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Crisp Sweet Potato Cutlets with Spicy Nutty Jaggery chutney
Ingredients:
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Sweet potatoes-2 medium size
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Carrots-2
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Fresh Peas- 80g one pack or frozen peas or one cup broad beans
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Cumin powder-1 tsp
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Chilli powder-2 tsp
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Salt-1 tsp
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Turmeric powder-half a tsp
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Garam masala powder-1 tsp
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Coriander powder-1 tsp
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Coriander -2 stems
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Spinach -250g
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Black pepper-2 tsp
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Ginger and garlic paste-1 tsp
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Plain flour -6 tsp
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Yutaka Panko(Japanese) bread crumbs-180g-10 tbsp
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Olive oil or avocado oil-100ml
Spicy sweet chutney
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Jaggery-3 tsp
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Black pepper-half a tsp
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Water- 10ml
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Cashew nuts-20g cut into small pieces
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Olive oil or avocado oil -2 tbsp
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Tomato puree-1 tbsp
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Grated garlic -2
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Chilli powder-half a tsp
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Sesame seeds-2 tbsp
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Shallots-one diced into very small pieces
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Coriander finely chopped-1 to 2 stems
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Method:



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Wash and peel the skin of sweet potatoes, carrots cut them into small pieces and boil in pan of water with medium flame for 30 minutes adding washed fresh peas also in water .Once they fully cooked keep it in a plate with kitchen tissue paper to remove all the water from vegetables
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Cut the shallots into every small pieces
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Wash the spinach leaves and blanch in water for 1o to 15 minutes in medium flame and take it into a colander and squeeze all the water and keep it on side
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Now take a bowl add in cooked vegetables smash it with your hands or with a potato smasher.
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Add in cumin powder, one tsp salt, chilli powder one tsp, garam masala ,coriander powder, black pepper one tsp, ginger and garlic paste, chop the cooked spinach into small pieces, three tsp of plain flour , four tbsp of panko bread crumbs and mix altogether well and keep it on side
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The reason i am recommend panko bread crumbs is because its more coarse crumb than normal .Not only this bread crumb will make your fried foods crisper but also it absorb less oil too.
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Now make a round or any of your liking shape of cutlets that you want and keep it in a plate ready to fry
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Take a bowl add in 2 tsp of plain flour, a pinch of black pepper mix with water into a thin liquid base
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Take a plate add in panko bread crumbs four tbsp, half tsp chilli powder, pinch black pepper and mix well and keep it ready
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Heat a non-stick frying pan in medium flame adding olive oil or avocado oil to shallow fry our cutlets. Wait for the oil to heat up.
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Mean while we will make chutney .Heat a small pan with four tbsp of olive oil or avocado oil .Once the oil is heated add in cashew nuts fry a few seconds and add in sesame seeds, tomato puree ,grated garlic, jaggery, one tsp chilli powder, one tsp of black pepper powder. Fry all of them nicely and slowly pour some water to make a consistent like a thick sauce base let it cook for few minutes until you see olive oil on top .switch the flame off your homemade chutney is ready .Keep it on side to cool .
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Now the oil should be ready to fry our veg cutlets.
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Now take a vegetable cutlet dip in flour first and dip in panko bread crumbs and drop it slowly in oil with taking good care of your hands.
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Slowly keep turning now and then. Fry until they look golden brown in colour .Remove the cutlets onto a plate with kitchen tissue .Fry all the cutlets and switch of the flame
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Enjoy your hot hot vegetable cutlets with amazing tasting chutney with your friends and family .
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Super tasty cutlets are very healthy. Children will love to have vegetables this way nicely .Perfect for packed school lunch too .
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