Fish Cutlets

This is something my mom often makes. She prefers using fresh fish, but I use canned fish (sardine) because its readily available.

Ingredients:
3 medium size potatoes, boiled
375g fish steamed ( I used 3 cans of sardine)
1/2 onion finely chopped
1 inch piece of ginger finely chopped
4 sprigs of curry leaves finely chopped
salt & pepper to taste

2 tablespoons of coconut oil and more for deep frying

2 egg whites
1 cup of bread crumbs

Mash boiled potatoes and mix with flaked fish. Add chopped onions, ginger, curry leaves, salt and pepper.

Heat two tablespoons of coconut oil in a pan. Add the mixture and cook for about 5  minutes. Though potatoes and fish are already cooked, cooking in coconut oil gives it a nice flavor.

Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed. Let the mixture cool. Make balls using both palms. I like about one inch diameter balls, but you can make it bigger.

After a lot of taste testing, I had enough mixture to make 21 balls. 😃

Dip each cutlet in egg white and then in bread crumbs. Make sure cutlets are coated well.

Heat coconut oil in a small pan for deep frying. Add cutlets without over crowding and fry until golden.

Serve hot.

Fish cutlets.