Sri Lankan Fish Patties

Tasty and crunchy fish patties is one of our most favorite savory snacks. This delicious snack goes well with a hot cup of evening tea.

Ingredients:For the filling

• Mashed Canned Fish – 01 small tin
• Boiled & mashed Potato – 01
• Big Onion – 01
• Chili Pieces – ½ tsp
• Pepper Powder – 01 tsp
• Green Chilies – 02
• Salt – ½ tsp
• Cardamom – 03
• Cloves – 02
• Few Cinnamon Sticks
• Curry Leaves
• Coconut Oil - (02 tbsp for filling & other for deep frying)

Ingredients:For the dough

• All-purpose Flour – 250g
• Margarine – 100g
• Salt – ½ tsp
• Cold Water – 6-7 tbsp
• Egg Yolk - 01

Method:

• For the dough, add flour and salt to a bowl and mix well.
• Then add margarine and egg yolk to this. Mix this well by using your fingertips until it becomes like bread crumbs. This should not have any large lumps.
• After that gradually add water and knead the dough until it becomes a soft ball. Make sure to add water little by little otherwise the dough will get watery.
• Put the dough into a bowl, cover this and then put it into the fridge. This needs to be kept in the fridge for around 30mins.
• Meanwhile we can move onto the filling.
• For that heat oil in a pan and add onion, green chilies and curry leaves.
• Add salt as per your taste.
• Add chili pieces and mix well.
• Add ground cardamom, cinnamon and cloves into this and fry all around 02 mins.
• Turn off the flame and add mashed canned fish.
• When canned fish mixed with all add pepper. After mixing very well check whether salt is enough for your taste.
• Finally add mashed potato and stir thoroughly.
• Let this cool down a bit.
• Get the dough out of the fridge, cut it into half and put one half back to the fridge.
• Using a dough roller flatten out the dough in to a thin sheet. Cut circles by using a cookie cutter.
• Get one patties circle and place a small amount of the filling in the middle.
• Fold the dough gently and seal the edges carefully by using your fingertips.
• Get a folk and lightly press the edges of the patties. You can apply some flour on the fold if it is sticky.
• Continue making patties until your dough is over.
• When you are done with making patties, heat oil in a pan and fry all of your patties until both sides become light brown.
• Serve hot for a better taste.