Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - sama/maraiyo/mordhan/varai
• 4 - potatoes, boiled
• 1.5 tsp - green chillies, chopped
• 1 tsp - ginger, chopped
• 3 tbsp - fresh coriander, chopped
• 1 tsp - pepper powder
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1.5 tsp - mango powder
• Salt to taste
• Cooking oil/ghee to shallow fry

How to Make Sama and Potato Patties

• Add sama and 1.5 cups water in the pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles on medium heat.
• When cooker cools down completely then take out the cooked sama in a bowl and mash with a spoon and then let it come to room temperature.
• Mix together grated potato, sama and all the ingredients and mash well (the proportion of cooked sama and boiled potato mixture should be almost same).
• Grease your palms and make patties of same size from the mixture.
• Heat oil/ghee in a flat non-stick pan and shallow fry the patties on medium flame till they become golden and crisp from both the sides.
• Drain on a paper napkin and serve hot.
• Serving suggestions -serve with aam papad chutney, fruit and nut chutney or any tangy dip of your choice.
• Recipe courtesy: Maayeka