These vegetarian Lollipops are very popular as starters or when the children are hungry. Easy to make and in goes a large dose of vegetables for children who are fussy eaters. These can be baked too, but of course the real taste lies in frying them!
Ingredients:
- 3 large potatoes pressure cooked
- 1 carrot grated
- A fistful of cooked peas
- 10 French beans minced
- 6 slices of bread
- 7 garlic cloves
- 6 green chillies
- 2 inch piece of ginger
- 2 tsps finely chopped coriander leaves
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Jeera/ Cumin seeds
- 3 tbsps bread crumbs
- Salt
- Oil for frying.
Method:
Peel and mash the potatoes well. Drop in the grated carrot, minced French Beans and the cooked peas. Gently mash everything together. Grind the ginger,green chillies and garlic to a coarse paste. Add it to the mashed vegetables along with the lemon juice, coriander leaves, cumin seeds and coriander powder. Mix thoroughly. Finally add the salt. Mix and mould them into desired shape. Roll the lollipops into the bread crumbs and refrigerate for about 15 mnts. Heat oil in a pan. Drop in the lollipops two or three at a time and fry them on a medium flame to a golden brown. Serve with tomato ketchup and mint Chutney.
You can use tooth picks to hold the lollipops or can serve them as is.