Sunday, September 27, 2020

Palak and Potato Cutlets

Ingredients:
  • big potatoes - 6
  • channa dhal - 1 small cup
  • 5 bunches palak leaves
  • 3 carrots
  • 3 medium sized onions
  • garam masala
  • rusk powder
  • fine semolina (little)
  • chilli powder
  • 1 lemon
  • green chillies (optional)
  • salt
  • For the Chutney:
  • 2 tbsp dry grapes
  • 1 tsp tamarind powder or paste
  • garam masala
  • jeera powder
  • jaggery
  • green chilli - optional.
  • salt
  • Oil for shallow fry


Method:
  • Soak channa dhal for six hours before preparing cutlet.
  • Pressure cook potatoes with little water, at the same time pressure cook washed palak leaves without water.
  • Cook till softly done, drain water from both potatoes and palak (palak will collect lot of water while steam cooking)
  • DO NOT THROW THE WATER AWAY.
  • Drain palak and potatoes very well, peel and mash potatoes in to a bowl.
  • Grind palak with channa dhal to a smooth paste without adding water.
  • Grate carrots, cut onions finely and fry in little oil, add all these to mashed potatoes, add garam masala, salt, chilly powder to taste.
  • Add juice of 1 limes, (green chilli) mix very well.
  • If mixture turns a little watery add fine semolina to turn the mixture to a thick paste.
  • Shape to cutlets, roll in rusk powder and shallow fry on dosa griddle with oil till done.


Notes:
  • The cutlets retain good shape and taste even without oil.
  • So the oil used while Cooking may be varied depending on the age of the person who eats.
  • Oil need not be used at all for old people.

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