Bite through the crispy outer layer of the Grenades and the warm potato gooeyness explodes in your mouth!
"Chai ke saath grenades khaoge, Sahib?(Will you have grenades with your tea, Sir)", asked the cook. I was in utter shock the first time I heard this. Because I knew his love for machines, arms and guns are eternal and beyond words. And did the cook just ask him if he'll have a bomb for his evening tea? What's going on?
Any Armed Forces Officer is pretty sensitive towards their guns and rifles and it is a personal weapon to them- a best friend in times of trouble. They have undoubtedly mastered the art of handling the weapons and equipment having been trained, firing them from different positions in difficult situations and conditions. They are also crazy about their vehicles as they are trained to drive them, be it a gypsy or a heavy loaded truck, be it in the high-ranges on the foothills of Himalayas, or the arid deserts of Rajasthan or the snow-clad mountains of Leh- they do it with ease and style. I guess I needn't talk about their crazy fascination towards Royal Enfields- the Bullets! Yeah, don't get me started with that one!
Anyway, it seemed that the cook was asking about Potato bombs which by the way, is an edible thing. If you've leftover mashed potatoes and is wondering what to do with it, I'd say this is a great option. All you've to do is making a filling with veggies of your choice and/or meat, add a cheese cube, wrap with a soaked bread slice, coat with a batter and fry. Voila! Your comfort food is ready!
Grenades aka Mashed Potato Bombs Recipe:
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Grenades | Mashed Potato Bombs
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: Serves 3
Ingredients
For Filling:
- 3 potatoes, boiled, peeled and grated
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 green chilies, finely chopped
- 1 tomato, finely chopped
- Salt, to taste
- ½ tsp black pepper, crushed
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
- Cheese cubes, 4
For Batter
- ½ cup All purpose flour
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- Salt, to taste
- 1 egg, beaten
Others:
- Oil, for deep frying
- 4 white bread slices, crusts removed
- Water
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan and add onion and green chilies. Saute till it is soft.
- Add tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook till mushy.
- Add the grated and mashed potatoes and mix well. Cook for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat and add chopped coriander leaves. Mix well and let it cool.
- Mix all the ingredients for batter and beat to a smooth batter. Add a little water if required.
- Heat oil for deep frying.
- Dip a slice of bread in water, place it on your palm and press your other palm over this to squeeze out the water.
- Add a tablespoon of the potato filling and a cheese cube and wrap the moistened bread around it. Shape up the grenade.
- Dip the grenade in the batter and deep dry till golden brown.
- Repeat the process to prepare more grenades. Serve hot with tomato ketchup and chai.
Notes
You can add finely chopped veggies and cooked chicken or bacon in the filling.
- Prep Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 0 hours
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Alok Singhal says
Grenade is as catchy a name as it can get!
They are like cutlets we make...it has all you mentioned.
Rajlakshmi says
I need a grenade. Hehehe that's a funny name. But it looks so awesome. I used to make a version of this long before. Gotta try this again
Tasha Duncan-Drake says
Oh wow, those sound absolutely amazing! Potato and bread and cheese, how could they not be yummy? 🙂
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Mahak says
Anything with potato and cheese is a win-win for me...these look absolutely yum!
Soumya says
The Royal Enfield obsession is quite understandable with the army folk. They look bloody awesome riding it <3
I made these grenades often, only that I call it potato cutlet and fry it after coating them in bread crumbs. It sure is delicious!
AntoinetteTruglio Martin says
An alternative to a potato knish
Vidya Sury says
Who does not like potato bombs? Sigh. Too bad I have to avoid potatoes. Yummy!
The Royal Enfield is a wonderful bike!
Balaka Basu says
I love your army stories as much as I love your recipes. I also make this particular fritter, however, I obviously do not call it grenade 😛 I also add mozzarella cheese to it.
https://trinalooksback.com/2018/04/07/gupto-kaku-guten-morgen/
Shilpa Garg says
Love the name for the bread rolls. I use besan for batter, never used APF. Will try it next time with APF.
JazzFeathers says
It sounds - and look! - good.
We have something not very different here in Italy, though we don't really mix vegetableinto the popatos, but rather put a filling in the centre of the 'bomb'. Filling can be of any kind: meat, cheese, vegetable.
Shilpa Gupte says
I am going to make this for sure! I love every ingredient you have used in it , namely, mashed potatoes and cheese! The rest are all accompaniments! 😛
Thank you for this simple and awesome recipe, Shalini!
V says
I don't mind if they explode in my stomach with all that flavor! 🙂 This will be tried soon.