Brinjal cutlet

An Yummy Cutlet made from Brinjal.

Ingredients:-

• 3 - brinjals, preferably round variety
• 100g - potato (boiled, peeled & mashed)
• 1 - carrot, medium, grated fine
• 1tsp - ginger & garlic
• 4 - green chillies, chopped fine
• 1/2tsp - red chilli powder
• 1 - onion, medium, chopped fine
• 1/2tsp - garam masala
• A handful - boiled & roughly mashed peas
• 1tbsp - peanuts, dry fried & roughly crushed
• 1 pinch each - salt & haldi
• 2 - egg whites
• 1/4tsp - amchur (optional)
• oil to deep fry
• 100g - bread crumbs
• 2tbsp - besan or flour
• 1tbsp - chopped coriander leaves

Preparation Method :

1. Make superficial cuts (1 or 2) on brinjals
2. Smear a drop of oil & roast them on gas (if coal is available roast them on coal)
3. Remove the outer layer & mash the brinjals, keep it aside
4. Heat 1/2tbsp oil, fry onion, green chilli till they become soft
5. Add garlic & ginger paste and fry till the raw smell goes
6. Add grated carrot fry for 2 to 3 min
7. Add potato mash, peas, brinjal mash, garam masala, haldi, salt, besan, peanuts & chopped coriander leaves & red chilli powder and mix thoroughly
8. Remove from fire
9. Cool the mix & make round cutlets
10. Whisk white of eggs in a bowl, spread the bread crumbs in a plate
11. Dip the cutlets in egg solution, roll them in crumbs & deep fry in oil till they are golden brown in colour
12. Remove them on a paper napkin and serve with chutney or tangy sauce
13. If you want to avoid egg, dip the cutlets in a thin batter of flour or besan before rolling in crumbs
14. If you want to avoid deep frying, fry the cutlets in flat frying pan using less oil

Cheera Aval Cutlet

Cheera Aval Cutlet - Healthy and tasty Cutlet recipe.

Ingredients :-

• Cheera (Red/ Green) leaves chopped finely - 1 cup
• Aval nanachathu ( soaked and mixed with little water) - 1/2 cup
• Potatoes boiled and mashed - 2 nos
• Onion chopped fine - 1 cup
• Green Chilly chopped - 1 tsp
• Ginger chopped - 1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Bread powdered
• Oil
• Egg beaten - 2

Preparation Method :

1. Heat a little oil in a pan and fry onion, green chilly and ginger for some time.
2. Then add the chopped cheera to this and saute for some more time and cool this mixture.
3. Add the mashed potatoes and aval nanachathu to the onion mix and mix well.
4. Make cutlets and dip the cutlets in beaten egg and bread powder.
5. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the cutlets.
6. Serve hot.