Rainy days call for board games, some painting and a ton of books. If you have books you should have munchies. A few of these days extend as gloomy skies for extended days. That’s really when the books need to be reread and board games become boring.
To pep up these days the magical black pepper tea alone is not enough. So we resort to some more wider variety of snacks. Then come the pakodas and most of the deep fried elements. This school holidays we had heavy rains which pretty much kept us off the road. The repeated gloom in the sky left us more hungry than ever. That’s when the beautiful Indore street style kopra patties decided to swap places with the much wanted Alu Tikki (plain potato patties)
The cuisine of Madhya Pradesh
The down to earth foodie inspiration from the heart of Madhya Pradesh is a well-known fact. The first thing that races to the mind is poha- jalebi.
The seeping in history Malwa plateau has acquired its cuisine from the passing traders. Being a pretty large state the influences of the nearby state cuisines are very evident and contribute to the huge variety of delicacies found in this region.
Start with the poha in the morning and go all the way up to midnight through the streets of this foodie haven. I bet you can’t find a better spot to try varieties and cuisine samples from all the neighbouring states being just in this one place.
The challenge
My partner for the Shhh cooking challenge this time was Priya Sateesh and she picked out two humble looking ingredients potato and coconut. Initially, poha raced through my mind and I was quite confident. Soon I was researching and realised the Indore style poha doesn’t have both these together. So the extensive read began. I found an online newspaper article about the kopra patties. Sounded good and saved it for the rainy day. The prep began with the Indori Jeervan Masala which really attracted me. So here is my version dusted with the flavourful masala.
To deep fry or not
While making these “inspired” Indori patties, what bothered me was the oil residue which is going to hang around. With the rain outside, I was not too sure if I wanted the oil fumes..so we baked some and we pan roasted some. The pan roasted ones were outright delicious. The baked ones a bit like baked potatoes. But once the masala was sprinkled and dunked in the green chutney all was good.
Hope you enjoy this week and try out the patties. I may redo this for the Diwali party as it is indeed quite easy to prep and so delicious. What is your plan?
Kopra Patties
Street food from Madhya Pradesh
Ingredients
For the dough
- 2 cup potato boiled and mashed
- 1 tbsp oat flour
- 1/4 tsp jeervan masala
- salt to taste
for the stuffing
- 1/4 cup grated coconut
- 1 tsp almond flakes or cashew nuts
- 1 tsp golden raisins
- 1 tsp coriander leaves chopped
- a pinch of salt
- 1/4 tsp Lemon juice
for roasting
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
for garnish and serving
- 1 tsp jeervan masala
- 1 cup green chutney
Instructions
- To make the dough, boil and peel the potatoes.
- Mash the potatoes, oat flour, jeervan masala and a pinch of salt and mix well.
- Knead this to form a soft dough and set aside
- Mix the ingredients for stuffing and keep ready
- Make small balls of the potato dough and make a small depression in the centre
- Make a cup shape and fill a tsp or a bit more of the filling in this depression.
- Seal the potato dough ball and flatten gently.
- Prepare all the patties the same way and set aside
- Brush oil on a flat pan and bring up to medium heat
- place the prepared patties and roast them gently on both sides till golden
- Serve hot with green chutney and a sprinkle of Jeervan masala
Notes
You can avoid the jeervan masala totally if you are not fond of it. Vary the nuts and seeds as per your preference.
Nutrition
Serving: 50gCalories: 75kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 129mgPotassium: 121mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Kopra Pattice is something entirely new to me. They look so delicious, btw. Will try out the recipe some time soon. 🙂
Yes to me too, it was a new recipe. but turned out so well and i am sure we will repeat it often now.
A very tempting snack, I nearly made this and then decided to make something else as I got a bit lazy to grate the coconut. My mother in law use to make these patties especially when we would keep Ekadashi fasts. So definitely know they taste so delicious.
Oh wow!! I wish you could share some tips then. I will love to try this for my mil too. She keeps fasts often.
Your post makes me nostalgic Seema. Khobra pattice is one snack that i would always treat myself with , during my almost 3 year long stay in Indore. Never attempted it at home though. Love your healthy version .
Lovely that it touches a chord Poonam. I am glad I tried, just didn’t want it deep fried.
Absolutely delicious Seema. Loved the filling plus the Jeeravan Masala that gets sprinkled on top for that extra oomph to the dish. Maharashtra and Gujarat have similar Farali pattice that they make with potatoes and coconut especially on fasting days.
Oh yes, that Jeervan masala is outstanding. I am so glad I did it from scratch. the cuisine of Madhya Pradesh derives its roots from the neighbouring states and traders, So am sure it brings in those elements too.
Delicious patties.. very different stuffing. I have never tasted them before.
It is absolutely worth a try,Shobhaji
That does sound amazing, especially the filling in those patties… I would also have preferred the shallow frying over deep frying, but then we can’t compare the taste difference, right? 🙂
Haha, True. I would have deep fried except te oily feel, it tends to linger on when it is cold and rainy. Dont let me stop you…. try your version, I will wait for your verdict.
Stuffed patties with very flavor full fillings.. Dat too using oats powder sounded healthy yet tasty munching is possible.. Looks delictable
It is delicious indeed, The oats is just a binder, cant taste it at all.
Kopra patties are just fabulous and those patties are inviting me.. Well done and truly an incredible dish you have shared.
Am so glad you like the feel of it, let me know when you try.
With coconut in the pattis, it definitely caught my attention…the pattis looks scrumptious
These patties are really worth a try, Lathiya.
This dish is something I never had before. The stuffing is so rich and tasty and I am sure kids will enjoy for sure. Defenitely going to try.
I can say, I will be the kid for this dish, We loved it. Save a pic for us. when you try.
These look delicious and congratulations on the healthy twist to the patties! I have never done a coconut and dry fruits filling with potato patties. These sound very festive and perfect for the season! Thanks for sharing.
Am so glad I found a recipe and could do my version of it. it was well loved during the diwali time too.
Pattice is my weakness and this pattice appeals to my taste buds as well. Loved your detailed explanation and the lovely, healthy end result.
Wow ! Such a tempting snack.. esp loved your filling. You have beautifully used the secret ingredients.. Yum !
Am glad I received simple ingredients but which made me dig up a whole lo to find one to go. the result was loving.
sounds very similar to a gujarati dish called farali patties, your patties look so nice and tempting
I am sure it would have similarites as the influence of cuisine is from the neighbouring states
Wow this is one delicious recipe with all that khopra stuffing, I am drooling here Seema. Awesome find.
fabulous Seema, reminds me ragda patties. with all mouthwatering coconut filling will give a nice taste to these paotato patties. Just loved this recipe. Platter looks so inviting.
The coconut filling was a lovely surprise as we bite into the patties,Am glad you like it
Never tasted coconut stuffed potato tikki. This looks awesome. I can imagine the sweetness of coconut and spicy potato. Lovely share.
The coconut filling was actually savory as it had the masala, it was infact aromatic and a lovely surprise.
this is a totally dish to me, and I love the stuffing and pan frying / baking version here ! so glad u picked this for the theme, am bookmarking this to try soon 🙂
I just roasted as it didn’t feel nice to keep the oiliness hanging in the air. I am glad you like it.
Seema!!!!!!!!! I am bookmarking this one. My SIL made it ages ago when I was newly married and I was too shy to ask her how she did it.:D Thanks a lot.
These patties look so yummand adding of coconut is new to me. Never tried this way, that is the best thing of knowing different cuisines
Stuffed patties look very delicious and I have bookmarked this.Awesome share
The first time I tried khopra pattice in Indore I fell in love with it and I ate it almost every evening during my stay there! Once back home, I HAD to try making it because I missed it so much! Thank you for sharing this recipe. This is another recipe that comes close to the taste I miss
Dear Juhi,
I am so glad you love this as much as we do. Unlike the regular deep-fried ones we have roasted them on the pan with lower oil. Hope you found that useful.