Monday, June 9, 2008

Vegetable Gold Coin

Ingredients:
25 to 30 slices - bread
20 tbsp - flour
250 gms - french beans
2 bunches - spinach
4 - medium sized potatoes
250 gms - carrots
2 - small onions
½ tsp - ajinomoto
8 to 10 - green chillies
10 tsp - green chilli sauce
2 tsp - vinegar
6 tbsp - oil for sauteingoil for deep frying
salt to taste
Method:
1.Finely chop the spinach and boil without any water for 5 minutes till all water has evoparated.
2.Chop the french beans, carrots and onions very finely.
3.Boil the potatoes and mash while still hot.
4.Cut rounds from the slices of bread using a cutter or a lid.
5.Add enough water to the flour to obtain a slightly thick mixture (it should be of dropping consistency, thick enough to coat the gold coin).
6.Now heat 6 tablespoons of oil in a heavy bottomed vessel.
7.Put in the chopped French beans, carrots, onions, ajinomoto and green chillies.
8.Cook till fairly tender.
9.Add in the mashed potatoes, boiled spinach, salt, chilli sauce and vinegar and mix well.
10.Fry for about 5 minutes and remove. Cool completely.
11.Put about 1 tablespoon of this preparation on each circular piece of bread (a bread coin).
12.Dip each in flour mixture n deep fry in hot oil on a medium flame till golden brown.
13.Serve hot.
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