Leftover Rice/Vegetable Pulav Cutlets

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Recipe:

    Cuisine: Indian

    Category: Snacks

    Preparation time: 10 minutes

    Cook Time: 20 minutes

    Serving Size: 7 piece

    Author: Bhumika Joshi

Ingredients:

• 3-4 medium potatoes boiled and mashed
• 1 cup cooked vegetable pulav (plain rice can also be used)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
• 1/2 roasted cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp dry mango powder
• 1/2 chat masala
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1/4 tsp carom seeds
• 1/2 inch grated ginger
• 1 cup bread crumbs (for dough and coating)
• Optional 1/2 cup chopped onions, carrots & beans(if using plain rice)

Method:

• Grind the vegetable pulav in a mixer jar.
• Take a large mixing bowl and add pulav and mashed potatoes. 
• Now add all the dry ingredients and mix well. 
• Add the bread crumbs and form a dough. Adjust the quantity of the bread crumbs depending upon how wet your mixture is. See the picture for the dough consistency.
• Make lemon size balls and flatten them using your palm into round discs. 

• Roll the cutlets in the bread crumbs taken separately in a plate and coat them well.
• Now take a frying pan and add oil for shallow frying and let it heat on medium flame.
• Place the cutlets in the pan one by one and shallow fry them till they are golden brown.

• Drain the cutlets on a absorbant paper/paper towel to soak excess oil.
• Your leftover rice/vegetable pulav cutlets are ready to be served with coriander mint chutney or any dip of your choice.