Potato Patties

These crispy potato patties are great with coffee or tea or just on their own in the evening. You can also make them to go with khichdi or daal-rice. A delightful preparation when you want something other than mashed potato or potato fritters.

Potato Patties

Makes 8 patties

Ingredients:

2 large potatoes

1 medium onion – finely chopped

1 thumb size ginger root – finely minced

2-3 green chillies – chopped

¼ cup of boiled green peas

A handful of chopped green peas

2 tsp bhaja moshla

½ tsp amchur powder

A pinch of black salt

1 tbsp room temperature butter

½ tsp coarsely ground black peppercorns

2 tsp rice flour

Salt

Oil to fry

Method:

Wash the potatoes well and poke them a few times (all over them) with a fork.

Boil the potatoes in salted water until they become fork tender.

When the potatoes are cooked, drain the water and let them come to room temperature.

Peel their skin off and mash them preferably with a riser or masher to make a smooth mash.

Add in the salt, black salt, amchur powder, black pepper powder, bhaja mosla, boiled green peas, chopped green chillies, chopped coriander leaves, chopped ginger and rice flour.

Mix them thoroughly with your hand make some thick round patties. Smooth off the edges and give them a good shape.

Heat oil in your frying pan and shallow fry them for about 3 minutes until they become crisp and brown. Flip them and cook the other side for 2 minutes again.

Once they are done take them off the pan and serve hot with some sour cream or ketchup, sprinkled with some black salt and bhaja moshla and a squeeze of lime.