Potato Cheese Pakode

Ingredients list for Potato Cheese Pakode

• 3 medium Potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed
• 1 cup Processed cheese grated
• 1 tbsp + t Oil
• 2 Green chillies chopped
• 18 Curry leaves
• 1 tablespoon Ginger-garlic paste
• 1 cup Fresh coconut scraped
• 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Dried mango powder
• a pinch Asafoetida
• to taste Salt
• 6 tablespoons Butter
• 1 tablespoon Refined flour (maida)
• 3 tablespoons Tomato sauce

Method

1. Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add green chillies and 10 curry leaves and saute for 1 minute.
2. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for 1 minute. Add ½ cup coconut and continue to saute for 2 minutes.
3. Add ½ tsp red chilli powder, turmeric powder, 1 tsp dried mango powder, asafoetida and salt and mix well. Add 2½ cups water and mix well. Add 2 tbsps butter and mix.
4. Add refined flour and whisk well so that there are no lumps. Add mashed potatoes and mix and cook till the mixture forms a lump. Transfer into a bowl and let it cool in the refrigerator.
5. Put 2 tbsps butter, tomato sauce, cheese, 8 curry leaves, ½ cup coconut, ½ tsp dried mango powder and ½ tsp red chilli powder in a mixer jar and process.
6. Heat sufficient oil in a non-stick pan. Add 2 tbsps butter and let it melt.
7. Take the potato mixture out of the refrigerator and add the ground mixture and mix well.
8. Put spoonful of this mixture into the hot oil in the pan and shallow fry, turning sides, till golden on both sides. Drain on absorbent paper.
9. Transfer into a serving plate and serve hot.

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