Try making these cute bird nests for any kiddie party and children will love it! They are completely vegetarian, easy to make and looks attractive too.
Ingredients
- 5 Medium Potatoes
- 1/2 Cup Grated Onions
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Ginger Paste
- 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon White Pepper Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cumin Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 2 Tablespoon Corn Flour
- 2 Tablespoon All Purpose Flour
- 2 Cup Milk
- Water as needed
- 1 Cup Vermicelli
- Cooking Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Lime Juice
- 4 Tablespoon Coriander Leaves roughly chopped
How to Make Birds Nest ( Potato Vermicelli Cutlet )
- Peel the potatoes, and cut them into thin wedges.
- Boil them with a little salt and then mash them. Keep aside.
- To the mashed potatoes, add grated onions, chopped chillies,salt, red chili powder, ginger powder, black pepper powder, white pepper powder, cumin powder, and coriander powder.
- Combine well properly.
- In a small bowl, add corn flour, all purpose flour, salt and water to make to make a thick paste. This will be used as a coating for the nest.
- Break vermicelli into shorter strands and keep aside.
- Grease hands with a little oil.
- Take small balls of the potato mix and shape into little nests.
- For this, roll into a ball, then flatten it and finally make a small well in the center of each patty.
- Keep aside and repeat with the rest of the mix.
- Now gently dip each potato nest in the flour liquid mix and then coat with the broken vermicelli.
- Repeat the procedure until all the nests are coated in the same manner.
- Heat oil in a thick and large pan.
- Once hot, gently add in the prepared nests and fry until golden brown.
- Take out with a slotted spoon and place on a tissue paper.
- Next, we need to make the eggs for the nest. It is made out of paneer.
- Boil milk and then add lime juice.
- Once it curdles, strain into a muslin cloth.
- Then squeeze to drain the water.
- Wrap in the muslin cloth, and place a weight on top of it.
- Let it sit undisturbed for 15- 20 minutes until you get a firm mass of paneer or cottage cheese.
- Unwrap this paneer and crumble well. Ensure that it is smooth and free of lumps.
- Knead and then shape into small balls that resemble boiled bird's eggs.
- To garnish, place the fried nest on a plate, garnish with two small coriander leaves and then top with 2-3 paneer eggs..
- Serve with mayonnaise or ketchup.
Tip
This is a kid friendly recipe. But you can reduce the spice levels if you like. A non vegetarian version can be prepared with minced chicken also.
