Croquettes-This is a great finger food with the main ingredient being potatoes combined with any meat or vegetables shaped in to patty and normally deep fried but you can even bake it or shallow fry it.They are usually oblong in shape but one can give it any shape they want.RECIPE CARD:
Cooking time:30mins
Preparation time:30mins
Serves-6-8 persons
Ingredients:
- Chicken mince-500gms
- Potatoes/aloo- 1kg
- Corriander leaves/dhanya/kotmir-1/2 cup chopped
- Black pepper powder-1tsp
- Red chilli powder/lal mirch powder-1tsp
- Whole spice powder/Garam masala-1/2 tsp
- Ginger paste/adrak paste-1 tsp
- Garlic paste/lehsun paste- 1tsp
- Turmeric powder/haldi-1/2 tsp
- Eggs - 2 ( If one doesnt want to use eggs then add 2tbp of cornflour to the potato mixture)(I dint use eggs)
- Salt to taste
- Oil for shallow frying.
Cooking method:
- Pressure cook or boil the potatoes till soft ,when cool mash them finely,Add corriander leaves,black pepper powder and salt(Add cornflour also if one doesnt want to use eggs).keep aside
- In a pan put 1 tsp oil Add chicken mince,ginger paste,garlic paste,red chilly powder,garam masala,turmeric powder and salt and cook till the mixture is cooked thoroughly and dry.cool.
- Beat the eggs with a pinch of salt.keep aside.
- To make the patties take a small portion of the potato mixture,flatten and fill with chicken mince mixture and cover them nicely and flatten them.
- In a pan warm the oil,dip each patty in beaten eggs mix and shallow fry them till golden brown on both sides.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
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