Ani's Kitchen Stories

Golden, crispy, and utterly delightful, these panko-crusted potato & cottage cheese patties are the crunch you didn’t know you needed in your tea time or on breakfast. It’s easy to prepare with almost all the pantry available ingredients and once you make it, your family and friends will definitely be a fan of it.

The Panko bread crumb is the only ingredient that you might need to get it which gives the extra texture and crispy crust in the patties.

Panko are a Japanese breadcrumbs and is widely used in Japanese cuisine. Panko and breadcrumbs are both made from bread, but the main difference is that panko is made from steamed, crustless bread loaf whereas breadcrumbs are made from traditional bread loaf. While panko and breadcrumbs can both be used as a coating for any fried foods, panko is flakier and yields a crispier texture.

So it’s upto you which breadcrumbs that you would like to use. Both are easily available in the supermarket, Amazon or any online grocery store.

I’ve added egg in the recipe: however, if you’re a vegetarian, you can skip the egg. Adding egg gives the structure and taste in the patties.

Ingredients:

(Serves: 12-15)

▪️3 medium size potatoes (boiled) 

▪️70 gms paneer (cottage cheese) 

▪️50 gms green peas fresh or frozen 

▪️1 egg 

▪️2 tbsp all purpose flour) 

▪️2 tbsp Topioca flour or (1 tbsp corn flour)

▪️1 tsp dried oregano 

▪️1 tsp mixed herb seasoning (optional) 

▪️1 tsp grated garlic 

▪️1 tsp chilli flakes 

▪️1 cup panko bread crumbs 

▪️Crushed peppercorns 

▪️Salt to taste 

▪️Vegetable oil for shallow frying 

Instructions:

▪️In a large bowl grate the boiled potatoes, crumble the cottage cheese and add green peas. 

▪️Crack the egg into the same bowl, add oregano, mixed herbs, chilli flakes, garlic, flours, crushed peppercorns and salt to taste. 

▪️Mix it together until well combined. 

▪️Make a patty shape and keep it aside. Repeat the same with the rest of the dough. 

▪️Now on a plate add a cup of panko breadcrumbs. If desired crush peppercorns into the breadcrumbs and mix it well. 

▪️Roll the potato patties into the panko.

▪️Heat the oil in a pan. Shallow fry it in low to medium flame until golden brown on both sides. Enjoy warm with your favourite sauce or dip.