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Potato And Chive Cakes Shallow fried chive flavoured potatoes cakes. Cooking Time:  15-20 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  15-20 minutes   Category:  Veg -  Ingredients • Potatoes,boiled, peeled and mashed 4-5 medium • Chives,finely chopped 8-10 • Salt to taste • Mozzarella cheese 2-3 tablespoons • Red chillies,finely chopped 2 • Fresh parsley,chopped 2 tablespoons • Cornflour/ corn starch 1 tablespoon • Oil For shallow frying Method Place potatoes, chives, salt, mozzarella cheese, red chillies, parsley and cornflour in a bowl and mix well. Divide the mixture into eight equal portions and shape them into patties. Refrigerate for thirty minutes. Heat oil in a shallow non-stick pan. Place the patties in it and shallow-fry till golden and crisp from both the sides. Drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Wonton Crisps with Seedless Fruit Chutney Crisply fried wonton sheets served with a delicious fruit chutney. Cooking Time:  25-30 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  15-20 minutes   Category:  Veg Ingredients • Wonton sheets 8 • Fruit safari (mix of exotic fruits) 1 tin • Oil to deep fry • Ginger 1/2 inch piece • Salt to taste • Cinnamon powder a pinch • Cornflour/ corn starch 2 tablespoons • Crushed black peppercorns 1/2 teaspoon • black sesame seeds (kale til) 1 teaspoon • White sesame seeds 1 teaspoon • Brown sugar 1/4 cup • Lemon 1/2 • Fresh red chilli 1 Method Heat sufficient oil in a wok. Strain the syrup from the tinned fruits into a bowl. Put half the fruits in a non stick pan. Put the remaining half into a mixer jar. Roughly chop ginger and add to the fruits in the mixer jar and grind to a puree. Pour the puree into the pan. Add salt, a pinch of cinnamon powde...