Savory Broccoli Potato Pancakes

Pancakes any day for me! This is a delicious & savory broccoli potato pancakes recipe that I love to make for breakfast or tea.

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You can never go wrong with broccoli and cheese. Add in some spices and you have all the elements to tickle your palette.

Though the pancakes look like regular potato tikkis, they hide a surprise inside. That is actually the best part. The web of cheese and broccoli that gets exposed looks spectacular!

Broccoli Potato Pancakes                       Makes 8 to 10

Ingredients:

Breadcrumbs – ½ cup

Oil – for shallow frying

For the Potato Mixture:

Potato (boiled and grated) – 4 large

Garlic powder – 1/3 tsp

Pepper powder – to taste

Breadcrumbs – 2 tblsp

Cheddar (grated) – 1 tblsp

Mozzarella (grated) – 1 tblsp

Salt – to taste

For the Broccoli Filling:

Broccoli (blanched and grated) – 1 ¼  cup

Finely chopped Coriander greens – 1 tblsp

Finely chopped onion – 1 medium

Lemon/Lime juice – a dash

Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp

Oil – 2 to 3 tsp

Cheddar (grated) – 1 ½  tblsp

Mozzarella (grated) – 1 ½ tblsp

Dry spices:

(Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Cumin powder – ½ tsp

Chaat Masala powder – ½ tsp

Chili flakes – ¼ tsp

Garlic powder – 1/3 tsp

Black pepper powder – ¼ tsp)

Method:

1.    For the Potato Mixture: Take the grated boiled potato in a bowl. The potato must have cooled down. Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Divide into 8 or 10 equal portions. Keep aside.

2.    For the Broccoli Filling: Heat the oil temper with cumin seeds.

3.    Add in the onion and cook till lightly browned. Add in the broccoli and the dry spices. Season with salt, cook stirring for a minute or two. Finish off with the coriander greens and a dash of lemon. Let it cool completely. Add in the cheese and mix well.

4.    Divide the broccoli filling into 8 or 10 balls (smaller in size than the potato balls).

5.    To form the pancakes, flatten a potato ball in your palm and place a broccoli ball over it. Gently cover with the potato ball. Coat with bread crumbs and flatten slightly to shape into a cake. Prepare the rest similarly.

6.    Shallow fry on a flat pan till golden on both sides.

7.    Serve hot.

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