Farali Pattice Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 5 large potatoes
• 5 tbsp arrowroot flour or water chestnut flour
• Rock salt (Sendha Namak) as per taste
• Puvi Cold Pressed Groundnut Oil for frying

For Stuffing:

• ½ cup finely grated coconut
• 3 tbsp peanuts, roasted and coarsely crushed
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2 to 2.5 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
• 2 small green chili finely chopped
• Rock salt (Sendha Namak) as per taste

​PREPARATION:

• Boil the potatoes in pressure cooker till they are tender. 
• Peel and take the potatoes in a mixing bowl. Mash the potatoes and allow the mashed potatoes to cool at room temperature.
• Add arrowroot flour or Water chestnut flour and rock salt. Mix the arrowroot flour well with the mashed potatoes and lightly knead the mixture.
• Cover and keep aside the potato dough.

Stuffing Preparation:

• In another mixing bowl, take the grated coconut.
• Add the crushed roasted peanuts.
• Then add sugar, lemon juice, chopped coriander leaves and green chilies. 
• Stir and mix this stuffing mixture very well.

Making Farali Pattice:

• Make medium-sized balls from the potato dough mixture.

• Apply some Groundnut oil to your hands, take each potato ball and flatten it.
• Place 1 or 2 tbsp of the prepared stuffing.
• Bring the edges towards the center and gently seal the edges well. Flatten the pattice slightly. 
• Prepare all the Farali Pattice this way. 
• Heat some Puvi Cold Pressed Groundnut oil for frying in a Pan. 
• Coat the pattice with arrowroot flour. Dust off the excess flour from the pattice. 
• Place the coated pattice in medium hot oil for pan frying. 
• When one side is partly cooked and light golden, gently flip over with a spatula.
• Fry these farali pattice till they are golden and crisp from both sides.
• Drain them on kitchen paper towels to absorb extra oil.
• Serve Farali Pattice hot with sweetened curd.