Vegetable cutlets are prepared combining of mixed vegetables and spices. It is one of the well-liked appetizers very healthy and nutritious.
Vegetable cutlet is a comfort food and tasty when eaten hot accompanied with tomato sauce. It’s ultimate when eaten during rainy and winter seasons.
For children who do not eat vegetables as whole,
Vegetable cutlet is the most excellent dish to tempt them for eating. A
vegetable cutlet includes most of the vegetables like the
potato,
carrots,
beans,
peas etc. You can also add corns to have a healthier dish.
Preparing the
Vegetable cutlet is easy and simple. Boil the potatoes. Remove from water, peel the skin and grate them. Boil the remaining vegetables. When cooked remove water and allow it to dry. While making
Vegetable cutlets remember that the cutlet mixture should be completely dry or else they would break when you deep fry the cutlets.
Take a pan add oil, cumin seeds saute and add cashewnuts, turmeric, ginger garlic paste and mix well, now add finely chopped corianderleaves, coriander powder, chilli powder, salt and cook over a slow flame. Keep mixing, now add all boiled vegetables and cook till it becomes dry. Add the vegetable mixture to the mashed potatoes, add lime juice and mix well.
Make small dumplings of any shape you like. The shape can be either oval or round. Take maida mix in water & make a thick paste or you can use egg so that you can dip the cutlet into it and then dip in bread crumbs. Now heat oil and deep fry the cutlets till it becomes golden brown colour.
If the
vegetable-potato mixture looks moist, you can add some breadcrumbs to it.
Vegetable cutlets can also be accompanied with dips like the
Cilantro (
Coriander/
Kotmir) chutney or the tamarind chutney. Normally at restaurants and bakery shops they are served with tomato sauce.