Anyone have recipe for "spicy potato balls"?!
Answers: i found a similar question about this and it is close to what i'm looking for but the recipe i want has coconut in them. they are so good!!! my boss is from india and she brought some to work today. she said she doesn't follow a recipe, she just makes them. :o( i want to learn to make them any info would be great!
This is even simpler recipe than the one I just wrote. Why I did not think of it earlier I dont know.
100 gms potatoes (Boiled)
1 tblsp oil (use peanut or sesame oil for Indian flavour.)
1/4 tsp mustard seeds,
1/4 tsp cumin seeds,
a pinch of asefotida (optional)
a pinch of turmeric powder
1 green chilli chopped fine
a few curry leaves(optional)
salt to taste
1 tblsp juice of lemon or lime
1/4 cup fresh coconut, grated
Chopped corriander leaves for garnishing
Peel and cut the potatoes into medium size pieces.
Heat a pan and add oil. let oil heat and add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chopped chilli and the curry leaves, Be very careful as this will crackle and splutter,add asefotida and turmeric powder. Now add the potatoes and give it a good but gentle stir so the oil and all covers the potatoes well. Cover and cook for 2 minutes. Add salt and lemon juice and the coconut. Stir gently for further 4 to 5 minutes and garnish with corriander leaves. Serve hot or cold with chapaties or ues as filling for a sandwich
spicy potato balls
rasa bonda
500g potatoes
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal (skinned split black lentils) 20 curry leaves
10mm fresh ginger peeled and finely sliced 2 medium chillies finely sliced
200g onions finely chopped
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped 250g chickpea flour (gram flour/besan) vegetable oil for deep frying
salt
Peel the potatoes and cook in boiling water.
Once cooked drain set aside to cool slightly then mash roughly.
Meanwhile heat 2 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over a high heat then add the mustard seeds.
As they begin to pop add the urad dal curry leaves and chillies and cook for 30 seconds.
Add the onions stir well and cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes or until the onions are well browned.
When the onions are brown add 1/2 tsp turmeric and salt to taste stir and cook for 5 minutes over a low heat.
Add the mashed potatoes and chopped coriander leaves to the onion mixture and stir thoroughly.
Cook for a further 3 to 4 minutes then remove from the heat.
Allow to cool.
In a large bowl place the chickpea flour `1/2 tsp turmeric powder and salt to taste and mix well.
Stir in 750ml of water or just enough to give a smooth batter.
Whisk until thoroughly blended then set aside for minutes.
Take the potato mixture in small amounts and hape into balls then dip in the batter to coat completely.
Heat the oil in a deep fryer a large heavy based saucepan or a wok.
When hot fiy the coated balls a few at a time for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from the oil and drain on kitchen paper.
Serve immediately.
This Recipe Serves 4
Hot Potato Balls
Serves 4
Ingredients
5 nos. Potato
? cup Gram flour
1 tsp. Red Chili Powder
2? tsps. Salt
? tsp. Turmeric Powder
2 tbsps. Vegetable Oil
12 drops Lime juice
Directions
Boil the potatoes and peel them.
After peeling the potatoes, put them into a pan and mush them up so that they look like mashed potatoes!
Put the pan on the cooker and put it on low heat and add 2 tbsp of cookin oil.
Add the red chilli powder, the salt,
the turmeric powder and the lemon juice!
Stir the ingredients together until you are sure that everything has mixed together well.
Then cook for 5 minutes.
Now off the cooker and let the potatoes cool down for 5-10 minutes.
Then with your hands roll the potatoes into balls of whatever size you want.
Take half a cup of gram flour in a bowl and mix with water until you have a medium paste (not too thick and not too thin).
Then warm some cooking oil in a frying pan.
Dip the potato balls in the mixed gram flour and put them in the frying pan until cooked (you will know when they are cooked because the balls will go a golden colour)
Place the cooked potato balls in a presentable dish.
It makes the dish look very hot when its served hot!
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