How to make Papa Rellena -
Peruvian style chicken mince stuffed fried potato dumplings.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Potatoes (आलू), Chicken mince (चिकन कीमा)
Cuisine : Peruvian
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Papa Rellena Recipe Card
Hindi: Aloo
Why is it that when you are stuck at “what should we cook today” the answer is always “make some aloo!” Potatoes are like this…extremely popular and have multipurpose usage.
Well, don’t – it is a surprising source of vitamin C and provides useful amounts of starch, thiamine and niacin and around a hundred grams will provide about eighty calories.
Little did you know!
Prep Time : 21-25 minutes
Cook time : 11-15 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Papa Rellena Recipe
Potatoes peeled and mashed 4 large
Chicken mince 250 grams
Salt to taste
Oil 1 tablespoon + for deep-frying
Onion chopped 1/2 cup
Garlic cloves minced 3
Green capsicum chopped 1 medium
Tomato pureed 1 medium
Cumin powder 2 teaspoons
Black pepper powder 1 teaspoon
Vinegar 1 tablespoon
Eggs 2
Refined flour (maida) 1 cup
Bread crumbs dried 2 cups
Method
Step 1
Combine potatoes with salt in a bowl and mix well.
Step 2
Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add onion, garlic and capsicum, mix and sauté till the onions turn translucent.
Step 3
Add pureed tomato, mix well and cook for three minutes. Add chicken mince, mix well and cook on high heat till the chicken turns crumbly.
Step 4
Add salt, cumin powder, pepper powder and vinegar, mix well and cook for a minute.
Step 5
Remove from heat and transfer into a bowl. Cool to room temperature.
Step 6
Beat the eggs in another bowl.
Step 7
Pour the flour and breadcrumbs into two separate shallow dishes.
Step 8
Divide the potato mixture into eight equal portions and stuff them with the cooked chicken mixture. Shape them into medium size balls.
Step 9
Roll the prepared balls in the flour, dip in the eggs and coat with the breadcrumbs.
Step 10
Heat sufficient oil in a pan. Deep-fry the prepared balls till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
Step 11
Serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 2322 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 318.6 gm
Protein : 118.8 gm
Fat : 63.9 gm
Other : Fiber- 13.7gm
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