Drain the bread slice from oil and serve with ketchup...Enjoy!