Vegetable Cutlet (वेजिटेबल कटलेट )

Other day I was wondering what should I make for afternoon snack which I can use for my dinner and while checking on my food pantry I saw some potatoes, carrots, green peas, green pepper , green beans and I got an idea to make vegetable cutlet. Vegetable cutlet is great for appetizer , you can make this in weekend/holiday afternoon for your family. You can use this cutlet as burger patties on dinner roll and make your own mini burger for your lunch or dinner.  That is what generally I do, when I make this cutlet I make some more so that I can use it for my burger during dinner.

Ingredients:-

(1). 2 medium sized boiled potato

(2). 1 finely grated carrot

(3). 4 finely chopped green beans ( fresh or frozen)

(4). half grated or finely chopped green pepper

(5). 1/4 cup fresh or frozen green peas

(6). 1.4 cup chopped cilantro

(7). 1 small finely chopped green chili

(8). 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

(9). 2 teaspoon coriander powder

(10). 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder

(11). pinch of asofoetida

(12). salt to taste

(13). 2 teaspoon sesame seed

(14). 2 cup croutons 

(15). half cup rice flour

(16). oil for shallow frying

(17). 3-4 tablespoon  rice flour( for coating purpose)

Recipe:-

Using grinder grind the croutons. Powder should be little coarse so don't grind too much. Peel the potato and using masher or hand mash it up. Add all other vegetables in the same bowl (from 2 to 7). Add all spices in the same  bowl as vegetables. Now add crouton powder and rice flour in that bowl and mix everything well. Knead dough, if needed add 1 table spoon of oil.  Now make equal size small-medium size balls( around 15-16 balls) from dough and press little to make flat round. You can make cutlet of any shape you like. Coat the both sides of cutlets with rice flour. This will make both side more crunchy and crispy.

Start the stove on medium flame and put greased non-stick pan on it. Once pan become warm arrange flatted or shaped cutlet in pan next to each other with one inch apart for shallow frying. Once both side becomes little pink brownish , add 1 table spoon oil around the cutlets and shallow fry it. Cook for 4-5 minutes, until both sides are cooked and looked medium brownish in color. 

Vegetable Cutlet Shallow Frying

Serve cutlet hot with ketchup, mint or coriander chutney. You can serve milk shake on side instead of tea or coffee.

Vegetable Cutlet

I used shallow fry vs deep fry so that it is more healthy but you can certainly deep fry these cutlets.

Tips:-

• You can also add some finely grated cabbage or couple table spoon of grated beet root. 
• You can make Aloo Chaat with these patties.
• You can use  these cutlets as patties to make your own veggie burger.
• You can use these cutlets in your Ragda to make Ragda Patties.
• If rice flour is not handy you can use corn flour. 
• Instead coating the cutlet only in rice flour you can also do following
• first dip the cutlet in little milk(1/4 cup)
• then coat with rice flour and crouton powder.