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Vegetable Cutlet 

In Indian cuisine, a cutlet specifically refers to cooked meat (mutton, beef, fish or chicken) stuffing that is fried with a batter/covering. The meat itself is cooked with spices - onion, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, coriander (cilantro), green chillies, lemon and salt. This is then dipped in an egg mix and then in breadcrumbs (also see breaded cutlet), and fried in ghee or vegetable oil.

The vegetarian version has no meat in it, instead the filling is a combination of mashed potatoes, onion, green chillies, spices and salt, cooked for a bit together. This version is more popular with the vegetarian Indian population. An example is the Aloo Tikki.

Ingredients

• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Onion - 2 ( medium size )
• Green chilly -2
• Ginger and garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Chilly powder - 1 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
• Beetroot - 1 medium size ( grated )
• Carrot - 1 ( grated )
• Potato - 3 big sizes
• Coriander leaves - few
• Sal - as required
• Rusk powder or bread crumbs - as needed

Method

1. Boil potatoes and mash well.
2. Heat 1 tbsp of oil and saute chopped green chillies, onions, beans.
   
3. Add salt, ginger garlic paste and saute well.
4. Add grated beetroot and carrot, saute.
   
   
   
5. Add garam masala and chilli powder.
6. Add mashed potatoes and mix.
   
7. Now, add chopped coriander leaves, mix together.
   
8. Cool them,add few bread crumbs into it, mix well.
9. Make balls and keep aside.
   
10. Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pan for pan frying.
11. Make balls flat, coat with bread crumbs and put on hot oil.
    
12. Roast both sides.
    
13. Repeat for all.
14. Serve.