I love a good Scotch Egg. This is probably because it reminds me of one of my favorite childhood dishes, POTATO CHOPS AKA INDIAN SCOTCH EGGS. I remember many weekends sitting around with the family tucking into these delicious balls of mince, egg & potatoes. We used to have either with ketchup or green yogurt chutney.

I have never made them but during lockdown I gave them a go with my mums guidance and they went down a treat.

INGREDIENTS

• 6 potatoes
• 1 tbls whole cumin
• 1 chopped red onion
• 250g lamb mince 
• two handfuls chopped coriander 
• 2 tsp crushed garlic
• 2 tsp crushed ginger
• 2 tsp crushed green chillies
• 1 heaped tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 3 large eggs for boiling plus 1 beaten one for dipping
• 1 cup breadcrumbs (I used fresh)
• Salt to taste
• Oil for cooking

METHOD

• Boil 5/6 potatoes with some salt 
• Heat 2 tbs oil in a pan then add 1 tbs cumin and one chopped red onion. Cook until onions are soft.
• Add 1 tsp crushed garlic, 1 tsp crushed ginger and 1 tsp  crushed chill and cook for 2 mins 
• Add in 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp black pepper 
• Add in all the minced lamb and cook for about 20/25 minutes (stirring occasionally) then switch off the pan and add a handful of chopped coriander 
• Boil some eggs (I hard-boiled mine but you can soft boil)
• Once potatoes are boiled, peel and grate them
• Add in 1 tbsp ground cumin, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp crushed garlic, 1 tsp crushed ginger, 1 tsp crushed chillies,& chopped coriander
• Combine the potatoes and divide them into fist size balls
• Get ingredients ready to assemble
• Flatten out the potato ball 
• Add half a boiled egg, 3 tablespoons minced meat and form a ball with the potato. The potato is flexible and allows you to combine
• Dip the ball in a beaten egg then in breadcrumbs 
• Fry in a pan with heated oil (medium heat). I went in between deep and shallow fry

Have you ever tried Indian Scotch Eggs? It may take a couple of attempts to get the assembly correct but you will get there. You can swap the meat for a vegetarian soya mince.

Neha

Neha
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