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fish rolls

Sri Lankan Fish Roll

Fish rolls are one of the popular snacks in Sri Lanka
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Sri Lankan
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 75 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the filling

  • 150 g Canned fish or steamed fish
  • 100 g Boiled potatoes
  • 01 Chopped Onion
  • 03 cloves Chopped Garlic
  • 01 Chopped Tomato
  • 02 Chopped Green Chili
  • Curry Leaves
  • ¼ tsp Cardamom crushed
  • ¼ tsp Clove crushed
  • ¼ tsp Cinnamon crushed
  • 100 g Chopped leeks
  • 01 Carrot Grated
  • 03 Cabbage leaves
  • 01 tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Pepper
  • 1 tsp Chili Flakes / chili pieces
  • Chopped Ginger
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder

For the pancake

  • 350 g All-purpose flour
  • 01 tsp Salt
  • 01 Egg
  • Water

Crispy layer

  • 200 g Bread crumbs
  • 2 Eggs

to fry the roll

  • Vegetable Oil

Instructions
 

For the filling

  • Add oil to the pan and heat it.
  • When the oil is hot, add crushed ginger, powdered cardamom, cloves and cinnamon. Add white salt, green chilies and curry powder. Add chopped tomatoes and onions. Add turmeric, pepper, salt and chili pieces. Temper it.
    01 Chopped Onion, 03 cloves Chopped Garlic, 01 Chopped Tomato, 02 Chopped Green Chili, Curry Leaves, ¼ tsp Cardamom, ¼ tsp Clove, ½ tsp Pepper, 1 tsp Chili Flakes / chili pieces, Chopped Ginger, ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder, ¼ tsp Cinnamon
  • Add chopped cabbage, leeks and carrots and mix.
    01 Carrot, 03 Cabbage leaves, 100 g Chopped leeks
  • Add the crushed fish. Check if you have salt and pepper powder to your taste.
    150 g Canned fish, 01 tsp Salt, ½ tsp Pepper
  • Add the boiled Potato and mix well.
    100 g Boiled potatoes

For the pancake

  • Add salt and egg to the flour and mix well.
    01 tsp Salt, 01 Egg, 350 g All-purpose flour
  • Add some water to this and make a thick batter.
    Water
  • After making the mixture, strain it through a strainer.
  • Pour the mixture little by little and make the pancakes.
  • Save about a tablespoon of the mixture.
  • Keep some of the filling in the middle of the pancake. Now roll this into a roll shape.
  • It can be unfolded as soon as the last place of the roll is placed.
  • Add some of the reserved pancake mixture and seal well.
  • Break two eggs, put them in a bowl and beat them a little with a spoon.
    200 g Bread crumbs, 2 Eggs
  • Now take the rolls one by one and dip them in egg and then in breadcrumbs.
  • Heat some oil in a pan to fry the rolls.
    Vegetable Oil
  • When the oil is hot enough, put the rolls in this oil and fry until golden.
  • Keep the fried rolls to absorb the oil. Serve these rolls hot.
Keyword Fish Rolls, Lankan Fish Rolls, Sri Lankan Fish Rolls