Prepared By: Sabnam Aferin
Ingredients
- Mandia powder- 1 cup
- Besan- 1/4th cup (optional)
- Boiled potato- 3 nos (medium size)
- Salt- as per requirement
- Oil- as required
- Chopped onions- 1 no
- Ginger garlic paste- 2 tsp
- Finely chopped green chili- – 2 nos
- Turmeric powder- ¼th tsp
- Red chili powder- ¼th tsp
- Cumin powder- ¼th tsp
- Chopped coriander leaves- 2 tsp
- Curry leaf- 1 branch
- Garam masala- 1tsp
- Panchaphutan- ½ tsp
- Baking soda- 1 pinch(optional)
Preparation method
- Peel and mash potato with a fork and keep aside.
- Now heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan.
- Add Panchaphutan, curry leaf, chopped onions one by one, sauté it on a low to medium flame till onions turn transparent.
- Then add teaspoon ginger garlic paste, chopped green chili.
- Mix and sauté till the raw aroma of both ginger and garlic goes away.
- Now add turmeric powder, red chili powder, and cumin powder. mix it very well.
- Now add the mashed potatoes into it. mix potatoes very well.
- Add garam masla and salt .
- Mix it in a low flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add chopped coriander leaves.
- Mix very well and switch off the flame.
- Then make small to medium-sized potato balls from them and keep aside.
- To make batter take Mandia (Ragi) powder and besan in a mixing bowl.
- Then add baking soda, ginger garlic paste, chili powder, and salt.
- Now add water into it.
- Prepare a smooth and thick batter. add water as required.
- Heat oil in a Pan for deep frying.
- Dip the potato balls in the batter and coat it well with the batter.
- Now gently place the batter coated potato chop in the hot oil.
- This way coat more potato balls with the batter and place them in the hot oil.
- Fry it on medium a flame.
- When one side is lightly golden and lightly crisp, turn them over with a spoon and fry the second side.
- Again turn them over when the second side is lightly golden.
- This way fry turning them as required so that they get evenly crisp.
- Remove them and this way fry the remaining aloo chops.
- Serve Mandia aalluchop with any chutney or sauce.