Potato Nuggets

Potato Nuggets

Makes: 6

Tip - You can also add any vegetables / boneless meat of your choice (grated carrots, beetroot, green peas, cabbage. But the quantity of potato should be more than vegetables.

You will need

3 potatoes (boil, peel and mash well)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon tomato sauce
1 cup (100 g) all purpose flour (maida / plain flour)
1 cup (125 g) crushed cornflakes
1 egg, beat well
50 ml oil

Method

Mix mashed potatoes with salt to taste and tomato sauce. Mix all the ingredients well.

Divide the potato mixture into 6 equal portions. Make it into desired shapes (round or oval).

Roll each nugget over the flour and coat well, dip flour coated nugget into the egg mixture and finally roll it over the crushed cornflakes. Then again dip into egg mixture and roll again over the crushed corn flakes (2 coatings of egg mixture and crushed cornflakes. So that nuggets won’t break when frying). It should be well coated with crushed corn flakes.

Heat oil in a frying pan and shallow fry nuggets till golden brown both sides on a medium heat. Do not fry on high heat (approximate frying time 8 - 10 minutes for each side).

Serve with tomato sauce & French fries / Potao chips.