Eggetarian
Mushroom Cutlet Recipe
Traditionally, ‘cutlet’ means a thin slice of meat taken from the ribs or leg of veal, mutton or pork. A breaded cutlet, on the other hand, is variation of the same only coated in breadcrumbs before frying. And if meat eaters are cutlet-ing their meat, can vegetarians be far behind with their greens?
This mushroom cutlet is a bread-coated fried mix of mushroom and chopped fresh vegetables mixed in egg white. This recipe shows you how to make them. You can do your share of experiments with this cutlet and crank of the veggie quotient by mixing in as many greens as you like.
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 15 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 500 g mushroom finely chopped
- 1 big potato cubed
- 1 cup mixed veggies finely chopped
- ¼ onion finely chopped
- 1 cloves garlic minced
- 1 green chili finely chopped
- tsp ½red chili powder
- tsp ¼Turmeric Powder
- tsp ¼garam masala powder
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- leaves A few sprig coriander finely chopped
- salt to taste
- cup ¼oil for frying
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Instructions
- Cook the cubed potatoes and other vegetables until all the veggies are tender but firm. Drain excess water and keep aside.
- Heat a teaspoon of oil in a small pan and sauté the onions, green chili and garlic until slightly browned.
- Switch off and add the sautéed onion, garlic and chilies to the veggies along with chopped mushrooms turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala and salt.
- Let this cool completely and then mash slightly along with egg whites to make a thick mixture.
- Take a small portion and roll them between your palms to make a ball, then press to flatten and shape as cutlet.
- Spread a layer of breadcrumbs on a plate for coating and take each cutlet, place it on the bread crumbs to coat all sides.
- Heat the oil in a pan for frying. Drop the coated cutlets in the hot oil and fry until its golden on both sides. (You can also pan fry the cutlets in a tawa.)
- Serve hot with dip or ketchup.