Saturday, April 18, 2009

Vegetable cutlets

2 potatoes, boiled , peeled and mashed
3 cups vegetables,finely chopped
1 tsp red chili powder
2 tsp dhania jeera powder
½ tsp saunf powder
½ tsp amchoor
½ tsp garam masala powder
2 green chillies , finely chopped
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
1 tsp chopped cashew nuts
1 egg white, beaten
1 cup breadcrumbs
Salt to taste
1 tbsp ghee
Oil for shallow frying the cutlets

Method

Heat the Ghee and add the ginger-garlic paste and green chillies. Now add the cashew nuts and all the spices. Now add all the vegetables and stir till vegetables are almost done. Mix in the mashed potatoes and salt to taste. Heat through and take off the stove top. Add cilantro.
Mix in 1 egg white.This will help bind together the vegetables. Form the vegetable mix into cutlet shape. Dip each round in the well beaten egg and roll in the breadcrumbs. Shallow fry on both sides till golden brown.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Milagai podi

A borrowed recipe from a Tamilian friend. Milagai podi means chilli chutney powder or famously called as Gun powder due to the heat.
Ingredients
coconut 2 tbsp
1 cup Urad dal
3/4 cup bengal gram dal
1 tbsp til
curry leaves about 5
5 red chillies
1/4 tsp hing

salt to taste

Method:
Roast all the ingrdients seperately without any oil. Cool and then powder it fine with salt.