A quick,easy and low-fat version of the Farali Pattice. Desiccated coconut replaces fresh coconut and instead of mincing fresh cilantro,mint,green chilies etc, I have used Green chatni/cilantro mint chatni that we usually have ready and handy at home.
The word Farali or Falhari literally means a person who eats fruits. Since fruits are consumed during fasting, the word farali/falhari has loosely come to signify food consumed while fasting. This recipe is very popular while fasting,specially in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
The main ingredients in this recipe are potatoes and coconuts and the pattice is traditionally deep fried.The coconut is blended with fresh cilantro,mint,green chilies to make a sweet,spicy and tangy filling. To make a quicker,easier and healthier version, I have mixed desiccated coconut with Green chatni/cilantro mint chatni that most of us keep ready and handy at home. Making it in an Appe pan, we can make it in only a few drops of oil, reducing the calories dramatically!
For Deep Frying the Pattice-Make sure there is very little water content in potatoes. After boiling, place potatoes on a paper towel. Its best to boil the potatoes in the microwave.Place potatoes in fridge for 15-20 minutes to further dry out any water in them. Grating the boiled potatoes gives smooth,even,crack-free pattice. Increase Arrowroot flour to 3 1/2 tbsp instead of 2 1/2 tbsp. Farali pattice is similar to Malai Kofta except the filling in Malai Kofta is usually paneer with nuts instead of coconut. In this No Onion Garlic Malai Kofta recipe for fasting, I have shared tips on how to make perfect non greasy koftas which don’t crack open while frying or soak up too much oil.
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Moving on to the recipe,here is the written recipe followed by the step by step pictorial one-
Healthy Farali Pattice in Appe Pan
Ingredients
For Outer Potato layer
- 4 cups boiled and mashed/grated potatoes about 5-6 large(Save 1/3 cup for filling)
- 2 1/2 tbsp Arrowroot flour
- salt as per taste
for filling
- 9 tbsp desiccated coconut/dry coconut powder
- 4 tbsp Green chatni
- 3 tbsp Roasted peanuts coarsely grounded
- 1 tbsp minced ginger
- 1 1/2 tsp green chili minced
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt as per taste about 1/2 tsp
- 1/3 mashed potatoes
for frying
- 1-2 tbsp Arrowroot flour for rolling the pattice/balls
- oil for frying
Instructions
for Outer Potato layer
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In a large bowl, add mashed/grated potatoes,salt and arrowroot flour and make into a smooth dough and set aside
for filling
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In a bowl mix coconut,chatni,ginger,green chili,peanuts,sugar,salt,lemon juice and water
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Mix in the mashed potatoes
for assembling the pattice/balls
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Take two bowls, in one put arrowroot flour and in the other about 1 cup water(for dipping hands and smoothing the pattice/balls
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Divide the potatoes into 18-20 balls
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Divide the filling into 18-20 balls, smaller in size than the potato balls
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Wet your palm and place a ball on it. Use wet fingertips to flatten it into a disc
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Place the filling in the middle and bring the potatoes together, enclosing the filling completely
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Wet hands to make sure there are no cracks,should be completely smooth
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Roll in Arrowroot flour
To fry in Appe pan
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Heat appe pan on medium, once pan is heated, add few drops of oil in each cavity and let oil heat as well
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Place the pattice/balls in each cavity and leave undisturbed for some time, till you think bottom is done
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Flip the pattice and continue to brown evenly from all sides
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Serve with Green chatni
Notes
Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-
To the boiled,grated potatoes, add arrowroot flour and salt and mix into a dough and set aside
Ingredients for coconut filling
To the coconut, add Green Chatni, ginger, green chili,
coarsely ground peanuts,salt,sugar,lemon juice. Mix well. Add grated potatoes and make mix.
Roughly divide the filling and the potatoes into 18-20 balls
keeping the filling size smaller than the potato balls
Flatten the potato with wet hands and fingertips into a disc.
Place the filling in the middle and bring the potato layer together to enclose the coconut filling completely
Make sure the balls are smooth and crack free(Use water to smoothen)
Roll in Arrowroot flour
Heat the Appe pan, add oil in each cavity and let the oil heat as well
Add the pattice and gently keep moving the pattice around so they brown evenly
Enjoy yourf healthy,low fat,vegan and gluten free Farali pattice with some Green Chatni
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