Potato Gold Coins : potato cutlets

Appetizer : Potato lollipop

APPETIZER  : POTATO LOLLIPOP

ALOO LOLLIPOP

Wow!! This snack became instant favorite of my family.  From my preschooler to grown up husband and dad. It was like pehli Nazar me pyar. It's very easy to make. Quick as well. And healthy if you count the nutrients in potatoes.  If you want more healthy,  use sweet potato  or yam ( rathaloo) instead of regular potatoes.  

INGREDIENTS 

Potatoes  : 2-3 large

Bread slices : 2 numbers.

Corn flour ( corn starch) : 2 tablespoon 

Salt 1 teaspoon 

Red chilli powder  1 teaspoon 

Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon 

Oil for frying

Tomato sauce and ice cream sticks for serving .

 METHOD 

1. Boil potatoes in water till soft . 

I washed and cut each potato in 4 big pieces and added in pressure cooker with 1/2 cup water ,pinch turmeric powder, salt and 1 tablespoon oil. This way potatoes  are ready in 5 minutes. Allow to cool and peel off skin. 

You can boil potatoes whichever way you prefer. 

2. Add corn flour, salt, red chilli powder  to boiled and peeled potatoes and mash well till potato lumps are fully gone and it's smooth paste.

2. Soak bread slices in water for 2 minutes, squeeze out water and mash the bread into paste.

I used healthy brown bread.

3. Now mix bread in potato paste bowl and knead again. Roll into oval balls like in picture.  

4. Heat oil in a pan. I used canola oil, you can use any vegetable oil or sunflower or safflower or whatever oil you usually use for frying.  Now add the potato balls gently on pan. Space them evenly.

5. Turn and flip gently and fry till golden brown. Usually two minutes on each side.

6. Pierce in sticks and serve hot. Yummmyyyyyy!!! Enjoy.

Aloo Palak with coconut paste

Ingredients

Palak ( spinach )                 1 bag
Aloo  (potatoes )                 3 medium size peeled big cubes
Fresh coconut paste         4 tablespoon

I m going to use half can of coconut milk 

Green chillies                       2 or 3 sliced from center

Red chilli powder               3/4 teaspoon
Turmeric  powder              1/4 teaspoon
Salt as per ur liking but use slightly lesser than other recipes as Palak is naturally salty green
Ginger garlic  paste             3/4 teaspoon
Onion                                       1 large chopped
Tomatoes                                2 or 3 medium chopped
Oil                                               2 tablespoon

Here is the 2 minute method

1. Fry chopped onion in oil in pressure cooker.
2. Add ginger garlic paste and stir for 2 minutes.
3. Add potato cubes (quite big like 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch not very tiny ),  chopped tomatoes , slit green chilies  and mix
Now add washed palak (spinach) . If you have purchased bagged palak and leaves are separate no need to cut . Add direct. If you are using a proper bunch chop just the stems and leave leaves whole. 
4. Add salt , turmeric powder, red chilli powder and mix
5. Now add coconut paste (or milk) mix
6. No need to add water. No need to mix for long time like minute or so.. just add everything and close cooker lid. Put whistle.
7. In traditional indian cooker turn off after one whistle and wait for pressure to let out. For presto Mexican cooker wait for pressure to build and reduce to low flame for 2 minutes and turn off and wait for pressure to release.
8. Open cooker and use cooking spoon and smash 5 to 6 cubes of potatoes as u mix everything. If u see it very watery keep open cooker on medium to high flame and drain out water till its desired thickness.

Enjoy mouthwatering aloo Palak by mom .