Sama and potato patties

Sama and potato patties

Ingredients:

 
1/2 cup sama/maraiyo/mordhan/varai
4 potatoes boiled
1.5 tsp green chilies chopped
1 tsp ginger chopped
3 tbsp fresh coriander chopped
1 tsp pepper powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1.5 tsp mango powder
Salt to taste
Cooking oil/ghee to shallow fry

Method

1. Add sama and 1 and 1/4 cup water in the pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles on medium heat.
2. When cooker cooled down completely then take out the cooked sama in a bowl and mash with a spoon and then let it come to room temperature.
3. Mix together grated potato,sama and all the ingredients and mash well.
4. (the proportion of cooked sama and boiled potato mixture should be almost same) Grease your palms and make patties of same size from the mixture.
5. Heat oil/ghee in a flat nonstick pan and shallow fry the patties on medium flame till they become golden and crisp from both the sides.
6. Drain on a paper napkin and serve hot.
7. Serving suggestions-serve with aam papad chutney, fruit and Nut chutney or any tangy dip of your choice.
8. Makes about 25 pieces