Goan Potato Chops (Minced beef coated with mashed potato Croquettes)

This is a snack dish commonly prepared in Goa and served as a pre-meal snack. Minced beef cooked in spices is wrapped in a thick layer of mashed potato to form a shape of a croquette, dipped in semolina or bread crumbs. A great recipe for your left over minced beef.

Mashed Potato:
Boil whole potatoes and mash them in bowl. Then add a few pinches of pepper powder, 2 tsp of coriander powder, salt to taste and a pinch of  turmeric powder, mix and keep aside.

Mince Beef preparation: 
Use this recipe to cook the minced beef. do not add potatoes to the mince.

Making the Croquettes:
Now make small balls of minced meat in your hand and coat with the mashed potatoes like seen in the picture, lightly dust in breadcrumbs or semolina.

Then either shallow fried or deep fried. In this picture I have just fried them in very little oil to make them a bit healthier. Fry till lightly brown, when deep fried you will get a nice consistent brown color. Its either had on its own with tomato sauce or in a Pao.

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