Shamika's Mother's Potato Chops

Come to any Goan household on a festive day, and potato chops will be there to greet you men!

INGREDIENTS:

 

1/2 kg mince (chicken or mutton)

1/4 kg onions

4 green chillies

2 levelled tsp ginger garlic paste

2 tbs lime juice or 1 tbs vinegar

1 levelled tsp pepper pd

1/4 tsp of mixed spices (garam masala)

2 tbs finely chopped corriander leaves

1 1/2 tbs cooking oil

salt to taste

3/4 kg potatoes

Egg

Bread crumbs

Oil for frying

 

Wash mince and let all the water drain.  After water has drained add salt, ginger garlic paste and lime juice and let marinate for abt 30 min. Chop onions and chillies finely.  Put oil in pan and fry onions and chillies till transparent on medium heat.  Add the mince with salt as reqd and pepper powder.  Keep on medium flame till cooked,  add the corriander and spice pd and let dry completely.

 

Boil potatoes and mash till no lumps are found.  Add salt and pepper powder and form into balls.  Flatten on palm of hand with hollow in centre and fill a tbs of mince in it and close and flatten slightly.  Beat the egg and dip the chop in the egg and then in the bread crumb and fry on a non stick pan with two tbs oil till brown on one side and turn to the other. Put on kitchen tissue.  Eat hot with tomato sauce or plain.