Vegetable Cutlet

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 2 medium in size, boiled, peeled and mashed
Cumin seeds (Zeera) : 1 tbsp
Cashew nut (Kaju) or Walnut (Akhrot) or both – 7-8, broken
Ginger paste – 1 tsp
Garlic paste – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder (Haldi) : ½ tsp
Coriander powder – 2 tbsps
Chat masala – 1 tsp
Red chili powder – 1tsp
Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup, finely chopped
Onions – ½ cup, finely chopped
Paneer – 2-3 tbsps, grated
Green chilies – 3-4, finely chopped
Mixed vegetables (carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum, green peas) – half the total quantity of mashed potatoes, very finely chopped
Bread crumbs
Maida (All purpose flour) – 4-5 tbsps
Oil for frying
Salt per taste
Lime juice

Directions:

Boil, peel and mash potatoes with the help of grater. Keep it aside
Chop all the vegetables finely in a food processor.
Boil all chopped vegetables for 2-3 minutes. Cool the vegetables and then squeeze out all water.
Boil green peas and mash it coarsely . Keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add zeera , when brown add chopped green chilies.
Add all nuts and let it roast.
Now add ginger-garlic paste and cook till it turns brown.
Add chopped coriander leaves.
Add chopped onions. Fry for 2-3 minutes.
Add turmeric, coriander powder , red chili powder and salt.
Add the vegetables kept aside and cook till all moisture is lost.
Add lime juice.
Add chat masala.
Now turn off the flame and cool the mixture.
Mix cooked vegetables mixture and mashed potato well. The mix should not be wet. You can add some bread crumbs to dry the mix.
Make flat rounds of the mix.
Dip cutlets in maida paste and immediately roll in bread crumbs.
Deep fry in hot oil till both sides till golden brown.
Serve cutlets with finely chopped onion slices and chat masala.