Veg Cutlet is a melt in mouth masala packed starter prepared by toasting discs made of veggies, spices with mashed potatoes and garnished with breadcrumbs. Veg Cutlet is a 80’s fame starter that is a good choice to make on special occasions.
Ingredients2 big sized potato
1/4 cup other mixed veggies I used carrots peas and beans
1/2 onions chopped finely
1 slice bread
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp maida
salt as required
oil as required for deep frying / toasting
Method- Pressure cook the veggies with required amount of water until soft.
- Peel off the skin of potatoes ,mash it well and add the other veggies to it.
- Then add finely chopped onions, Crumble the bread with your hands and add the bread to the veggies.
- Add ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, coriander leaves and required salt.
- Mix well and saute it in a nonstick pan with a tsp of oil till the onions turn soft and the masalas raw smell leaves, it will take just 5mins. Switch off and cool down.
- Add lemon juice and mix well to form a dough.
- Make equal sized round balls and slightly press it between your palms to make it flat. Keep aside.
- Now in a separate plate, mix maida and water to form a thick paste. Now dip each cutlet in the paste such that both sides are coated well.
- Then coat it with breadcrumbs as show in the below pic. Repeat the same for all other cutlets too. You can deep fry them or toast the cutlets(like what I did) till crispy.
- Serve the Veg cutlet hot with tomato sauce.