Vegetable Cutlets

These vegetable patties can be used for burgers instead of a bean or meat  patty.

Vegetable Cutlets

Ingredients

• Potato – 5, cooked and mashed.
• Onion – 1, finely chopped.
• Carrot – 2, finely chopped.
• Peas – 1/2 cup
• Cauliflower – 2 cups, small florets, soaked in warm salt water for 10 minutes.
• Green Beans – handful, finely chopped.
• Ginger  – 1 tsp paste
• Garlic  -1 tsp paste
• Garam masala powder – 2 tsps..
• Turmeric – 1 tsp
• Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
• cilantro – handful, finely chopped
• Salt – to taste.
• Oil – 1 cup.
• Bread crumbs (Optional) – 2 cups, place in a tray.
• all purpose flour (Optional) – 4 tbsp., mix in 2 cups of water.

Method

1. Heat 2 tsp in a pan at medium heat.
2. Add ginger & garlic paste sauté for 2 minutes.
3. Add onion and sauté until translucent.
4. Add carrot, peas, cauliflower and green beans sauté until 3/4th cooked.
5. Add garam masala, cumin, coriander and turmeric powder, mix well. let it cook completely.
6. Add salt, potato and cilantro, mix well. Turn off heat and let it cool.
7. Take a fist full of the cooked vegetable mixture and make them into a patty shape.
8. repeat step 7 for the remaining mixture.
9. Heat the remaining oil in a large pan at medium heat. (If you are not using bread crumbs and all purpose flour skip steps 10 & 11)
10. Dip each patty in all purpose flour water mixture and then roll in bread crumbs.
11. Repeat step 10 for the remaining patties.
12. Shallow fry the patties until golden brown.

Serve with mint chutney/ ketchup.