Crispy Puffs With Potatoes And Spicy Yogurt Recipes

CRISPY CREAMY POTATO PUFFS

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Add a large pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes and return them to the saucepan. Cook for 1 minute over high heat, shaking the pan frequently to dry out the potatoes.
• Pass the potatoes through a ricer into a large bowl. Stir in the egg, butter, dry milk, cheese, flour and nutmeg; season with salt. Using floured hands, roll the potato mixture into 1-inch balls; you should have about 60.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1/2 inch of vegetable oil until shimmering. Working in batches of about 12, fry the potato balls over moderately high heat until they are browned on 3 sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels, season lightly with salt and transfer the potato balls to a large rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining balls.
• When all of the puffs are fried, reheat them in the oven for about 10 minutes. Serve at once.
• MAKE AHEAD The recipe can be prepared through Step 2 and refrigerated overnight. Bring the potato balls to room temperature before frying.

CRISPY POTATO PUFFS

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain; return to pan., Mash potatoes, gradually adding milk, butter and salt; stir in cheese. Transfer to a large bowl; refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to shape., In a shallow dish, combine cornflakes and sesame seeds. Shape potato mixture into 1-1/2-in. balls; roll in cornflake mixture. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake 7-9 minutes or until golden brown., Freeze option: Place unbaked puffs on baking sheets; cover and freeze until firm. Transfer to resealable plastic freezer bags. Freeze up to 3 months. To use, preheat oven to 400°. Place frozen potato puffs on greased baking sheets. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and heated through.

CRISPY PUFFS WITH POTATOES AND SPICY YOGURT

Steps:

• 1. Cook the potato in lightly salted boiling water to cover until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain the potato, let cool, then peel and mash it. Meanwhile prepare both chutneys and the masala.2. In a medium bowl, mix together the mashed potato, chickpeas, cilantro, green chili peppers, ginger, and masala.3. With a clean thumb or forefinger, gently make a big hole on the thin side of each puffed poori and fill with about 1 tablespoon of the potato mixture. Place on a serving platter, and scatter whatever potato mixture is leftover on top of the poories.4. Into the yogurt, mix in the cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper, and pour it over the stuffed poories. Drizzle the chutneys on top and serve.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.