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Potato Balls

Created by admin, Saturday, 17 October 2009

These are a treat any time! I was lucky enough to have my cousin's wife show me how to make them.

At a glance

Appetizer

Makes

40 - 45

Batter:

1 cup split pea flour

2 cups all-puropse flour

1 1/2 tbsp. grind garlic

1 tbsp pepper sauce

1 tbsp baking powder

6-8 drops of yellow food colouring

1 tsp instant yeast

1 tsp green onion (finely chopped)

1 tsp ground geera (cumin)

1 tsp salt

2 cups water

Potato:

4 cups vegetable oil (for frying)

Batter:

measure and mix all ingredients listed for the batter. Then, leave it to rise for 1 hour.

Potato:

Peel, boil and mash the potato
Add the ingredients listed for the potato. Mix well.
roll the potato mixture into 2 inch balls (you can make them bigger if you prefer)

Once the batter has risen, you can proceed with the following instructions:

In a deep pot/ wok/ kahari, heat some vegetable oil (approx. 4 cups) on med-high heat
Using your fingers or a spoon, take a ball of potato and dip it into the batter. Make sure to cover all sides with batter.
Place the ball into the hot oil (you can cook 3-4 at a time, depending on how big your pot is)
Cook each ball for approx. 2 minutes on each side. It's done when it's cooked golden brown
Serve with your favourite sour or pepper sauce