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Potato Vermicelli Cutlet Recipe

Potato Vermicelli Cutlet

Potato Vermicelli Cutlet

Ingredients:
1 cup Vermicelli Sewai
3 potatoes Boiled and mashed
1 carrot Grated
½ inch ginger grated
2 pieces green chilly chopped
¼ cup green peas boiled and crushed
coriander leaves Freshly chopped
1 tsp cumin powder
¾ tsp Garam masala
1 tsp Red chilly powder
1/3 cup Bread crumbs as needed
2 Tbsp Peanut powder roasted
2 tsp lemon juice
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

For coating:
1½ Tbsp All purpose flour
Vermicelli Roasted

Preparation :
1. Boil water in a deep pan and when the water starts boiling add vermicelli. Mix it well and cook 3-4 minutes till it gets tender.
2. Once the vermicelli gets cooked, drain off to a colander and rinse with water. Set aside and let it cool down completely.
3. Grate the boiled potatoes or you can finely mashed it also.
4. Put boiled vermicelli in a bowl and add grated potatoes, grated carrot, chopped Coriander leaves , chopped green chilly, grated ginger or ginger paste, green peas, Garam masala powder, Cumin powder, Salt to taste, , Red chilly powder, bread crumbs, roasted peanut powder and lemon juice. Mix all the ingredients until well combined.
5. If the mixture is sticky add more bread crumbs accordingly.
6. Take a generous portion of mixture and make small balls out of the mixture by rolling between your hands. Prepare rest of the balls in the same way.
7. Put all purpose flour/maida in a bowl and make thin paste with water. Mix it well till no lumps.
8. Put dry roasted vermicelli in a grinder and coarsely powder it. I have taken roasted vermicelli but if you do not have roasted one then roast the vermicelli and use it for coating.
9. Dip each Cutlet one by one with flour paste and then coat with dry roasted vermicelli all around the cutlets completely. Prepare rest of the Potato vermicelli cutlets in the same way.
10. Keep it in a refrigerator for 30 minutes to make the mixture firm but if you do not have much time fry it instantly.
11. Heat oil in deep pan on medium high heat, once the oil becomes hot drop the cutlets slowly into it, taking care not to overlap them. Fry cutlets in batches, do not overcrowd the pan
12. Fry the until they are golden brown, turning occasionally. This would take about 4-5 minutes. Take them out over a paper towel or an absorbent paper.
13. Serve hot with any green chutney or tomato ketchup.

Notes:
I have added green chilly but do not add green chilly if you are going to make for kids.
If you do not have roasted vermicelli then you can also use bread crumbs for coating.

Corn Tikki Recipe | Corn Cutlets Recipe

Corn Tikki Recipe | Corn Cutlets Recipe

Corn Tikki Recipe | Corn Cutlets Recipe

Ingredients :
1 cup Corn coarsely crushed in mixer
4 to 5 Boiled potatoes
4 to 5 finely chopped Green chilies
1 tsp Garam masala
4 Tbsp Chopped coriander leaves
1 Lemon Juice
Bread crumbs to bind and coat
Salt to taste

Preparation :
1. Take a Big bowl and in that take crushed Corn, Boiled Potatoes, Green chilies, Garam Masala, Coriander Leaves, Lemon Juice and add bread crumbs accordingly to bind. Mix all the ingredients.
2. Now take some mixture in hand and make small tikki's and coat them in bread crumbs. Repeat the same procedure for the remaining mixture.
3. Now in a deep pan, heat oil for deep frying. Deep Fry all the tikki's till shallow brown and crispy.
4. Serve the Corn Tikki / Corn Cutlet hot with Tomato Ketchup or Green chutney.

Veg Hara Bhara Kabab Recipe | Spinach and Green Peas Cutlet

Veg Hara Bhara Kabab Recipe | Spinach and Green Peas Cutlet

Veg Hara Bhara Kabab Recipe | Spinach and Green Peas Cutlet

Ingredients :
1 Bunch Spinach (Palak)
1 Cup Green Peas, Frozen Or Fresh
4 Medium Size Potatoes, Boiled And Peeled
4 Green Chillies, Finely Chopped
8 Garlic Pods, Crushed
2 Inch Piece Of Ginger, Minced
2 Cups Breadcrumbs (Can use CornFlour instead to bind)
1/2 Tsp Red Chilli Powder
1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 Tsp Garam Masala Powder
1/3 Tsp Chaat Masala Powder
Salt To Taste
Fresh Coriander Leaves, Finely Chopped
Oil To Deep Fry The kababs

Preparation :
1. Boil green peas and Potatoes and keep aside. Also boil the Spinach in its own water.
2. Now blend the boiled spinach into a fine puree and take it in a big bowl.
3. Mash the boiled potatoes and add it to the bowl along with Boiled Green peas, Green Chilies, Ginger, Garlic, Salt and other Ingredients. Also add breadcrumbs and mix well to bind the mixture.
4. Now heat Oil in a deep frying pan. While the oil is heating, make small sized patties or kababs of the mixture and keep ready for deep frying.
5. Fry the kababs in Hot oil over medium flame. Fry till they turn crispy and golden brown.
6. Serve hot with Green Chutney or Tomato Ketchup.

Chef Tips :
1. For a healty option, you can opt to shallow fry them instead of deep frying.
2. You can use cornflour instead of breadcrumbs for binding the kababs.

Cheese Corn Balls Recipe

Cheese Corn Balls Recipe

Cheese Corn Balls Recipe

Ingredients:
3/4 Cup Sweet corn (boiled)
2 Medium Potatoes (boiled and peeled)
3/4 cups Cheese grated (I used a 50:50 ratio of mozzarella and Amul processed cheese)
2 Tbsp Corn flour
1 tsp Ginger-Green Chili paste
1/4 tsp Black Pepper powder
1/4 cup Coriander leaves chopped
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Corn flour for coating
Breadcrumbs for coating

For Batter :
2 Tbsp All Purpose Flour
2 Tbsp Corn flour mixed in 1/2 cup water
Salt to taste

Preparation :
1. Boil the Potatoes. Do not over boil. Cool, peel and grate them.
2. Now Coarsely grind the boiled Sweet corn in a mixer grinder.
3. Take a deep bowl and add the grated Potatoes, Boiled Sweet Corn, Grated cheese, Black pepper powder, Ginger, Green chili paste, Salt, Coriander leaves and Corn Flour. Mix all the ingredients to a smooth mixture. If the mixture appears soggy or has a lot of moisture, add breadcrumbs to help bind the mixture. Now with your hands make small lemon sized balls of the cheese corn mixture and refrigerate for a few minutes.
4. Now in a heavy bottomed vessel, heat oil for deep frying. Coat the Cheese Corn Balls in Cornflour batter and then evenly coat them with Bread Crumbs.
5. Place each ball in the hot oil. Do not over crowd. Deep fry till Golden brown in color. Carefully remove the fried balls onto an absorbent paper.
6. Serve the Cheese Corn Balls with Tomato Ketchup or Coriander Chutney.

Tips :
You can add any flavor of your choice like Garlic powder, Oregano or Red Chili Flakes to the mixture.

Capsicum Pakora | Shimla Mirch Ke Pakode | Capsicum Bhajiya | Bell Pepper Fritters

Capsicum Pakora | Shimla Mirch Ke Pakode | Capsicum Bhajiya | Bell Pepper Fritters

Capsicum Pakora | Shimla Mirch Ke Pakode | Capsicum Bhajiya | Bell Pepper Fritters

Ingredients :
2 medium Capsicum / Bell Pepper (Shimla Mirch)
½ Cup Besan (Gram flour)
¼ cup Rice Flour
¼ teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
½ teaspoon Red Chilli powder
Salt as per taste
Water as required
Cooking oil as required for deep frying

Preparation :
1. Now cut thin Slices of all the Capsicum (Bell Pepper) and remove the seeds and keep aside.
2. In a bowl, mix Besan, Rice Flour, Ajwain, Red Chilli Powder and salt. Add Water to it and make a smooth thick batter.(Assure there are no lumps)
3. Take Oil in pan to deep fry and heat the oil on medium flame.
4. Now dip the Slices of Capsicum into the Batter prepared and coat all around.
5. Deep fry the slices in Hot oil until both sides turn golden brown and look crispy.
6. Take the fried pakoras out on a Kitchen napkin to remove excess oil.
7. Repeat the above procedure for all the slices of Capsicum.
8. Serve hot fried Pakoras / Fritters with Green chutney or Tomato Sauce.

Veggie Fingers Recipe

Veggie Fingers Recipe

Veggie Fingers Recipe

Ingredients :
Potatoes - 3 (Boiled and Mashed)
Carrots - 1/2 cup (Chopped)
Fenugreek (Methi) - 1/4th cup (chopped)
Beans - 3-4(chopped)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Bread crumbs - 1 cup
Oil for frying

Preparation method for Veggie Fingers :
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
Take some mixture and shape them up like fingers.
Dip these fingers in Bread Crumbs completely.
Deep fry these Veggie Fingers mixture till its colour changes to Golden Brown.
Serve Hot with Tomato ketchup or Green Chutney.

Tip : To make it even more tasty you can added grated Cheese to the mixture.