Thursday, June 30, 2011

Beef cutlets




Cooked beef – about 150 gm
If it is spicy enough you don’t need the following masalas (quantity according to above beef)
Red chilli powder – ½ tsp or 2 chillis
Garam masala – ½ tsp
Turmeric – a pinch
Coriander powder – ½ tsp
Add salt                            
Chop onion (not finely ) and make them golden brown in a pan of oil. Don't let it fry. Put beef and salt and masalas if reqd.
Mix for abt 5 min on low heat. Taste and see the beef if it the masalas have mixed well with it. Let it cool.
Boil and mash potato. These shouldn’t be very soft. If it is , add bread pieces so that the mixture tightens.
It is absolutely necessary that the potato veggie is devoid of excessive moisture while mixing in order for it to avoid from breaking apart while frying.

Make balls and flatten .

Dip in beaten egg which is mixed in salt and pinch of red chilli powder. Dip again in bread crumbs.


To check if oil is hot enough for frying – dip wooden spoon and if bubbles come quickly u can dip cutlets.

Crumbled Omelette!

How about jazzing up your morning omelette? :)

Here's the list to 'face the music' :

1 egg - beaten
1 tbsp bread crumbs
1/2 of a medium juicy tomato - finely chopped, the juice of the tomato gives a tangy taste
2 green chilli ,bit of onion and little bit of coriander leaves chopped. Add slat as per your taste and ofcourse the BP! ;)
Add anything else which u think makes a medium spicy omeltte. It's totaly up to you how you make your dish.

Spread just a tsp of oil on a pan ,heat it,put the well mixed above ...err...mixture,turn one side  (of the omelette,not u! :) )  within 2 minutes and enjoy!

Have it with bread or make triangles and have as snack dips in mayonnaise. Whatever,please ignore my silly jokes!! :D

Monday, June 27, 2011

Bread crumbed Chicken cutlets

With nothing much to do at my new home after marriage,it's a life of bread crumbs  ;) Well I cannot sit idle..errr...not for days at stretch and hours to kill.  After the first few weeks of blissful idleness and devil's mind been-there-done-that, I decided to be productive - to myself and to the family. Basically impress mom-in-law and revel in her appreciative smile :D  And which mom doesn't like saving food from being wasted. So bread crumbs,little chicken and good ol' spices come together in cutlets.



I got this recipe from an interesting site on unique recipes. And before you think I cut-copy-paste the entire thing here,let me tell you the former was inclined more for a bland taste. I have introduced a more spicier taste. Alternatively you can increase the spice level as per your wish.

so here's what you will need  :

Cooked chicken - make it slightly dry off the gravy ,the easier it is for you to make the cutlet balls. Chop the chicken into little pieces.
1 egg
Breadcrumbs - amount is for eg. 100 gm for 250gm chicken - basically chicken should be more
Coriander leaves - 10 leaves , reduce it if your chicken is cooked in spicy gravy
Ginger garlic paste - optional if your chicken is cooked in it already

Mix all in a food processor to a smooth,thick paste. Taste and check if the spicy/bland taste is to your liking.
Make flat balls and roll in crumbs. Do not make them heavy.

Heat oil enough to shallow fry the cutlets.
Put them gently and when both sides are the feel-good brown,take them out greedily enough!! :)

Best served with mayo,garlic sauce or good ol' ketchup.