Scrumptious Kerala Fish Patties Recipes

SCRUMPTIOUS KERALA FISH PATTIES

Steps:

• Drain and flake the tuna.
• Mix together the ground cumin, coriander, turmeric and chile powder.
• Heat a tablespoon of oil in a skillet and fry the fish for about 5 minutes, along with one teaspoon of the blended spices, until no liquid remains.
• Remove fish and place in a medium sized bowl.
• Add a little more oil to the skillet and then saute the onions till golden brown.
• Add the ginger and garlic and saute a couple of minutes more.
• Add the rest of the spice mix and saute a little longer, then add the tomato paste, cilantro, green chiles and garam masala and heat through.
• Add this spicy onion mixture, along with the mashed potatoes and cooked green peas, to the fish in the bowl, and mix well.
• Do not add too much potato, just enough to bind the fish.
• Shape into patties, then dip into the beaten eggs, then in the bread crumbs placed in a shallow bowl, into the egg once again, followed again by the bread crumbs.
• You can do the egg-bread crumbling procedure just once, but doing it twice makes for crunchier patties.
• Saute patties in hot coconut oil until brown on all sides.
• Drain on paper towels and serve.

FISH PATTIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl,mix all ingredients except oil.
• In a large frying pan heat oil on medium heat.
• Shape the mixture into patties.
• Fry patties until lightly brown on both sides.

EMPANADA-STYLE SRI LANKAN FISH PATTIES WITH CURRY AïOLI

Steps:

• For the pastry, mix the flour and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Add the butter and rub into the flour until it's the texture of breadcrumbs. Mix the beaten egg yolk into the dough. Slowly pour in the coconut milk, kneading the dough until it just comes together. Add a little flour or water if needed. Wrap and chill for an hour.¼½
• Meanwhile, make the filling. Put a pan of water on to boil. Peel the potato and chop into 1cm cubes, then add to the pan and simmer over a medium heat for 10-12 mins until cooked through. Drain and leave to cool.
• Heat the 1 tbsp oil in a saucepan and cook the onion, garlic and ginger for 8 mins until golden. Add the spices and black pepper, stir and cook for 1 min, then add the fish and dill, and cook for another 2-3 mins. Add the potato and salt, and mix well, cooking for 2 mins. Take the pan off the heat, add the lime juice and leave to cool.
• Break the pastry in half and roll out each half, in turn, on a floured surface to a depth of 3mm. If you have one, use a 7cm pastry cutter to cut out eight circles from each sheet of pastry, re-rolling the pastry and cutting circles until it's all used up. There will be about 26-28 in total.
• Spoon 1 tsp of the fish mixture onto each of the pastry circles. Using a small pastry brush, brush some egg white along the edges of each of the pastry circles. Fold each one to make an empanada shape. Using a fork, press along the sides to ensure they are fully sealed.
• Pour 500ml oil into a saucepan making sure it's no more than two-thirds full, and heat to 180C, or until a little piece of pastry starts to sizzle. Carefully deep-fry the patties in small batches for 2-4 mins, turning halfway through until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on kitchen paper to absorb excess oil.
• Put all the ingredients for the aïoli in a mixing bowl, stir together and serve with the empanadas.