Bird nest recipe-Vegetable birds nest with potato & green peas-kilikoodu

Cuisine Style: India & China | Preparation & Cooking Time: 20 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Green chutney, Tomato chilli sauce | Type: Snacks

Ingredients

• Potato – 3
• Corn flour – 2 tbsp
• Bread crumbs – 1 tbsp
• Maida – 2 tbsp
• Vermicelli roasted – 1 cup
• Pepper powder – ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying
• Water as needed

For stuffing

• Green peas – ½ cup
• Paneer – 3 tbsp [grated]
• Onion – 3 tbsp[finely chopped]
• Green chilli – 1 [finely chopped]
• Ginger – 1 tbsp [finely chopped]
• Garlic - 1 tbsp [finely chopped]
• Sugar a pinch
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ¼ tsp
• Garam masala powder – ½ tsp
• Dry mango powder – ½ tsp or lemon juice – ½ tsp
• Coriander leaves – 2 springs[finely chopped]
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 1 tbsp

Preparation Method

• Boil potato, peel off the skin then mash well.
• In a bowl add mashed potato, salt, bread crumbs & pepper powder mix well & make soft dough, cover it & keep it aside.
• Boil fresh green peas.
• In a bowl add maida & water make light consistency batter.
• Heat oil in a pan, add onion, ginger & garlic sauté. Then add green chilli, green peas, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala & dry mango powder mix well.
• Finally add paneer, salt, & sugar mix well & cut off heat. Then add coriander leaves mix well.
• Divide the potato dough into equal size balls & make hole in the center then stuff each ball with 2 tbsp of stuffing mixture & shape into a ball again.
• Dip each balls in the maida mixture, then roll it in roasted vermicelli. Make sure all the sides of the balls equally covered/sealed with vermicelli.
• Heat oil in a pan, deep fry all balls one by one on medium flame. Once balls turned golden brown & crispy take it out.
• Drain on an absorbent paper & serve hot with green chutney or tomato sauce.

Birds nest with Potato, Green peas & paneer crispy fritters