Meat-filled potato cakes

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    14

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook: 300 Classic Recipes from the Great Regions of India

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

  • About

Created by Indian chefs during the period of the British Raj, this delicious snack, Alur Chop, consists of spicy minced meat packed into mashed potato casings, which are deep-fried in breadcrumbs for a lovely crunchy texture. They are perfect as an appetizer or light lunch, served with a spicy chutney.

Ingredients

For the filling

  • 45 ml/3 tbsp sunflower oil or olive oil
  • 2.5 ml/

Method

  1. Heat the oil over a medium heat. When it is hot, but not smoking, add the mustard seeds followed by the nigella seeds. Add the onion and stir-fry until translucent, then add the ginger, garlic and green chillies.

  2. Add the minced meat, i