Malabar Ramadan Recipe Masala Bread Pola

Irachi Pola/ Masala bread Pola/ Meat Pola is a well known Malabar dish which is served as an appetizer in iftar tables.

Ingredients

For filling

• 6 tbsp (or more) cooked boneless chicken pieces*
• 2 onions (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger and garlic
• 1 tbsp green chili (chopped)
• Pinch of turmeric powder
• ½ tsp chili powder
• ¼ tsp garam masala
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves or curry leaves
• 1 ½ tbsp oil

For batter

• 4 bread slices
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• ¼ tsp chili powder/ pepper powder
• 1 tsp ghee or oil

Preparation

• Add oil in a pan, then saute onion till it turns transparent
• Then add ginger, garlic, and green chili. Saute for a 2-3 minute
• Add cooked chicken pieces (* take two chicken breast pieces or any boneless piece, add salt and ½ tsp chili powder. Cook by adding a little bit of water)
• Add chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt
• Saute well and add 2 tsp of water to make sure all masala coated well.
• Finally, add coriander leaves or curry leaves. Mix well turn off the flame and allow to cool.

• Beat eggs in a bowl and add a half cup of milk. Mix well, soak bread pieces in this mixture. Once bread pieces soaked well add remaining milk. Add ¼ tsp chili powder in 1 tsp milk, mix well then pour it into bread mix. Add a pinch of salt.

• Heat 1 tsp of ghee or oil in a deep bottom pan.
• Add ¾th part of bread mixture into the pan
• Close the lid and cook on low flame for 5 minutes
• Then spread prepared chicken filling (press well)

• Add remaining bread mixture close the lid and cook for 15 minutes or till sides turn golden brown (low flame)
• Upside down this into a hot pan and keep on low flame for 3 minutes
• Turn off the flame and serve

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