Vegetable Cutlets With Green Chutney Recipes

VEG CUTLETS

Steps:

• Boil or steam the vegetables. Alternately you can also microwave. (Please refer notes)
• Add the cooked vegetables in a colander or strainer. Let it stay for 15 minutes so that the excess water can drain.
• Once the vegetables cools completely, mash it without any lumps.
• To this add, Onions + green chillies + ginger + cumin powder + chaat masala + pepper powder + chilly powder/paprika + coriander leaves and salt. Mix well and add the breadcrumbs. Mixture should hold well if shaped into a ball. If it doesn't, add some more bread crumbs.
• Taste and adjust the salt and spices if needed.
• Shape the cutlets into patty or oval shape.
• Make a batter of corn flour + all purpose flour + water. Dip the shaped cutlets in the batter and then coat it with bread crumbs. Shallow fry till crisp and golden.
• FOR CHUTNEY:
• Blend together cilantro + mint + green chillies + garlic with water. (Use a tablespoon water at a time and use only as needed) Stir in beaten yogurt. Add salt and lemon juice as per taste.

VEGETABLE CUTLETS & CHUTNEY ROLL

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add onion. Fry till soft and then fry garlic and green chili. When garlic is light brown add chopped carrot, capsicum, and cabbage along with salt, pepper, cumin powder, red chili powder, and dry mango powder. Cook on high flame till veggies are cooked and dry.
• In a large bowl combine together mashed potato, cooked vegetables, soaked bread slice, egg, and chopped green coriander.
• Take a handful of the vegetable mixture and form it into cutlets.
• Roll each cutlet into bread crumbs and rest on a plate side by side.
• Heat 2 or 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a flat non-stick pan. Fry the cutlets in batches for 5 to 7 minutes on each side or till turn golden and crispy. You can also deep fry the cutlets.
• Combine flour, oil, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add water and make a smooth and soft dough. Keep the dough covered for 30 minutes. Divide the dough into small lemon size balls. Flatten the balls and roll into medium size roti/tortilla. Heat a non-stick pan and cook the roti on both sides.
• Take a roti and place 2 fried cutlets.
• Add the veggies of your choice, cheese, and tomato sauce.
• Finally, drizzle mint chutney and fold the roti into a roll.
• Heat a pan or sandwich grill and toast the rolls.
• Serve hot.

VEGETABLE CUTLETS

Steps:

• Mash the potatoes along with the bread slices.
• (It is better to mash potatoes while they are still hot.) Add all the seasonings.
• Sauté the green peas, carrots, and cabbage in 1 tablespoon oil; cook until tender and dry; mix with the potato mash and make like a hard dough.
• Make a thin mixture of gram flour (or all-purpose flour) by adding about 1/3 cup water.
• Take small balls of the potato vegetable mixture on palm of your hand and make into oval or round patties.
• Wet the patties in the flour solution, roll in the bread crumbs, and deep fry at high heat (cutlets tend to break on low heat) until golden brown on all sides.
• Drain the cutlets on paper towels.
• Serve hot with'Mint Coriander Chutney' or ketchup.
• Healthy Alternative: Instead of deep frying, brown the cutlets in a wide skillet on low to medium heat, using a teaspoon of oil on both sides.
• Or arrange the patties on a well greased cookie sheet; bake in the pre heated oven at 375 to 400°F for 20 minutes.
• Turn, adding more oil as needed.
• Bake for another 15 minutes.

VEGETABLE CUTLETS WITH GREEN CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes.
• Mash finely.
• Add greenpeas and beetroot.
• Dip the bread slices in water for a few seconds.
• Remove.
• Press softly to drain water.
• Mix with the potato mixture.
• Add all the spices and salt.
• Add onion, coriander leaves and lime juice; mix.
• Make small sized balls of this mixture.
• Press them and give them an oval shape.
• Roll the cutlets in breadcrumbs.
• Shallow fry in hot oil.
• Meanwhile, prepare the chutney by grinding all the ingredients together in a grinder/blender.
• Serve cutlets with green chutney and tomato ketchup.