Bird's Nest/ Kili Koodu

Ingredients:

1 cup chicken, cooked

1 cup potato, cooked

1 medium onion, finely chopped

2 green chillies, chopped

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp ginger- garlic paste

2 tbsp curry leaves, finely chopped

1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped

1 egg

1 tsp pepper powder

1/2 tsp lemon juice

a pinch of garam masala

salt

oil

Vermicelli for coating

Preparation:

1. Cook chicken with 1/2 tsp pepper powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and salt. Shred it and keep it aside.
2. Cook potatoes ,mash it and keep it aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan, add onions and saute till soft. Add green chillies, ginger- garlic paste, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, curry leaves and coriander leaves and saute well.
4. Add shredded chicken, saute well and make small balls out of this mixture.
5. Mix mashed potato with 1/2 tsp pepper powder, lemon juice ,garam masala and salt.
6. Cover each chicken balls with mashed potato mix.
7. Beat egg in a bowl and dip each of the above prepared balls into this and roll it in vermicelli .
8. Heat oil in a pan, fry it till both sides turn golden brown...serve hot...

• Can use any fillings and can make shapes of your choice.... 

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