Biri Chop (Smashed potatoes coated with Urad dal batter) is a crowd-pleaser snack from Kendrapada in Odisha.
What is Biri Chop?
This typical street style Biri Chop is our family favourite snacks made with tempered mashed potatoes coated with urad daal batter and deep vfried till crisp, All you need is a glass of chai besides this to enjoy in this winter.
Memories associated with Biri Chop:
As the nine day Durga Puja celebration comes to an end today, it makes us sad to bid goodbye to Maa , the parting is always difficult but it has some wonderful memories associated with this day also.
🌼As soon as the Visarjan would be over, we all would wait for the mausi ( our street vendor) to arrive with her tokri full of these BIRI CHOP for us to devour.🌼Our annual trip to #kendrapada is never complete without having Rasabali, Potalipitha, Biri Chop and on the way having Bikala Kar Rasagola along with Puri Buta Dalma in Salepur.
🌼After 9 days of refraining from using oil ,onion and garlic , this BIRI CHOP is our palette saviour. We donot count the nos of these chops each one of us actually ate.
I must say this famous street food from Kendrapada is addictive in nature. You cant say no to it, the crunchy outer covering made of urad daal batter, curry leaves, green chili and cumin seeds perfectly compliment the soft and garlicky aloo chop inside.
🌼This year the Puja was quite different where I couldnot taste the BIRI CHOP, So here is the virtual treat of the BIRI CHOP I made today as part of our mandatory dushera celebration.
Ingredients For the outer Coating:
- 1 cup skin less Urad daal – soaked for 3 to 4 hours
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 green chilies, chopped
- 1 sprig curry leaves, chopped
- Salt to taste
Ingredients For the filling:
- 5 to 6 nos of large Potatoes-boiled
- 2 tbsp mustard oil + Vegetable oil for deep frying
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 8 to 10 Curry leaves
- 2 green chilies, chopped
- 8 to 10 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
Method:
- Grind soaked urad dal with adding little water & make a thick batter. Whisk and keep aside for 1 to 2 hours for fermenting. The time will vary depending on the area of your living.
- Heat oil in a pan. Crackle mustard seeds., add curry leaves, chopped green chilies and crushed garlic to it.
- once the garlic turned brown, add boiled mashed potatoes & salt to it.
- Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and cumin powder to it. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes and remove from fire. Let it cools a bit.
- Now make small small balls from that cooked potato .
- Heat oil in apan for deep frying and add salt, cumin seeds, chopped green chilies and curry leaves to the urad dal batter .
- Once the oil is hot, dip the potato balls in the urad dal batter and deep fry till it become golden brown in color. Deep fry some green chilies to serve with it.
- Transfer to a kitchen towel to soak excess oil if any .
- Sprinkle some black salt, and serve immediately with the deep fried greens chilies,
- Enjoy with some chai to go with it.
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