Making Sri Lankan Fish Rolls the right way
When you want short eats, Sri Lankan Fish Rolls are a must. Whether the Rolls are made using Chicken, Mutton, or Fish, it is sure to be tasty.
In this video, we prepare Sri Lankan Fish Rolls in a way that you can store in the freezer and make as needed to eat. The secret to preserving the Sri Lankan Rolls naturally is in how we prepare the onions in the filling.
Although we're using Salmon, you can use Chicken or Mutton.
Ingredients
For the Filling
- Some boiled Potatoes with the peels removed and then mashed
- 3 crushed Garlic Cloves
- 4 thinly sliced Green Chilies
- Some Curry Leaves
- Some fried Onions
- Some Pepper
- Salt
- Some crushed Cardamom and Cloves
- 1 Canned Fish (we used Canned Pink Salmon)
- 1 tbsp of Chili Flakes
For the Rolls Pancake Batter
- 250g of All Purpose Flour
- 1 Egg
- Salt
- Small amount of Turmeric Powder
For the Fry Batter
- 2 Eggs
- Salt
- 100g of All Purpose Flour
- Some Breadcrumbs
Instructions
For the Filling
- Boil some Potatoes and then remove the peels.
- Mash the Potatoes.
- Heat some Oil in a saucepan.
- Add 3 crushed Garlic Cloves.
- Add 4 thinly sliced Green Chilies.
- Add some Curry Leaves.
- Add the mashed Potatoes.
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Add some fried Onions
- Add some Pepper.
- Add Salt to taste.
- Add some crushed Cardamom and Cloves.
- Mix everything together thoroughly over medium heat.
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After mixing thoroughly, open the Canned Fish and break the Fish into smaller pieces and then add it.
- Mix thoroughly over medium heat.
- Add 1 tbsp of Chili Flakes.
For the Rolls Pancake Batter
- Add 250g of Flour.
- Add 1 Egg.
- Add Salt to taste.
- Add a small amount of Turmeric Powder.
- Mix everything together thoroughly using your hands.
- While mixing, add Water slowly and make a batter that is not too thick and not too watery.
- Rub some Oil on a saucepan and over low heat, spread some of the batter around in a circle shape.
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After about 2 to 3 minutes over low heat, the wrap for the Rolls is ready. Repeat with the rest of the batter.
- Now scoop some of the filling into the edge of each wrap.
- Fold the wrap from the left edge and right edge.
- Then roll the wrap from top edge to the bottom edge.
Final Steps
- Add 2 Eggs into a bowl.
- Add some Salt.
- While whisking, add 100g of All Purpose Flour slowly.
- Mix thoroughly until all of the Flour is incorporated and there are no clumps left.
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Dip each Roll in the batter and then cover it in some Breadcrumbs.
- Deep fry each of the Rolls.