Home-made fish cutlets

Place: a private home. Sri Lanka.

Nip's mom makes the world's best fish cutlets. The Maldive fish is
first chopped (not ground) and then mixed with potatoes, chopped
onions, ground pepper, curry, and held together by egged breadcrumbs.
It is then fried in flavored hot oil. Upon plating, the fish cutlets
are already inviting, with a shiny surface and a plump shape. Upon
mastication, the cutlets burst with flavors of the sea and of an
accomplished kitchen. Most importantly, each bite effuses warmth and
hospitality -- which makes visitors like me feel instantly at home.
Thank you, Nip and mom!