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Khopra patties
Khopra patties, from above
VegVeganIndore

Khopra patties

Crisp potato shells hiding sweet, spicy coconut with cashews and raisins. Indore in one bite.

50 minTime
4 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Indore's coconut patty2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPotato shell, sweet spicy coconut filling, fried crisp.
The original
391kcal
4 gprotein
5 gfibre
50minutes

Khopra patties as Indore's snack shops make them.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

4 servings
Potato5 medium, boiled and grated
Cornflour (cornstarch)3 tbsp, or arrowroot
Fresh grated coconut1 cup fresh
Cashewsa few, chopped
Raisins1 tbsp
Green chilli2, finely chopped
Ginger1.5 cm, grated
Sugar1½ tsp
Lemon juice2 tsp
Coriander leaves (cilantro)2 tbsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for deep frying, about 1/3 cup absorbed
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Mash the cold boiled potatoes with cornflour and salt into a smooth dough.
  2. 2Mix coconut, cashews, raisins, chilli, ginger, sugar, lemon, coriander and a pinch of salt for the filling.
  3. 3Flatten a ball of potato in your palm, add a spoon of filling, close and shape into a smooth ball or patty.
  4. 4Heat oil to medium hot and fry a few at a time, turning gently, until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes. Stand back from the oil.
  5. 5Drain and serve hot with green chutney and sweet chutney.
Serve it like this

Halve one to show the filling and serve on a plate with green and tamarind chutneys.

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What goes with Khopra patties: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Hari chutney10 min
On the side Imli chutney30 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
To drink South Indian filter coffee20 min
Something sweet Mawa bati75 min
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