Cheese Croquettes

 Ingredients

4 medium sized  boiled potatoes
4 tbsp fresh bread crumbs, crushed
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder to taste
Oil to fry

For Filling :
100 gm Cottage Cheese, grated
1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp Coriander Twigs, chopped
1 green chilly, chopped
1 tsp Ginger, chopped
1 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Black pepper powder
1/2 tsp saunf powder (fennel seeds)
Dry Bread Crumbs, crushed
Cheddar cheeese
Olive oil, to brush
Salt to taste

 

Method

1. Mash potatoes and add fresh bread crumbs to it with salt and pepper to make a soft dough.
2. Mix all the ingredients of the filling , apart from dried bread crumbs.,olive oil and cheddar cheese for filling the croquettes.
3. Take a small portion of dough (lemon sized ball) and flatten it. Fill a tablespoon of filling in it and grate some cheese on top and shape it into cylindrical form. Seal edges with a bit of water.
4. Brush top of croquettes with olive oil and roll in dried bread crumbs.
5. Fry each croquettes on all sides till golden brown on top.
6. Serve hot with green chutney and tomato ketchup.

Crisp Okra Fry

Ingredients

250 gm Okra (Bhindi)
Juice of half lemon
2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp red chilly powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp Besan (Gram flour)
1/8 tsp asafoetida
4 tbsp Mustard Oil 
Salt to taste

Method

1. Wash thoroughly , pat dry and slice the okra into pieces of 1 inch length.
2. Add all the spices and salt to okra, mix well so that spices coat up the okra. Leave aside for 5 min.
3. Add enough besan to coat the sliced okra.
4. Heat oil in a wok and fry the okra in batches till they are tender.. Each batch will hardly take 2,3 minutes. Draine excess oil while taking it out in serving dish.
5. Now mix lemon juice to the fried okra in end.
6. Serve hot with chapati.