Sri Lanka Cutlis Deep Fried Meatballs
indian, main dish, meats
1 a taste of sri lanka
1 by indra jayasekera
----CUTLIS (MEATBALLS----
225 gm beef
25 gm salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper, black
25 ml vinegar
450 gm potato
1 onion
3 mint leaf sprigs
1 chilies, green
1 celery stalk
1 1/4 liter oil
1 egg
50 gm bread crumbs
===========================> Directions <========================
Mince the beef and season with salt, pepper and vinegar. Boil and mash the potato and chop the onion, mint leaves, chile and celery. Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the beef and cook for 3-4 minutes until browned. Add the onion, mint leaves, chile and celery and cook until the onion has softened slightly. Add the mashed potato and mix well together. Roll into small balls or flat cakes. Beat the eggs and coat the cutlis with the egg before dipping into the bread crumbs. Heat the oil and deep fry the cutlis until browned. Drain well
ISBN 962 224 010 0
Yield: 1 servings