Jan 21, 2009

Vegetable cutlets

Hi Friends!! Am back to blogging after a break! Hope you all had a great festive season! Having a great time and great food! in India with my family and friends. I will be blogging when I have time. Who does not like cutlets and its crispy crust. I never thought making cutlets would be this easy. I got this recipe from my mom which is a keeper. It is great as an appetizer for parties.

Ingredients

Potatoes - 2
Green peas - 1/4 cup
Carrot - 1
Breadcrumbs - 1/2 cup
Ginger-garlic paste 1 teaspoon
Chopped green chilies - 3
Garam masala -1/2 teaspoon
Red chili powder - 1/2 teaspoon
All purpose flour/maida - 2 tablespoons (or) egg white from 1 egg
Salt to taste

Directions

Cook the vegetables in the microwave or in a pressure cooker. You can use any vegetables of your liking. After cooking the vegetables, mash them well.
Mix together the ginger-garlic paste, chopped green chillies, garam masala, red chilli powder and salt. Shape the mixture into desired shapes.
At this point you can freeze the prepared veggie mixture and use them as and when needed.


You can use the store bought bread crumbs. To make breadcrumbs at home, toast or microwave the bread and blend in a mixer/blender to get fine breadcrumbs.
Mix the all purpose flour/ maida in 3 to 4 tablespoons of water. Instead of the flour-water mixture you can also use egg-whites.
Dip the shaped veggie mixture in the flour-water mixture or egg-whites and then coat it with breadcrumbs.
Cook the cutlets in a non-stick pan with little oil. Cook on both sides for a minute unitl it turns golden brown in color.
Serve hot with ketchup.

40 comments:

  1. Glad you're back!! This looks very good - I will have to try something like it. I like how they're small.

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  2. Welcome back :) Glad to know u had a good time, love the crispy look

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  3. Oh, you are in India already, enjoy. I was wondering why I didn't see you to grab your salad I made for you! ;D

    Cutlets look so good, too cold here to get up and make it. Eat a lot there, DK!

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  4. Cutlets look yum,glad to see you back at blogging. Hope you are having a fantastic time with your family !

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  5. Welcome back Divya. Hope u R having great time back home & is all spirited up to share now:-)

    Nice healthy cutlets.

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  6. blogging from India,do bring back your family favorites,the veggie cutlets look delish!

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  7. welcome back divya..cutlets looks fabulous the cutlets with tomato ketchup..

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  8. Cutlets looks delicious. Enjoy your time with your loved ones.

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  9. Cutlets looks crisp and nice from outside. Enjoi your time with your family :)

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  10. Hi Divya, welcome back, and what a wonderful snack to return with. Those cutlets looks really delicious.

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  11. welcome back my dear.....u are in india ?.....where r u?.....if possible we can a chat.....cutlets looks yummy......crispy..lovely....take care divya..

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  12. welcome back divya cutlets looks so crysp and delicious

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  13. Hi dear, Welcome back...
    Cutlets look good n crispy, i always do add beetroot to it also, it gives real nice color..
    Enjoy ur time,,,

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  14. cutlets look yumm..have a great time..

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  15. nice to see u in blog after a long time... when r u coming back? cutlets look great.

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  16. I am so jealous you are having good time in India andi am here in this cold weather.
    I love culets, vegor no veg, i just love them.

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  17. Hi divya,
    love ur cutlets.craving for some now!!do visit my blog at ur free time.:)tried ur peas pulao .it came it out well!!thanks.will post it soon!!

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  18. cutlets looks very yummmm divya , and love those falafal a lot

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  19. Welcome back Divya, and cutlets looks delicious, yummmmm!!!

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  20. Amma was asking last week whether you have returned here..Looks so crisp and yumm DIvya!!

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  21. Hope you're having a wonderful time, Divya! Cutlets look delicious and perfect for the bitter cold we're having. Blog when you have time, dear. :)

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  22. Hi Divya, welcome back. Have a great time with family:-) Love these cutlets, though I am not that good at it. Yours looks perfect and crispy. Also like the fact that it is not deep fried, and just tawa-fried with little oil, just like my mother and SIL does!

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  23. Nice to see you back.... Veg cutlets are all time favourites at my home..

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  24. yummy cutlets , I love em, glad that u r having a good time

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  25. Good to see you back! The cutlets are looking great...
    Enjoy your stay in India!

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  26. Vefe cutlets looks so cool. Nice recipe. Even I do the same way, but i like to deep fry it. YUM! Looks great pan fried also, will try it soon.

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  27. Hi Sweetie, good to see you again. I missed seeing you around.

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  28. Ur cutlets r looking yummy! Love ur receipe. Will try soon.

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  29. Welcom back.These look so crunchy and delicious!

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  30. Welcome back Divya! I came back from India too, just last week :) Hope you're having a blast there! Vegetable cutlets looks wonderful..

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  31. Looks yummy and i loved addition of carrots and peas...now atleast no one can call cutlet an unhealthy choice :-)

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  32. Glad you are back. I am back too, finally:) Your cutlets look great! I like the variety of ingredients you use. NIce recipe!

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  33. Welcome back. You were missed. Lovely cutlets, they look so crispy.

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  34. Glad to see you back! Hope u had a great vacation :)

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  35. Hi Divya, those cutlets look so golden and delicious. And you have shallow fried them so well. I like the name - dilse blog...cheers!

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  36. Cutlets looks so yum, Enjoy with our family. Nice blog :)

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