A Yemeniyah's Recipes

This is my favorite Ramadhan appetizer–I can actually have this for a meal EVERYDAY. They are absolutely delicious.

You will need:

1. 4 boiled patatoes (make sure you boil them in with their skin still on, and mash them well while they are still hot).

2. 1/4 of tsp tumeric powder

3. salt to taste

4. 1 cup ground beef

5. 1 small onion finely chopped

6. 1 jalapeno finely chopped

7. 1 clover garlic minced

8. 1 tbsp cilantro finely chopped

9. 1/2 tsp ground cumin

10. 1/2 tsp ground coriander

11. 1 egg beaten

12. 1 cup of bread crumbs

13. Oil for frying

Mix half of the tumeric powder with the mashed patatoes and add salt to taste. Mix well.

To make the filling, place a frying pan over medium heat and sautee the ground beef until browned. Add the all the spices and the garlic and let sautee for 2 minutes. Add the onions, jalapeno and cilantro and mix well. turn off the heat.

To make the katless, take half a cup of the mashed patato mixture and make into a patty–then with your fingers make a dent in the middle and place some of the ground beef mixture. Then slowly roll into a ball, and gently press between the palms of tyour hands. Make sure the surface is CRACK-FREE or else it will fall apart while frying.

Dip the Katless in the egg mixture and cover with the breadcrumbs.Heat some oil, just enough to reach up to half way of the katless. This is a not a deep fried appetizer.Fry on both sdes until nice and golden brown and serve hot.

Note: you can use any filling you like–I sometimes make it with tuna, ground chicken, and even with my favorite cheese.

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