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Vegetable Paneer Cutlets

Posted on June 19, 2017August 30, 2017

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Cutlet is an all time favorite snack! Every time I  visit a bakery , my eyes would search for cutlets 😀 I could eat 7-8 cutlets in one go 😛 ( no exaggeration 😉 ) My cousin makes the best vegetable cutlets, i figured out the tricks from her 😛

People often think it’s not easy to make cutlets firstly because of so much work involved, secondly the cutlets fail to hold shape while frying 🙂 ( I have tried my best to put as many insights as possible to overcome these two issues 😉 )  I make chicken cutlets quite often ,as its easier compared to vegetable one. But this time I had some paneer too, so I thought why not combine everything and make a wholesome snack.

Ingredients :

  1.  Boiled Potatoes                                                   : 2 medium , finely grated
  2. Boiled beetroot                                                    : 1/4 of a beetroot, finely  grated
  3. carrots                                                                   : 1 carrot,  finely grated
  4. Paneer                                                                   : 1/2 a cup, finely grated.
  5. Onion                                                                     : 1 medium finely chopped
  6. Garlic                                                                     : 10 cloves, finely minced
  7. Turmeric powder                                                :1/4 tsp
  8. Red chilli powder                                                : 1 tsp
  9. Green chilli (optional)                                        : 1-2 finely chopped
  10. Garam masala                                                      :1/2 tsp
  11. Fennel seed powder                                            : 1 tsp
  12. pepper powder                                                     :1/2 -1 tsp
  13. rusk powder/Bread crumbs                               :1-2 cups
  14. Egg beaten                                                              : 1 egg
  15. salt                                                                            : as needed
  16. All purpose flour                                                   :1 tbsp(for vegetarians ,refer notes)
  17. water                                                                        : to make flour paste if using
  18. Oil                                                                              : 1-2 tbsp + for frying

Method :

  1. Keep the grated potatoes seperate in a bowl.
  2. In a pan, add oil to heat it up. Once hot add minced garlic and saute well, to which add finely chopped onions and saute that too.
  3. Let the onions brown a bit , that’s when you add the chopped green chillies and let that fry too.
  4. Add some salt at this stage and add the rest of the grated vegetables except paneer.
  5. Mix everything well, add all the spice powders and mix to combine.
  6. The vegetables will ooze out water to mix everything , finally add the grated the paneer and give a quick mix and switch off the flame.
  7. Add this mixture to the grated potatoes and combine everything well with hands. Salt check , add if required before the mixture cools off.
  8. Now in a plate take rusk/ bread crumbs. In a deep bowl beat the egg with little bit of pepper powder.
  9. Now start making cutlets using the mix and assemble them in a plate.
  10. Take each cutlets and dip in beaten egg using one hand and roll them in rusk powder using the other hand( this avoids crumbling of rusk powder !)
  11. assemble in a dry plate, repeat the same until you finish making all the cutlets.
  12. Fry them in hot oil, reduce the flame after dropping them.
  13. Serve hot with ketchup 🙂

If using all purpose flour :

  1. for 1 tablespoon of flour use 3 -4 tbsp of water and make a thin paste.
  2. Dip the cutlets in this paste and roll in rusk, repeat the process once again. This way you coat it twice, which avoids breaking of cutlets.

 

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Notes:

  1. You could also use raw vegetables, instead of boiled ones.In that case cook well in the pan.
  2. While sauteing , make sure all the moisture from vegetables are absorbed leaving the mix dry as possible.
  3. If using boiled vegetables, you could go for shallow frying method too.
  4. If you want more spice , add chopped ginger too.
  5. Do not add more red chilli powder , add more green chillies instead for spice.
  6. When mixing with potatoes, combine well with hands until the mixture start to resemble like a dough.
  7. Try holding a handful of mixture in hand, if that holds shape without any cracks that’s when you can stop mixing it.
  8. You could also boil and mash the vegetables, but remember to mash well without any lumps .
  9. Repeat the same sauteing process ,if using mashed vegetables.
  10. Do not add more oil to saute, it will leave the mixture oily.
  11. Always use less beetroot, as it will give taste beetroot if added more. 😉

Until next time, happy cooking!!

lekshmi

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