PERKEDEL POTATO INDONESIAN FOOD RECIPES

         Patties are foods made from potatoes that are fried or boiled before crushed and mixed with minced meat, chopped onions and celery then mixed spices. Formed round of flattened, dipped into beaten egg and then fried.The term "perkedel" is derived from the Dutch: Frikadel, it does show the Dutch influence in the art of Indonesian cooking. The original version in Europe frikadel made from minced meat crushed and then fried, while in Indonesia, potato patties are made with materials that are sometimes only slightly spiked with minced meat or corned beef.

 Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a plant of the Solanaceae tribe which has edible tubers and stems called "potato" as well. Potato tubers has now become one of the important staple food in Europe although it was originally imported from South America.Spanish and Portuguese explorers first brought to Europe and the breeding of this crop.Flowers potatoes.Potato plant originally from South America and has been cultivated by the people there for thousands of years. This plant is a herbaceous (short not woody plant) season and loved the cool climate. In tropical areas suitable to be planted in the highlands.

 Know the Benefits of Potatoes for Health:

 - Potatoes are vegetables and one of the family of tubers originating from the United States. But with the times this plant is cultivated and developed in other countries, especially in Indonesia. Potatoes have become a popular food in many countries they even use it for alternative food substitute for rice and help the diet naturally.Besides potatoes have become an alternative medicine to cure diabetes (diabetes) that is used by healers and traditional herbal medicine. Because the content of the potato which has the function of neutralizing a wide range of bacteria and germs that enter the body. If processed in any form, the content of the potatoes will not disappear at all. Because the temperature levels in potatoes does not change.

Nutrition Potatoes 

Existing content in the potato is composed of 70% to 30% of nutrients and other substances. Other substances such as proteins, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, vitamins and other minerals. The content of this potato can be a standard daily diet to consume it because it is good for health in the body. Thus it was the consumption of potatoes in any form.Efficacy Potatoes For Body Health 

There are several properties of potatoes for health, among others:

1. Rich in fiber and prevent various diseases

 The fiber content in the potato is very high comparable to wheat. Useful fiber for digestive system in the body. Highly recommended for consumption for people who are thin and underweight. Also can be used to program people who are dieting. Because potatoes are useful to measure the levels of calories that would be removed by the body.The fiber content in potatoes can prevent problems arising in the digestive system. Besides it can prevent the onset of heart disease, prostate cancer and uterine cancer according to research by nutritionists. The content of vitamin B6 in potatoes can destroy the tumor and the growing crystal as a virus in the body and prevent nerve disorders.

2. Helps lower cholesterol levels

 Potatoes contain a lot of calories as rice. However, the potato has a soft texture and make long-lasting satiety because calorie-balanced and thick pile. Moreover, it can help decrease cholesterol levels in the body. The content of potassium that are useful to destroy the piles of cholesterol in the digestive system, especially on the circulatory system. This we need to know that by eating potatoes regularly.

3.Mencegah kidney stone disease and reduce inflammation 

Potatoes contain a lot of iron and calcium that will form and settle into a cause kidney stones and uric acid levels in the circulatory system. But the content of his potatoes were much magnesium can prevent kidney stones and refuse sediment in the network system. Therefore, potatoes proven to prevent and treat kidney stones. Similarly, the doctors advice that eating potatoes for people with kidney stones is very good.

Now just how to make potato cakes:Seasoning Ingredients Recipe Tasty Crispy Potato fritters

   1. The main ingredient needed is a good potato medium size approximately 500 grams. Choose potatoes were intact and no foul or Boleng so that the result is perfect.
   

   2. Leeks are still fresh of approximately 1 stem size. Rinse and then cut into small slices small to mix.
   

   3.Chicken eggs large size of approximately 2 points only. 1 point for mixed together with the remaining dough and fried for coat when going later.
  

   4. Flour good quality of approximately 3 tablespoons of course. Not too much so that the results are not broken.
   

   5.Garlic is a great medium size of approximately 3-4 cloves alone. Peel the outer skin and cut the onion into sections so that easy as to be smoothed.
   

   6.Salt that has sufficient iodine content according to taste more or less almost a small spoon.
   

   7. Grain pepper to taste to taste more or less as much as half a small spoon.
   

   8.Fried onion by about 1 tablespoon of dough to be mixed together later.
   

   9.New cooking oil for frying dough perkedelnya taste.

How to Create a Simple Potato fritters
   
  1.The first step wash potatoes to be used with water flowing so that the sap that is usually attached to the lost.
    

  2.Prepare a steamer pot and steam the potatoes until cooked. Let stand for a while so that rather warm then peel the outer skin until it is completely clean.
     

  3.Rebusnya mashed potatoes and puree until really smooth uneven and there are no lumps lumps of potato.
    

  4.The next step took garlic, salt and pepper granules and blend until really smooth.
   

  5. Enter the ground spices and onion fried in potato paste and stir stir until all ingredients are well blended and no lumps of mass.
 

  6.Take the container again and break the eggs and beat the egg above until blended.
   

  7.Pour half of the egg and chopped green onion potato mixture into a container and stir again stir all ingredients until well blended.
   

   8. Stir in the flour so perkedalnya terigunya crisper and stir stir again so all the ingredients are well blended.
 

   9.Take the dough and form into such a roundabout, square, oval or other shape according to taste.
   

   10. Prepare a skillet over medium heat and give enough oil for frying.
  

   11.Take the dough patties that have been established for a while and then dip into beaten egg.
    

   12.Put the mixture into the pan. Turn and cook until soft and slightly brownish yellow.
    

   13.Repeat until all the batter is used and drained prior to a side dish served with the family.