Poha Cutlets

It was Ridhi's Birthday and Neetu had prepared cutlets for starters. I had a bite and kept wondering what those cutlets were made of. Could never think of Poha cutlets !! They tasted great. She had promised to share this secret recipe with me soon.

Two days back I got a call from Neetu. She invited me to catch up with her with my favorite cutlets.

I enjoyed eating every bite ..... I hope you will enjoy preparing and eating these cutlets as much as I did.

Preparation Time 30 minutes

Serves - 4
Ingredients
Soaked Poha - 2 cups
Boiled Potato - 4
Bread Slices - 4
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Green Chili - 4
Ginger - 2 inch
Chopped Cilantro - 1/3 cup
Semolina for rolling
Salt per taste
Oil for frying
Method of Preparation
1 Mash the boiled potatoes. Grate the ginger. Finely chop chilies. Moisten the bread slices with little water.
2 In a mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients (Soaked Poha + Mashed Potatoes + Bread slices + grated ginger + chopped chilies + chopped cilantro + lemon juice + salt)
3 Knead all the ingredients to form a dough.
4 Pinch out small balls and roll them into your desired shapes.
5 Roll them on Semolina.
6 Heat oil in a kadhai. When hot, deep fry the cutlets.
7 Fry till golden brown. Remove to a paper towel.
Serving Tips
Serve hot with your choice of sauce or chutney.
Notes
Make sure the poha is well soaked in water till soft. Drop a small ball into hot oil first. If it breaks then add some corn flour to bind it. (It will only break if there is excess moisture).
Variation
You may add red chilie powder instead of chopped green chilies. Add kasuri methi as an alternative to coriander leaves.
Rolling on semolina only adds to the texture and is optional.
Other Names
Poha - Beaten Rice, Semolina - Suji, Coriander - Cilantro