Halwai October 23, 2023

Ingredients:

• 410 g – white fish
• 200 g – Butter
• 1.25 cup – fresh breadcrumbs
• 1 – medium size onion, grated
• 3/4th cup – grated cheddar cheese
• Two and half tbsps – chopped Coriander leaves
• 1 tsp – chopped Mint leaves
• 1.25 cup – boiled and mashed Potato
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1.25 tbsps – Lemon juice
• 1 tbsp – walnuts, toasted and finely chopped
• salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• For the Lemon Sauce:
• 1/2 cup – Cream
• 2.5 tsp – grinded Lime rind
• 2.5 tbsps – Lemon juice
• 20 g – Butter chopped
• 1 tsp – fresh chives, chopped

Method:

  1. For Lemon Sauce:
  2. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the cream, lime rind and lime juice and heat on medium flame for 2 mins, stirring in between after 1 min.
  3. For Patties:
  4. Stir in the butter, cube by cube, stirring and mixing well after you put each cube.
  5. Skin and de-bone the fish. Crumble with a fork.
  6. Take a shallow microwave- safe dish and melt the butter on HIGH for 1/2 a min.
  7. Add the breadcrumbs stir and cook on high flame for 5 mins. or until the crumbs are golden brown in colour, stirring in between while it turns golden. Leave it to cool.
  8. In a bowl, combine the fish, onion, cheese, coriander, mint, potato, egg, lemon juice, chopped walnuts, salt and black pepper to taste. Mix well.
  9. Divide into small, equal portions. Shape them into patties. Roll the fish patties in breadcrumbs and place around the outer edge of a shallow microwave dish. Cook on high flame for 2 mins.
  10. Gently turn the patties and cook the other side for another 2 mins on the same flame. Serve with lemon sauce. Garnish with chives.