The reason for the cutlets being healthy is because they are not deep fried and many vegetables are used raw. So eat healthy and stay fit!!! Also a great treat for children who don’t eat vegetables.
Ingredients:
>Vegetables
- 2 medium sized Potatoes – boiled and mashed
- 1 medium sized Onion – finely chopped
- ½ cup frozen or fresh Green Peas
- 1 medium sized Carrot - grated
- 1 medium sized Beetroot – grated
>Masala Powders
- 2 tsp coriander seeds powder / dhania
- 2 tsp cumin/jeera powder
- 1 tsp turmeric/haldi powder
- 1½ tsp red chili powder
- 2-3 tsp garam masala (many grounded Indian spices- Available in Indian store)
>Other required Ingredients
- 1 cup bread crumbs powder
- 2 tbsp Semolina/Coarse wheat flour/ sooji/rawa
- 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Fresh Coriander leaves – finely chopped
- Salt to taste
- Oil
Time Required: 30 mins
Method:
- Take mashed potatoes in a large and deep bowl.
- Add rest of the vegetables, ginger-garlic paste, haldi, dhania powder, jeera powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder, lemon juice and mix up well.
- Then add coriander leaves and salt as per taste. Now make small balls out of the mixture.You can give any shape as you wish.
- Roll the balls into bread crumbs powder and sooji. Gently press the balls and place in a non-stick pan.
- Spread little oil and allow the cutlet to shallow fry.
- Flip the cutlet and repeat the same step.
- Shallow fry both the sides till they turn golden brown.
Serving: Drain on paper napkin to observe the oil if any and then serve hot with tomato sauce.
Variations: You can use any vegetables of your liking. Like French Beans, Cauliflower, Spinach, etc. Just boil the vegetables, allow them to cool and then follow the recipe.
