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Beet Cutlets-Indian Inspired

15 | 02 | 2012
By Soni Sinha

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Isn’t it amazing that so many memories in your life revolve around food?My friend Cucina from Cucina49 has been talking about a book she read titled “Let us Eat Cake-Adventures in Food and Friendship” that in her words “is a remembrance of friends told through the foods that they ate together” and that got me thinking about my food related memories.Growing-up I have fond memories of my Dad making his signature mutton every Sunday (which he does even today!).I was his assistant and taste tester, handing him over all the spices and learned a lot from him just by watching him cook.That’s how my interest in cooking began.

Beet Cutlets

In the same way, I remember my Mom’s Vegetable Cutlets that we had for our snack often and even demanded it for our breakfast on the weekends!They were heavenly.She made them by stuffing different veggies like beets, carrots and peas inside a ball of mashed potatoes with a crispy coating of breadcrumbs and it tasted wonderful.The recipe here is inspired by Mom’s vegetable cutlets.I’ve used beets as the base and added some potatoes to the mix.

Beet Cutlets 1

These make for a great party appetizer your guests will absolutely fall in love with.The sweetness of the beet is balanced by the spices and the moment you taste it,it just explodes with flavor and all the beet goodness!Enjoy.

Beet Cutlets

Beet Cutlets-Indian Inspired

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Ingredients
  

  • Beetroot-3 medium
  • Potatoes-2 small
  • Ginger-1 tbsp crushed
  • Ground Cumin-1 tsp
  • Ground Coriander tsp
  • Green Chillies or jalapeños-2 chopped
  • Coriander leaves-1 cup chopped
  • Salt- to taste
  • Oil-to deep fry

For the Batter

  • All purpose flour-1/2 cup
  • Water-1 1/4cups

For the Coating:

  • Breadcrumbs-2 cups

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Mix the flour and water to form the batter in a bowl.Keep aside.
  • Keep the breadcrumbs/panko ready in a tray.
  • Place the beets in an aluminium foil, drizzle some olive oil and salt.Cover it and cook for about an hour, or until tender.Alternatively you can also boil them with salt until cooked
  • Peel and mash both the potatoes and beets in deep bottomed dish.
  • Mix all the ingredients except oil into the beet/potato mixture.

For the cutlets

  • Take a small amount and roll them between your palms to make oval shaped patties.
  • Dip these into the flour batter and then roll them in the breadcrumbs
  • Deep fry them in hot oil until all golden and crispy.
  • Serve them hot with Green Chutney,Ketchup or hot sauce.



 


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Comments

  3. Soni says

    Thanks Jessica,Alisha and Ruth :)I agree they are a great way to get beets into your diet and super yummy too!

  5. Magic of Spice says

    These are fantastic…such a great way to prepare beets, love it! My cooking group is doing beets this month and I need allot of “beet” inspiration 🙂 I will have to try these soon 🙂

  13. Jeanette says

    Soni,these beet cutlets look and sound delicious! I think it’s a great way to get my kids to eat more vegetables.

  16. Lovlie says

    I love beets so much but have never thought about making them into cutlets. Love the idea! They look delicious! 🙂 Will make cutlets next time I buy them!

  17. Ambika says

    Hey Soni! Thanks for visiting my page, I am so glad I could discover yours!! The beets look amazing, I love beets and this is such a brilliant way of eating them! Will come back for more, you have a new follower now!

  19. Nava.K says

    Gorgeous and crispy looking cutlets and never have I given a thought to using beets for the same reason. Brilliant idea of baking rather then deep frying the cutlets. One more recipe going on my list for me to give a try.

  21. AikoVenus says

    These are so pretty! I make similar patties to these but I also tend to mix sweet potato and regular potato too, to counter a bit of sweetness.

  22. ping says

    What a gorgeous color! Brilliant idea using beets. I love beets! Need to try this out soon. Thanks for sharing, Soni.

  27. Cucina49 says

    Those are absolutely stunning–love the color, presentation and texture. Thanks for the shout-out and I’m glad the post inspired such a gorgeous dish.