Potato & Rice Cutlet

Ingredients:

• potato (boiled and mashed) : 1
• onion : 1 finely chopped
• rice : 2tbps (soaked for an hour)
• grated coconut : 1/2cup (optional)
• garlic pods : 2
• red chillies : 2
• jeera : 1tsp
• green chillies : 2
• salt to taste
• oil for shallow frying
• turmeric powder 1/2 sp

Method:

• Grind together soaked and washed rice, garlic pods, jeera, red chilies with a little water into a smooth semi solid paste.
• Mix mashed potato, chopped onion, chopped green chilies, salt, turmeric powder, grated coconut and the ground masala together.
• Heat a tava and add oil to it.
• Take lemon sized balls of the mixture and flatten it and then shallow fry it on both sides till golden brown.

Notes:

• You can replace soaked rice with aval (poha)