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Add 4 patties.
Fry on both sides till golden brown (about
3 minutes on each side). Remove. Fry remaining patties in the same
way. Serve hot, accompanied with chutney or tomato ketchup.
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Besan Poora
(Savoury Bengal Gram Flour Pancakes)
Yield: 6
poora
1
2 3
cups / 150 g
besan
(see page 16)
1
1 4
tsp / 6.3 ml
salt
3 4
cup
+
2 tbsp / 210 ml
water
1 small (2 oz / 60 g)
onion
finely chopped
1 small (2
1 2
oz / 75 g)
tomato
chopped
3
green chillies
finely chopped
2 tbsp / 30 ml
coriander leaves
finely
chopped
3 tbsp / 45 ml
vegetable oil
1.
Sift together
besan
and salt into a bowl. Gradually add water,
stirring constantly to make a smooth batter. Add all other ingredients
except oil. Mix.
2.
Heat frying pan on medium heat about 2 minutes for 22 cm
pan/about 3 minutes for 26 cm and 30 cm pans. Add
1 4
tsp/1.3 ml
oil and spread over inside base with wooden spatula. Stir and pour
1 4
cup/60 ml batter in centre of pan. Place the back of a rounded
ladle very lightly on batter. Slowly and gently spread batter evenly
outwards from centre to make a round about 5
1 2
inch/14 cm in
diameter.
Add 1 tsp/5 ml oil around edges of
poora.
Dribble
1 4
tsp/1.3 ml oil over centre. Fry till underside is golden brown and
slightly crisp (about 1
1 2
minutes). Turn over. Press all over top
surface of
poora
with spatula.
*
Fry till golden brown and slightly crisp
(about 1
1 2
minutes). Remove. Fry remaining
poora
in the same way.
Serve hot.
*
Pressing makes
poora
crisper, as well as ensuring even cooking and
browning. For a softer
poora
omit pressing.
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Hash Brown Potatoes
Serves 4
4 large (1
1 3
lb / 600 g)
potatoes
cut into
1 4
inch /
6 mm cubes
1 tsp / 5 ml
onion
grated
½ tsp / 2.5 ml
salt
¼ tsp / 1.3 ml
pepper
1 tsp / 5 ml
lemon juice
3 tbsp / 45 ml
butter
1.
Mix potatoes, onion, salt, pepper and lemon juice.
2.
Melt butter in frying pan on medium heat. Add potato mixture.
Mix. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook 10 minutes.
Uncover. Cook till potatoes are tender (about 15 minutes), stirring
occasionally. Partially mash potatoes. Pat to form a potato cake
about 6 inch/15 cm in diameter,
3 4
inch/1.9 cm thick. Fry till
underside is browned and a crust has formed (about 5 minutes).
Using wooden spatula, divide cake into 4 portions. Turn over each
portion, reforming into round shape. Fry till browned and crust has
formed (about 5 minutes). Serve hot.
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