WEST INDIAN DISHES:PAVTA PATTIES RECIPE

PAVTA PATTIES RECIPE

Ingredients: 11/4 cup soaked overnight Lima Beans  2 medium sized boiled, peeled and mashed Potato (Aloo)  1 tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)  1 tsp Cayenne Powder  1 tsp Garam Masala  4 tsp Flour  5 tblsp Oil  

How to make pavta patties:

1. Boil the beans in enough water until very soft. 
2. Drain them. 
3. Knead all the ingredients including beans, except flour and oil, into a stiff dough. 
4. Make equal size balls of the dough and flatten them slightly.
5. Heat the oil. ?     Roll each patty in the flour and shallow fry until golden and crisp. 
6. Drain on a paper towel. 
7. Serve hot with tamarind chutney.