Friday, October 19, 2012

Vegetable Cutlet

Best way to make kids eat veggies.
Prep time: 7-10mins
Cooking time: 20mins
Recipe will serve- 4 persons
Ingredients 
1. Boiled & mashed potatoes  – 4
2. Boiled green peas  – 1/2 cup
3. Boiled & grated Carrot – 2 medium size
4. Chopped onions  – 1/2 cup
5. Chopped green chili  – 2
6. Bread slices – 4
7. Bread crumbs –  1 cup
8. Boiled & finely chopped Capsicum – 1 medium size
9. Boiled & finely chopped French Beans – 4 -5
10. Red chili powder – 1 teaspoon
11. Garam masala powder – 1 teaspoon
12. Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
13. Salt to taste
14. All purpose flour – 2 tablespoons
15.Water – 1/2 cup
16. Vegetable oil for frying

How to make:
  • Take a big mixing bowl, mix mashed potatoes, carrots, capsicum,green peas, chopped onions, chopped green chili  red chili powder, garam masala, turmeric powder and salt in it. 
  • Now for binding the mixture, we need to use soaked bread. Soak the bread in water and squeeze all the water by pressing bread between the palms. Once the entire water is squeezed from the bread, mix it with the vegetable mixture and mix well to make the balls.
  • Make balls from the mixture using small quantity of this mixture. You can use heart-shaped cutlet or else flatten the balls with your palms and make oval shape.
  • Now dip these cutlets in the maida mixture (mix 2 tablespoon on Maida with little water to make a smooth paste) for proper binding and roll each of them in bread crumbs (for more crisper taste).
  • Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry these cutlets, gently changing sides until golden brown, sprinkle some chat masala before serving.
  • Serve them hot with tomato ketchup, mint chutney.

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