MELT-IN-MOUTH EGG & CHEESE PATTICE

On the occasion of #WorldEggDay here is my recipe for flavourful egg and cheese pattice. These are shallow fried discs of boiled egg and grated cheese mixed together with Béchamel sauce that has been cooked just enough to arrive at a thick paste. Owing to cheese that tends to melt during the cooking process these pattice acquire a very melt-in-mouth texture.

Here is the recipe to arrive at these delightful pattice:

Prep Time: 10-15 minutes
Cooking Time: 30-40 minutes
Makes: 10-12 pattice

Ingredients:
For the Béchamel paste:

• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1½ tbsp Refined flour/ maida
• ¾ cup Milk
• ½ tsp Black pepper powder
• ¼ tsp Salt

For the pattice mixture:

• 3 Eggs (large)
• ½ cup Grated cheese (Gouda/Processed cheddar)
• ½ cup Fresh green coriander, finely chopped
• 1 Green chilli (Medium-sized) , finely chopped

For frying pattice:

• 1 cup Breadcrumbs
• 1 Egg (large)
• A small pinch of salt and black pepper powder
• Oil for shallow frying

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Method:
For the Béchamel paste:

1. Heat a saucepan on medium to low flame and add the butter to it.
2. Add the flour once the butter melts and mix well for a minute ensuring the flour does not form any lumps.
3. Add milk gradually (a tablespoon at a time) till it blends into the flour-butter mixture giving a smooth paste.
4. Add black pepper powder, salt to this paste and mix well. Pull this paste off the stove and let cool to room temperature.

For the pattice mixture:

1. Hard boil the eggs. Peel and grate them. Keep aside.
2. Mix together eggs, cheese, green chilli, fresh green coriander and the Béchamel paste in a bowl to form the pattice mixture.
3. Shape the mixture in palm-sized discs of 1 cm thickness.

For frying pattice:

1. Spread the bread crumbs in a quarter plate.
2. Dab each disc in the breadcrumbs and keep aside.
3. Beat the egg. Add a pinch of salt, black pepper powder to it and mix well. Keep aside.
4. Heat about a tablespoon of oil in a non-stick frying pan for each round of shallow frying on medium to low flame.
5. Dip the crumb-coated discs in the beaten egg and add to the frying pan once the oil is hot.
6. Cook the discs for a few minutes on each side until a deep golden brown crust develops.
7. Serve piping hot with tomato ketchup.

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Do try the recipe and let me know how it turned out.

Till then, HAPPY EATING...