Egg Croquettes- Celebrating the spirit of Ramadan

The love for food and understanding the importance of both the consumption and abstinence of it is the core of the holy month of Ramadan which ends in the breaking of the fast in Eid-al-Fitr. Ramadan or Ramzan  is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar when  Muslims around the world engage themselves in prayer, fasting, charity, and religious devotion. During this holy month, Muslims around the world abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours. There's more to Ramadan than fasting and  avoiding food and drink from dawn to dusk. it’s a month of spiritual detox The holy month of Ramdan helps to cultivate self-discipline which will keep one practicing the rest of the year . 

All over the world ,Muslims are encouraged to take their  meal before dawn, and break the fast immediately after sunset. The fast is traditionally broken by eating dates and drinking water. The Ramadan fast is one of the five pillars or basic institutions of Islam which help strengthen a person’s faith, obedience to God and every part  of their life, be it morals, manners, food or dress.

• Shahadah: Professing your faith by affirming that  there is no deity but God and Mohammed is his messenger.
• Salat: offering Prayer five times daily.
• Zakat: Giving to charity to benefit the poor and needy
• Sawm: Fasting during the month of Ramadan.
• Hajj: Making a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime.

A typical Islam’s household would start their day with a plate of Shir Khurma for breakfast which is a vermicelli and milk pudding spiced with cardamom . Vermicelli is an integral ingredient which finds it’s place in multitude of dishes and sweets eaten during Ramadan and Eid across the world. I take this wonderful opportunity to include this wonder ingredient in my contribution to our 43rd Foodie Monday Bloghop theme of #Ramadan Special.......Egg Croquette.

Recipe Type: Snacks
Prep time: 40 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
serves:12 nos of croquette

Ingredients 

• 12 nos  eggs
• 1 kg boiled Potatoes
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
• 1 /2 tsp garam masala
• 250 gms bread crumbs
• 4 nos of Egg whites
• 250 gms fine vermicelli
• Salt
• Oil for deep frying

Let’s learn how to make this:

• Boil the eggs as per your liking. Peel it and keep aside.

• Mash the potatoes well making sure that there are no lumps. Add salt, chilly flakes, grated ginger, cumin powder, garam masala and finely chopped coriander leaves and mix it well.

•  Make 12 balls out of this  potato mix. Flaten each of them, place a boiled egg in the center and make a ball.

• Take bread crumbs and vermicelli in two different plates. Dip the potato balls in egg white and roll them well in the bread crumbs. keep in the refrigerate for 30 minutes. Take out of refrigerator and dip them again in egg white and roll them in the vermicelli. 

•  Heat the oil for frying.Deep fry the croquettes on low flame till they turn light golden in color. Drain it and set aside. Repeat this with all the croquettes.

•  Serve it hot with Sauce of your choice.