I received a note in my mailbox from my neighbour, a student who's doing a project on food from around the world. I responded to it, met him and showed him my Malay Spice page on Facebook. He chose 2 recipes - Cucur Sayur (veg fritters) and Begedil (as shown here). I told him that these 2 are one of the simplest to make and he's happy with it as he too can then try it out. I thought he would choose something more special (to me at least) but he made me realised that simplicity is also good. I look forward to his finished project as he intends to make a cookbook and share it with the neighbourhood.
Begedil is a really simple and common dish that you can find at the Malay stall in Singapore. Some people think that it's time consuming but it's always a hit! One is never enough. Simple food can also be comfort food. :)
Ingredients :
1/2 kg fried potatoes
200g fried minced meat
spring onion, parsley
fried shallots (optional)
a pinch of salt, white pepper
1 egg (beaten)
oil - for frying
Method :
1) Mash the fried potatoes in a big bowl.
2) Cut the spring onion and parsley fine. Add them and the fried minced meat into the bowl.
3) Add salt, pepper and fried shallots into the bowl.
4) Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
5) Take some of the mix into your hands and make it into a round/a ball. Continue to make them till the mix is finished. (Beware: it is already tempting to eat these.) :)
6) Heat up the oil. Dip the begedil into the beaten egg and put it directly into the pan.
7) Fry till the egg is done on both sides.
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