Flavours of Our Home: Cutlets

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22 February 2011

Preparation Time : 40 mins

Ingredients:

Pre-Preparation:

Method:

In a big mixing bowl, add boiled and smashed potatoes, grated paneer, carrots (3-4 sp) and a bowl of Oats.
Now add Red Chile powder, Garam Masala, aamchur powder, finely chopped cilantro and salt to taste, Knead well to make a smooth dough. No need to add water.
Now roll out small balls out of this dough and give them any of your desired shapes.
Pour the remaining half cup of Oats into a plate. Roll these cutlet shapes over Oats taken in a plate so that Cutlets get nice coating of the Oats.
Place a griddle and turn on the flame, add 1-2 sp of Oil, Once oil is heated, you can place the cutlets for shallow fry. when a side is roasted well change the side and roast well on both sides. Serve hot with tomato ketchup or green chutney.

Preparation time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Method:

Pressure cook potatoes, peel off the skin and smash them, boil green peas and keep it aside.
In a big mixing bowl add smashed potatoes, boiled green peas, grated paneer, corn flour, all purpose flour, green chilies, jalapenos, red chili powder, amchur powder, black salt, salt, ginger garlic paste, crushed kasoori methi and 2 sp of bread crumbs and knead well to form smooth dough. As paneer will have water content, be extra conscious while adding water while kneading the dough. leave this aside for 30 mins to set.
Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
Meanwhile roll out small balls out of dough, make thick flat plate shape and place cheese cubes at the center and cover the dough well to form a oval shape.Roll them on the bread crumbs and deep fry till nice golden brown. Collect the deep fried cutlets on a tissue paper to remove the extra oil. when you cut open the cutlets at the center you will see that cheese melted inside.Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Preparation time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Method:

Pressure cook potatoes until 3-4 whistles, peel the skin off and smash them.
Pressure cook peas until 1 whistle, if its frozen or dry peas need to be soaked overnight and pressure cook until 3 whistles.
In a big mixing bowl, add smashed potatoes, boiled green peas, finely chopped onions, green chilies, ginger garlic paste, jeera powder, red chili powder, amchur powder, garam masala, sugar, salt and finely chopped coriander leaves, mix well and prepare dough similar to chapati dough.
Roll out small balls out of the dough and turn into your desired shapes ( ovals, flat round, rectangle, you can even use cutlet moulds of different shapes available in the market).
Roll over bread crumbs, and shallow fry on preheated griddle. You can even deep fry them until golden brown. Serve hot along with tomato ketchup and green chutney.

Preparation time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Method:

Pressure cook the finely chopped carrot, beans and green peas till 1 whistle. drain the excess water and smash them roughly.
Pressure cook potato, peel off the skin and smash.
Heat a sp of oil in a pan, add finely chopped onion and saute till transparent, add green chili paste, ginger garlic paste, cooked mixed vegetables, smashed potatoes, a pinch of turmeric powder, 1/2 sp of garam masala and salt to taste and mix well. Prepare small balls/oval shape or any desired shape and keep aside in a plate.
In a bowl add 1 sp maida and 1 sp corn flour and little amount of water and prepare dough like dosa.
Dip the cutlet shapes in maida/cornflour dough, roll over bread crumbs and deep fry or you can roast them on preheated tawa with little oil till both sides are roasted well.
Serve hot with tomato ketchup or green chutney.