Potato Cheese Fritters with Burnt Tomato Chutney
Ingredients
- Cherry tomatoes
- Oil
- 1 finely chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- Salt, pepper, mixed herbs
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Chili flakes
- 2 large potatoes
- Cheese cubes
- Corn flour slurry: 1 tablespoon corn flour mixed with 1/2 cup water
- Panko bread crumbs
Garnish
- Parsley or coriander
Preparation
Burnt tomato chutney
Burn the skin of 4-5 tomatoes over high flame.
Remove the skin and finely chop the tomatoes.
Heat a pan with a little oil.
Add finely chopped garlic.
Add finely chopped onion and cook until soft.
Add salt.
Add the chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes until tomato water evaporates.
Add juice of 1/2 lime, 1 tablespoon sugar, and chili flakes.
Cool the chutney down.
Potato cheese fritters
Steam 2 large potatoes, peel and mash them.
Add salt, pepper, and mixed herbs to the mashed potatoes.
Take a portion of the mixture in your palms and flatten it slightly.
Place a cheese cube in the center and cover it, ensuring there are no cracks.
Shape the fritters using a triangle cookie cutter if desired.
Refrigerate the fritters for an hour to firm them up.
Dip the fritters into a thin corn flour slurry, then into panko bread crumbs.
Deep fry the fritters until golden brown.
Serving
Make small beds of burnt tomato chutney using a round cookie cutter.
Place the potato cheese fritters on top of the chutney beds.
Garnish with a little tomato chutney and parsley or coriander.