Boi Cutlse (Shrimp Croquettes)

Ingredients

• one pound of shrimps
• three ounces ghee
• two finely sliced onions
• one teaspoonful of ground coriander
• half a teaspoonful of ground aniseed
• half a teaspoonful of ground cumin seeds
• rather less than half a teaspoonful of salt

Method

1. 1

   Boil shrimps with salt, chilli, ginger, coriander seeds, and garlic.

2. 2

   Chop the meat and fry onions until browned.

3. 3

   Fry spices, add chopped shrimps and onions, mix, and cool.

4. 4

   Prepare puff paste, fill with shrimp mixture, seal, and fry in ghee.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Banquets of the nations (1911) by Robert H. Christie, page 107. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Boi Cutlse. (Shrimp Croquettes.) Take one pound of shrimps, • wash thoroughly, and boil with salt, a sliced red chilli, a piece of green ginger, half ounce coriander seeds, and a point of garlic. When cooked remove the shells, etc., and roughly chop the meat. Fry in three ounces ghee two finely sliced onions till browned, but not charred ; put to the one side ; and fry one teaspoonful of ground coriander, half a tea- spoonful of ground aniseed, and half a teaspoonful of ground cumin seeds ; now put in the chopped shrimps, with rather less than half a teaspoonful of salt

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