Egg and spicy fish balls

Name: Egg and spicy fish balls
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 250 g potatoes, peeled; 400 g tinned fish (I used salmon, but tuna and mackeral work well too.); 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 4 fresh chillies, finely chopped; 3-4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 tbsp ginger, finely grated; 1 tsp curry powder; 2 tsp black pepper, freahly ground; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 1 lemon, juiced; 3 tbsp coriander, chopped; 100 g flour; 100 ml water; 100 g breadcrumbs; vegetable or sunflower oil (for deep frying)

Instructions

Cook:30min

These little balls of joy contain half an egg and half spicy fish, wrapped up in a crispy golden batter and breadcrumb crust. Cutlets are eaten in abundance in Sri Lanka as snacks. There are many different variations, but these are my favourite. The Sri Lankan's know how to snack!

Updated at: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:08:55 GMT