LAMB MINCE POTATO CHOPS (PEPPER MINCE AND POTATO CUTLETS)

Lamb / Mutton Mince Potato Chops are not Chops in the literal sense. These wonderful "Oval Shaped" Cutlets are prepared with subtley pepper flavoured lamb / mutton mince encased in a covering of mashed potatoes and crumb fried.

Potato chops are one of the very first innovations of the Khansamas during the Colonial British Era and they have become synonomous with Anglo-Indian Cuisine.

Beef mince could be substituted for Lamb / Mutton Mince.

LAMB / MUTTON MINCE POTATO CHOPS 

(PEPPER MINCE AND POTATO CUTLETS)

Serves 6  Preparation Time 1 hour

Ingredients

½ kg finely minced mutton or lamb meat

1 medium sized onion chopped finely    

2 teaspoons pepper powder

Salt to taste

3 tablespoons oil

1 egg beaten

2 tablespoons breadcrumbs

3 large potatoes                 

Boil the potatoes, remove the skin and mash well.  Keep aside.  Wash the mince.  In a pan add the mince, onions, pepper powder and salt with a little oil and cook till the mince is dry.  Remove from heat and cool for some time. Form the mashed potatoes into even sized balls. Make a depression in the center and fill with the pepper mince. Flatten each ball to form a round cutlet. Dip in the beaten egg then roll in the breadcrumbs. Heat oil in a flat pan and shallow fry the cutlets on low heat till golden  brown on both sides.

Serve with Grilled Tomatoes and Mustard Sauce either as a starter or with Bread / Dinner Rolls