Fish Patties

Fish Patties is considered as a short-eat food in Sri Lanka. Fish Patties is also a favourite food item during birthday parties and occasions. You can substitute fish and used minced chicken or beef. My hubby and daughter loves patties, so once in a way I try to oblige them, but it takes time so Patties is not a recipe you can try when you are in a hurry. Don’t whine it is actually a delicious treat once you make up your mind to try it.

Ingredients - Patties
½ lb. (250gm) flour
2 ozs. Margarine or pastry margarine
1 teaspoon lime or Lemon juice
2 egg yolks or 1 egg
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
4-5 tablespoon cold water

Ingredients – Filling for Patties
½ lb. (250gm) Potatoes
½ lb. (250gm) Fish
1 big onion chopped
2 green chilies chopped
1 capsicum chopped
2 sprigs curry leaves
2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon pepper powder
2 tablespoon vegetable oil

Recipe - Patties
Sieve the flour and baking powder together. Add salt and mix well. Mix the margarine using the fingertips until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs. Beat the egg and mix in to the flour. Add water and mix well and bind together to shape into a dough. Rest the dough ½ in the refrigerator.


Recipe - Filling for Patties
Boil the potatoes with the skin. When its thoroughly boiled peel off skin and mash them roughly. Boil the fish adding a pinch of salt and pepper. You can use Tuna or Seer Fish. If you are using the pre-cooked canned fish it is not necessary to boil them. Clean the bones of the fish and pound them.

Place a wok on the stove and pour oil. Fry onion, curry leaves, capsicum and green chilies. Add the mashed potato and Fish. Mix in well. Add salt and pepper.
To make the patties roll out the dough and cut rounds.

Keep each round on top of a patties cutter. Place a spoonful of curry and fold in. If you do not have a patties cutter nevertheless cut rounds and place a spoonful of filling fold in and secure the edges using fork. Place the patties on a floured plate. Deep fry in hot oil by turning both sides.