Potato Stuffed Bread Roll | Stuffed Bread Roll

Published: Feb 20, 2024 · Modified: Feb 20, 2024 by Motions and Emotions

Potato Stuffed Bread Roll is a tasty snack made from bread and a savory potato filling that is deep fried until golden brown. Furthermore, their ease of preparation and versatility in serving make them a popular choice for gatherings, parties, or simply a comforting addition to your daily table.

Bread rolls I had first time in my college life. One of my hostel mates prepared and we all relished it. That time I had very limited knowledge about cooking. I have seen my friend how quickly she prepared the stuffing and later the bread rolls. I still remember the taste.

Normally, whenever there is leftover bread, I prepare bread pakora. But this time I decided to prepare this delicious bread roll with stuffed potato. You might think what is so special about this simple bread rolls. Let me tell you, it has the magic on its outer coating which is made of bread. The outer coating of bread gives it a crispy yet light feeling. Inside it is our favorite (read everyone's favorite) potato filling.

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What is bread roll or stuffed bread roll?
Ingredients For Potato Rolls Indian Recipe
Bread Roll Recipe step by step with Pictures
Variations
Serving Suggestions
FAQ
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Potato Stuffed Bread Roll

What is bread roll or stuffed bread roll?

Bread roll or more specifically stuffed bread roll is a popular Indian snack item. Sliced bread is stuffed with spicy potato filling and deep fried in oil till golden brown and crisp and serve it with ketchup or green coriander chutney.

Ingredients For Potato Rolls Indian Recipe

Potato: The key ingredient of this recipe is potato.

Other Vegetables: Onion, Green Chili, Green Peas

Spice Powders: Turmeric Powder, Roasted Cumin Powder, Chaat Masala, Bhaja Masla (or Garam Masala), Black salt, Salt, etc.

Oil: I have used vegetable oil for this recipe.

Bread: I prefer using leftover sandwich bread (white bread) for this recipe.

Bread Roll Recipe step by step with Pictures

Learn this easy potato stuffed bread roll recipe by following step-by-step instructions given below.

We can prepare potato stuffed bread rolls in two parts:
1) Making of Bread Roll filling
2) Preparation of Bread Roll

For the potato filling, start with peeling the potatoes and boil them. Allow to cool the boiled potatoes and mash the cooked potato and set aside.

Raw potato pieces and boiled potato pieces

Now, heat oil in a skillet and add cumin seeds. Once they start cracking, add the onions to cook.

After a few minutes, stir in the chopped green chili, green peas, turmeric powder, roasted cumin powder, chaat masala, bhaja masala, and salt to taste.

Adding cumin seeds in oil followed by onion, green peas and spice powders

Mix all of the seasonings together thoroughly, then add the mashed potatoes. Again, combine thoroughly.

At this point, if necessary, add a little water, and when the mixture is dry, turn off the heat and let it to cool.

In the meantime, remove the brown crust of bread from all four sides. Now take a bowl of water and carefully dip the bread in it. Immediately remove it and squeeze out the excess water with one palm while pressing with the other.

before and after cutting the crust of Bread slices

After that, add a spoonful of stuffing in the center of the bread, roll it with your hands, and set it aside on a plate.

Do not forget to seal all of the edges otherwise the filling will leak out while frying. Likewise, make the remaining bread rolls.

stuffing the bread with potato filling stepwise

Keep them on a plate and let them rest for 20 to 30 minutes. After that, heat oil in a wok and deep fry the bread rolls on all sides until they are lovely golden.

deep frying of potato stuffed bread roll

Use a kitchen towel or tissue paper to absorb any excess oil. Now bread rolls with stuffed potatoes are ready. Sprinkle black salt and serve with tomato ketchup.

Variations

Normally, the crispy bread roll recipe is made with a savory potato filling; however, here I am sharing a wide range of bread roll filling ideas.

You can stuff anything of your choice starting from, paneer, soya granules, mushroom, mixed vegetables (including beetroot, carrot, green peas, beans etc.).

Also, there are non-vegetarian options of chicken mince (keema), basa or bhetki fish, mutton mince, prawns etc. You will relish the bread roll with any stuffing of your choice. Cheese stuffed bread rolls are popular among kids.

These are the savory options of stuffing if someone has sweet tooth can make sondesh (stuffing made with cottage cheese and sugar) or khoya stuffed bread roll too.

This time I had done potato stuffing, I have plan of making paneer bread rolls, soya bread rolls even chicken bread rolls. You can stuff anything of your choice.

Serving Suggestions

Bread rolls are best served as snacks or started with green chutney or tomato ketchup. It can also be served with any other dip for example: cream cheese or mayonnaise. You can also serve it with evening tea or coffee.

bread rolls served with ketchup and black tea

Bread roll is a very good party starter and snacks. You can prepare them in beforehand and later you can fry when your guests arrive. You can even fry them and keep it to save time and later just heat up in microwave oven and serve to your guests.

FAQ

How to prepare Bhaja Masla or Special Spice Mix?

Here is the quickest way to prepare bhaja masla and its really handy. Take cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and black pepper powder in 2:2:1:1 ratio and dry roast it until the color changes to dark brown. Allow it to cool and store in an air-tight container for future use.

Can I use air-fryer to cook the bread roll?

Normally, the bread roll is deep fried in oil however, you can also use air-fryer to cook the bread roll and this is a healthier option than frying.
You can also prepare these Indian style bread rolls in oven. Baked bread rolls equally taste good. You need to brush oil on the rolls before you bake them.

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