Sri Lankan Fish Patties

Well hello there! Today being a fine sunny day and all (at least here in Helsinki!) what could be a better day to make the famous Sri Lankan Patties!

For those of you who are not from Sri Lanka, this is a classic little munchie in Sri Lanka and they are quite the yummy treat. I particularly missed these when I came to Finland so I found an excellent recipe for them and here I am sharing it with you from the goodness of my heart!

The pattie looks sort of like a brown sea shell. It's got a soft outer layer and the filling is pretty much optional. You could make fish patties, vegetable patties, beef patties, chicken patties. It's really up to you! I went with fish patties...and here's the recipe!

Ingredients:

Patties:

2 cups flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
120g butter, cut into small pieces
5-6 Tbsp milk

Fish filling:

370g tuna (two small cans)

4 boiled and mashed potatoes

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves of garlic, chopped

salt & pepper to taste

½ tsp lime juice 

For the filling, just mash everything up and mix it using your hands. Keep it in the fridge for about 15 min before you use it.

 

Instructions:

1. Combine well the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl.

2. Add the pieces of butter to the flour mixture 

3. Add the milk, one tablespoon at a time, and mix well by hand until it can be formed into a ball.

4. Flatten out the dough on a well floured surface and roll out into thin sheets.

5. Using an inverted cup, make medium sized circles on the sheet and cut them out.

 

6. Put a small amount of filling (Eg: Table spoon) on to the middle of the round shaped dough.

7. Pull one side of the circle over the other forming a half-circle shape.

8. Seal edges by pinching with a fork.

 9. Repeat with the rest of the dough and fillings.

10.  Arrange the Patties on a lightly greased tray and brush the tops with egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tsp milk).

11. Bake in oven for 15 minutes at 190 C. Remove and serve either warm or cold and they are perfect to dip in some sauce.

So be daring and try this and enjoy a little taste of Sri Lanka!

Love,

Keshi