Potato Cutlets

Ingredients:

5 medium-sizes potatoes, washed thoroughly

2 tsp salt

2 tblsp garam masala - available at Indian stores

2 tblsp coriander powder

2 tblsp black pepper

10 cleaned and cut cilantro leaves - cut these into very tiny pieces

6 tblsp bread crumbs

6 tblsp vegetable oil

Method:

Put the cleaned potatoes in a large saucepan filled with water. Keep it on high heat and boil until potatoes become soft and tender. Remove from heat, cool and peel the potatoes. Take a large vessel, put the potatoes, salt, garam masala, coriander powder, black pepper and cilantro pieces and mash them thoroughly. Let there not be any lumps in the mixture. Now, shape a handful of mixture into a cutlet, like a cookie, which is 2 – 3 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick. Roll each cutlet lightly on bread crumbs to give it a thin coating and keep aside. Keep a medium-sized frying pan on heat and drop 2 tblsp vegetable oil on it. Arrange about 4 cutlets on the pan and fry until they turn golden-brown. Gently turn them over and add 2 tblsp oil and fry until golden-brown on both sides. Remove from heat and set aside. Repeat the above process for all the cutlets. Serve hot with sweet & sour tamarind sauce.