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Potato Chops

CategoryAppitizer

Total Time1HRS

DifficultyAdvanced

Yields10 servings

CuisineGoan

Potato Chops

Recipe Ingredients

First of all, check if you have all the necessary ingredients for this recipe. Pay attention to the quantities!
  • 1/2 a recipe of Beef Mince (You can substitute mutton mince, if you don’t eat beef)
  • 4-5 medium potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 tsp cumin powder
  • A pinch of turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, chopped
  • 1 egg
  • Bread crumbs
  • Vegetable oil, for frying

Recipe Instructions

Next, follow the steps to finalize your dish and finally be able to enjoy it!

  1. Make half a portion of beef mince and keep aside. This should come down to room temperature before you proceed with this recipe.

  2. Boil the potatoes only when you are ready to make the chops you need to work when the potatoes are still warm. Cold potatoes make handling difficult.

  3. Peel and mash the potatoes well. Make sure there are no lumps. Add salt to taste, cumin powder, turmeric powder and coriander leaves and using your hands mix well to ensure all the spices and herbs are evenly distributed. Feel free to adjust the quantities of the spices and herbs used to suit your taste.

  4. Take a portion of the mashed potato, the size of a tennis ball, roll into a ball and flatten to form a thick disc on the palm of your hand. Place a spoon of the mince in the center and bring the sides of the potato disc up and over the filling to cover it well. Make sure that no mince is sticking out. If you feel the need to add more potato to it, feel free to do so. The mashed potato merges well. Shape it to form a patty and keep aside. Continue till you’ve used up all the mashed potato.

  5. Crack an egg in a shallow bowl, wide enough to fit the chops. Beat well to incorporate the white and the yolk.

  6. Pour some bread crumbs onto a plate and keep it ready. I have a little assembly line going for this, starting with the chops at one end, followed by the bowl with the beaten egg, the bread crumbs and a plate lined with some absorbent kitchen paper at the other end.

  7. Heat some oil in a pan.

  8. Briefly dip a chop in the egg and turn over, making sure it coats the chop well.

  9. Dredge it through the bread crumbs making sure the potato chop is well coated. This is what will give it a good crunch.

  10. Carefully place in the pan with the heated oil and shallow fry till it takes on a nice golden brown color. Turn and let the other side fry as well till it gets golden brown.

  11. Enjoy

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