This is one more among the childhood favorites. These usually taste terrible in Indian restaurants here, I am not sure why. I guess they might be using frozen patties. But when made fresh, they are really good. They make a great appetizer for parties and when you have people over...as long as you don't care about the calories. The ingredients here made about 15 - 18, depending on the size.
I once had potato and cheese puffs at a Bavarian restaurant and they tasted quite similar to these even though there is no cheese in this recipe. I wanted try those for a long time but ended up making these, as I didn't have any cheese at that point. I couldn't tell whether they were baked or deep fried. I think I'm going to add some cheese to these patties and bake them next time, and see how they turn out.
Ingredients:
Potatoes, medium sized - 3
Peas -1/2 cup
Salt - 1 tsp
Pepper - 1 tsp
Cumin powder -1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Green chilies, finely chopped - 2-3 (optional)
Cilantro, finely chopped- 1/4 cup (optional)
Egg - 1
All purpose flour - 2 tbsp
Bread crumbs - approximately 1/2 cup
Oil - to deep fry
Preparation:
- Wash the potatoes, cut each into about 4 pieces. Boil the potaoes. Peel them and let cool. Mash them.
- Add salt, pepper, red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, green chilies, cilantro.
- Add egg. Add all purpose flour and mix to form a dough.
- Make small balls from the dough, flatten them to either circular or oval patties. Roll each patty in bread crumbs to coat lightly. Shake excess crumbs off, else they tend to burn and darken sooner than the patties fry.
- Deep fry in oil, on medium flame, in batches, until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon onto a paper towel to absorb any excess oil. Serve hot with chutney or ketch up.
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