VEGETABLE CUTLET

Vegetable cutlet is a very popular snack recipe.It is served as a evening snack with a cup of coffee or tea.It is a perfect snack during rainy season.The shape of the cutlet can be made as per your preference.The cutlet can be deep fried,shallow fried and baked.This is my aunty's version, please do try it at home and let me know how it turns out to you.

PREPARATION TIME : 30 MINS

COOKING TIME : 15 MINS

INGREDIENTS :

Potatos - 4 medium size

Carrot - 100 gms / 1 cup

Green beans - 100 gms / 1 cup

Green peas - 100 gms / 1 cup

Cabbage - 100 gms/1 cup

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbspn

Green chilli -2 

Onion - 1 cup

Cashew nut - 10

Coriander leaves - 1 handful

Garam masala powder - 2 tspn

Red chilli powder -1 tblspn

Turmeric powder - 2 tspn

Black pepper powder- 2 tspn

Oil - to deep fry

Salt - to taste

FOR COATING

Maida - 1 cup

Bread crumbs - 2 cups

Water - to mix

Salt - to taste

PICTORIAL :

Take four potatoes

Cut the potatoes in half 

Add required water to boil potatoes

pressure cook for 4 whistles

Take a pan and add in 4 tblspn oil

Add  cashew nut

Add onions

Add  green chilli

Add in a tblspn of ginger garlic paste

Add finely chopped beans

Add  finely chopped carrot

Add green peas

Add  finely chopped cabbage

Add 2tspn turmeric powder

Add in salt

Mix well,close the lid and cook for 5 mins

Add  garam masala

Add  red chilli powder

Add black pepper powder

Add  coriander leaves

Mix well 

Add  boiled potatoes and mashed well

After mashing we will get like this

make it as small balls

In another bowl take little maida and add 1/4 th tspn salt  

Add little water to make batter without any lumps

Take breadcrumbs in a bowl

Take a ball  and coat well in a maida mixture

Then coat well in a breadcrumbs

Shape it like basic round or like patties

 Keep it in the freezer for 15 to 30 mins

Add cutlet into the oil slowly

Fry it  in medium flame

Flip over and fry it other side 

Fry it till golden brown

 Serve hot with tomato sauce

METHOD

     

           1.Take 4 potatoes and pressure cook for 5 whistle.

           2.Take a pan add 4 tblspn oil.

           3.Add cashew nuts and fry it till golden now add finely chopped onions and saute well.

          4.Now add green chillies and ginger garlic paste and saute well.

          5.Then add finely chopped beans,carrot,cabbage and frozen peas and saute well.

          6.Add 2 tspn turmeric powder and salt.Mix well and close the lid and cook for 5 mts.

          7.Now add 2 tspn garam masala,1 tblspn chilli powder,2 tspn pepper powder and handful of corriander leaves.

          8.Then add boiled potatoes.Mash well and combined,then make it as a small balls.

          9.Now prepare a batter by mixing 5 tblspn maida and 1/4 tspn salt,add 1/4 cup water to  make a lump free batter.

         10.Now take ball sized vegetable mixture and dip it in the maida batter and then coated with bread crumbs and make it as a normal round shape.

         11.Deep fry in hot oil,stir occasionally and fry to golden brown.

         12.Finally serve it with tomato sauce