Thursday, 2 August 2012

HEART SHAPE VEG-CUTLETS


1medium size beetroot[diced]
1potato[diced]
6-7 french beans[cut to medim size]
1 cup dry green peas[soaked and cooked]
1tbsp mustard
1tbsp jeera seeds
1tbsp udad dal[opt]
8-10 green chillies[finely chopped]
5 curry leaves[hand torn]
1tbsp ginger garlic paste
1no. big onion[finely chopped]
pinch of haldi powder
1 tbsp garam masala powder
1 tsp chilly powder
1 cup fresh coriander[chopped]
1 tsp lemon juice.
1 tsp cornflour mixed with 3tsp water
7-8 bread slices[tear and put in the blender. make fine powder]
1tsp plain flour or maida and 1 tsp gram flour roasted together on a low flame
salt
pinch of sugar
oil for frying



1.Steam beetroot, potato and french beans. OR pressure cook adding little water.[if pressure cooked, strain excess water.
2.Mix cooked green peas to the vegetable mix and lightly mash the veggies, adding sugar n salt and keep aside.
3. Heat about 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, udad dal[optional] and jeera seeds. when it crackles, add green chillies and curry leaves. saute till green chillies are well cooked.
4. Add ginger-garlic paste and stir till brown.
5. Add onions and saute till transparent.
6. Add haldi, chilly and garam masala powder and saute.
7. Add the mashed veggies followed by roasted maida-gramflour, fresh corianderf and lemon juice.
8. Mix 2 tbsp of  powdered bread as well and let it cool.
9. Mix well and let it cool[at this stage the cutlet mix becomes very dry]
10. Divide the veggie mix to small portions and shape up to heart using a cookie shaper.
11. Roll each  one in the water+cornflour mixture and immediately roll on bread powder and slide into the hot oil for frying.
12. Deep fry and Serve hot with tomato sauce.



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