Bird nest

Name: Bird nest
Yield: 5 pieces
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: nest; 2 large sized boiled potatoes; 1 tbsp green chilli paste; 2 tbsp corn flour; salt as per taste; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp coriander leaves; 1 tbsp corn flour; eggs; 1/3 CUP SMALL CHOPPED BOILED POTATOES; 1 tbsp boiled green peas; 1 TBSP GREEN and GARLIC PASTE; 2 tbsp lime juice; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp red chilli powder; salt as per taste; 1/4 CUP DESICCATED COCONUT; coating; 1/3 CUP CAKE FLOUR; 1/3 CUP CORN FLOUR; water as per the needed; 1 cup vermicelli

Bhavya Khoda @dhabha

usa

It's my mother recipe, when she made this first time in Malawi at 1993. It got really famous.
#potato
#NEST
#indian vegetarian

Bhavya Khoda @dhabha

usa

It's my mother recipe, when she made this first time in Malawi at 1993. It got really famous.
#potato
#NEST
#indian vegetarian

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Ingredients

5 pieces

nest
2large sized boiled potatoes
1 tbspgreen chilli paste
2 tbspcorn flour
salt as per taste
1 tspblack pepper
1 tbspcoriander leaves
1 tbspcorn flour
eggs
1/3 CUPSMALL CHOPPED BOILED POTATOES
1 tbspboiled green peas
1 TBSPGREEN and GARLIC PASTE
2 tbsplime juice
1 tbspsugar
1 tspred chilli powder
salt as per taste
1/4 CUPDESICCATED COCONUT
coating
1/3 CUPCAKE FLOUR
1/3 CUPCORN FLOUR
water as per the needed
1 cupvermicelli

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Steps

1

For the nest, boil the potatoes, and then mash them.
2

To the mashed potatoes, add green chilli paste, salt, black pepper powder, and add chopped coriander leaves, add corn flour.
3

Mash the potatoes and boiled green peas a bit, add salt, ginger and garlic paste, sugar, desiccated coconut, and lime juice and mix well.
4

Knead and then shape into small balls that resemble boiled bird's eggs.
5

Another variation of bird nest, to the mashed potatoes and boiled green peas, add salt, red chilli powder, ginger and garlic paste, sugar, desiccated coconut, and lime juice and mix well.
6

Take a portion of the potatoes, roll into balls. Make a small hole in the middle and add the potato filling inside and cover the stuffed potato balls. Seal well and make sure. Make it in oval shape.
7

In a small bowl, add corn flour, all purpose flour, and water to make to make a thick paste. This will be used as a coating for the nest.
8

Break vermicelli into shorter strands and keep aside.
9

For this, roll into a ball, then flatten it and finally make a small well in the center of each patty.
10

Now gently dip each potato nest in the flour liquid mix and then coat with the broken vermicelli.
11

Repeat the procedure until all the nests are coated in the same manner.
12

Heat oil in a thick and large pan. Once it's hot, gently add in the prepared nests and fry them first in high flame a bit and then fry them in low flame and fry the nest until it is golden brown.