Aloo Cakes

Another endeavor in my Indian adventures this month.  My mother in law gave me a wonderful cook book a few years ago called, Complete Indian Cooking.  I've tried a few recipes and they have been great.  I love the book because of the pictures.  If I can't see a picture of the recipe, I rarely make the dish.  This book has amazing pictures for each recipe.  Every page looks like the following:

I've had an insane cold for the last week.  I'm wanting some comfort foods.  I made chicken noodle soup earlier in the week.  But it's the weekend and I wanted something more.  The Aloo cakes seemed perfect.  Mashed potatoes filled with ground beef mixture and then fried...yes please.

The Aloo (potato) Cakes were good.  It was just what I was looking for.  Ben and I gave them 3.5 cookies.  They weren't just 3 but not quite 4.

1.  Peel 2 lbs of potatoes and cut into half or quarters.  Boil until soft enough to mash.

2.  Mash potatoes with a little milk and salt to taste.  Place aside and let cool.

3.  Heat 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil in skillet.  Cook onions and ginger in oil until golden. 

4.  Add 1 tsp crushed coriander and 1/2 lb. ground beef and cook until brown.  Add 1 tbl. raisins and salt to taste to the beef mixture.  Simmer for 20 minutes.  Remove fat from pan.  Stir 1 tbl. chopped cilantro into beef mixture and set aside to cool.

ground coriander seeds

5.  Divide mashed potatoes into 8 portions and make into patties with hands.  You will need to flour your hands so that the potatoes don't stick.

6.  Make a well in the middle of each potato patty.  Place a spoonful of meat mixture into the well.  Then fold the sides around to fully enclose the meat mixture.

7.  Dip each side in flour.  Then fry them on each side in a pan with a small amount of oil.  Each side should turn brown and crisp.