Bird Nest
Posted by : Pragya Bansal
Ingredients
- 5 medium Potatoes boiled
- 1/2 cup grated Onions
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Ginger Paste
- 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 2 tablespoon Corn Flour
- 2 tablespoon all purpose Flour
- 2 cup Milk
- Water as needed
- 1 cup Vermicelli
- cooking Oil
- 1 tablespoon Lime Juice
- 4 tablespoon Coriander Leaves roughly chopped
Method / Process
- Peel the Potatoes, and cut them into thin wedges.
- Boil them with a little Salt and then mash them. Keep aside.
- To the mashed Potatoes, add grated Onions, chopped Chillies, Salt, Red Chili Powder, Ginger Powder, Black Pepper Powder, Cumin Powder, and Coriander Powder.
- Combine well properly.
- In a small bowl, add Corn Flour, all purpose Flour, Salt and Water to make to make a thick paste. This will be used as a coating for the nest.
- Break vermicelli into shorter strands and keep aside.
- Grease hands with a little Oil.
- Take small balls of the Potato mix and shape into little nests.
- For this, roll into a ball, then flatten it and finally make a small well in the center of each patty. Keep aside and repeat with the rest of the mix.
- Now gently dip each Potato nest in the Flour liquid mix and then coat with the broken vermicelli. Repeat the procedure until all the nests
- Heat oil in a thick and large pan. Once hot, gently add in the prepared nests and fry until golden brown.
- Take out with a slotted spoon and place on a tissue paper.
- Next, we need to make the Eggs for the nest. It is made out of Paneer.
- Boil milk and then add Lime Juice.
- Once it curdles, strain into a muslin cloth.
- Then squeeze to drain the Water.
- Wrap in the muslin cloth, and place a weight on top of it.
- Let it sit undisturbed for 15- 20 minutes until you get a firm mass of Paneer or cottage Cheese.
- Unwrap this Paneer and crumble well. Ensure that it is smooth and free of lumps.
- Knead and then shape into small balls that resemble boiled bird's eggs.
- To garnish, place the fried nest on a plate, garnish with two small Coriander Leaves and then top with 2-3 Paneer eggs.
- Serve with Mayonnaise or ketchup.