POTATO BALLS; THE ONLY FOOD YOU WILL CRAVE FOR AT HOME ALL DAY.

How to Make Potato Balls

Potato balls were invented from the need to be creative, even though the methods involved are that of an already existing one. I believe you can easily find your way around the recipe if you follow instructions keenly. Okay, let's do this.

Prep time: 1 hour            Cook time:30 minutes                Serve: 4 people                 Difficulty: Normal

INGREDIENTS

• 10 medium-sized Irish Potatoes (washed, scrubbed and diced)
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• I fresh medium-sized mackerel fish.
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• 2 large raw eggs.
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• 3 pieces of habanero peppers (chopped). 
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• 2 knorr seasoning cubes
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• 1/2 tablespoon of salt.
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• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
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• 1 medium-sized bulb onion. (diced)
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• 1 teaspoon of curry and thyme each.
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• Oil for frying.

FOR THE DOUGH

• 5 Cups/ 625 grams of bread or all-purpose flour.
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• 1 full tablespoon of active dry yeast.
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• 2 - 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar.
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• 1 full tablespoon of powdered milk
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• 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
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• 1 cup of warm water
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• 1 heavy pinch of salt.

MATERIALS NEEDED

* A bowl.

* Rolling pin

* Measuring cup and spoon.

* Frypan (non - stick preferably).

* Sieve.

Preparation

1.  Pour the flour into a bowl that is three times its volume (remove one cup of flour and set aside for rolling the dough later) Add the sugar, salt, milk, and yeast and mix thoroughly.

2. After mixing, add the tablespoon of oil and mix, Go ahead and add the warm bit by bit, while using your other hand to mix into a dough. Make sure to mix it adequately into a dough, making sure it's not too soft or too hard.

3. Knead the dough for 8 to 10 minutes or until the dough turns elastic and come off the bowl and your hand easily with without dough residue. After this, dab a little bit of oil inside the bowl and put the dough inside. Close with a lid, foil paper, or nylon to seal the bowl. Put aside in a place with a warm temperature and let it rise for 45 minutes to one hour.

FOR THE POTATO FILLING.

1. Pour the diced potatoes into a pot. Cut the fish into small slices and add to the potatoes. Add a knorr cube, a pinch of salt and spray with a small portion of the curry and thyme. Add water and boil for ten minutes.
2. After ten minutes remove from heat and pour the boiled potatoes and fish inside a sieve. remove the fishes and carefully break into small chunks while removing the bones from in the process.
3. Put a non-stick pan on high and pour in the 3 tablespoons of oil. Let it heat up a little before the diced onion and chopped peppers. Also breaking the two eggs and stir fry.
4. Go ahead and add, the last cube of knorr seasoning, the remaining curry, and thyme, rest of the salt and stir.
5. After stirring for thirty seconds, add the fish chunks, boiled potatoes and continue stirring. You can as well add little of the broth from boiling the potatoes to intensify the flavor. Cook for 3 minutes and remove from heat and allow to cool.

FINAL PHASE

1. By now your dough would have risen. fetch it from the bowl and set it on a table. Use a knife to cut the dough into 10 large portion or 18 small portions. Put your potato filling close to the table.

2. In a small bowl, mix a tablespoon of flour and two tablespoons of cold water to form flour gum paste.

3. With a rolling pin, roll out the dough into round shapes and scoop a spoon of potato filling in the middle of the dough, making sure leave at least 1 inch to spare. Use your hands to apply the gum paste lightly around the edges of the round dough. Next, you will bring all the edge together, adequately covering the filling inside. clip and twist the held edges together and press it down to meat the dough.

4. Use your palm to reshape properly and set aside. Do the same to the rest of the dough and let them rest for 10 minutes.

5. After that, fry in hot oil for 2 -3 minutes on both sides, making sure not to overcrowd the oil with too much dough.

6. After frying, use a kitchen towel, paper or serviette to dab the fried goods, making sure to reduce as much oil as possible. 

Serve for breakfast with natural orange juice or lunch with smoothies of your choice.

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