Sunday, March 18, 2007

Chicken Cutlets

Ingredients

Grounded chicken - 1 lb
Onion - 1/2 (large sized, chopped)
Potatoes - 2 (boiled and mashed)
Green chillies - 3 (chopped)
Ginger garlic paste - 1tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
Garam masala - 1/2tsp
Egg - 1 (separated)
Bread crumbs - as needed
Oil - As needed

Method

Wash grounded chicken by placing it the running water.Drain the water.In pan , saute this grounded chicken with little salt and turmeric powder.Saute well till the chiken is cooked through.In the mean time, boil and mash the poatatoes well.In another pan, heat 1 tbsp oil and fry onions, green chillies until onions are soft.Add gg paste to this and saute till raw smell goes.Add mashed potatoes to this and add garam masala,salt and chicken.Switch off the heat when the raw smell is gone.Mix everything very well and add egg yolk to it.Let the mixture cool a bit.After cooling down, shape it into hearts using a cookie cutter.Take each cutlet and roll it in the beated egg white and then roll it in the bread crumbs.Shallow fry these in hot oil.You can also bake them in the oven at 450 degrees for about 10-12 min.s or until golden brown.






Zucchini Thepla

This is my entry for Coffee's MBP - Let's roll.I tried this delicious and little spicy thepla's from Trupti's The Spice who loved me.Came out very good and a big thanks to Trupti's for sharing this.I served these thepla's with spicy mango pickle.

14 comments:

USHA said...

Hey Maheswari....what a lovely dishes and presentation too...

Ahh...i am tempted alot after seeing heart shape cutlet pa....The roti looks good...

Anonymous said...

Lovely entry Maheshwari!!!!! I was planning to make them too!!! :) Thanks dear. :)

Viji said...

Nice dishes and good presentation Mahi. Tepla looks perfect. Viji

FH said...

I made Chicken cutlets too but western way not Indian.Thepla looks great,guess what I selected for Coffee?!;D (Aroma)

Mishmash ! said...

I follow the same recipe for cutlets and guess what, my mother makes 'em in this shape :) Hey, Belated Anniversary wishes :)

Shn

Sharmi said...

Nice entry Mahi!! the cutlets look good too!!
cheers
sharmi

J said...

Nice entry! Nice cutlets too. Mouth watering.

TNL said...

Lovely heart shaped cutlets...and theplas too! Glad you liked them,
I am going to mail you my AFAM entry tonight...it's baking in the oven now!! :)

trupti

Anonymous said...

Hi:
Where do you get the heart shaped cookie cutter? I have looked in Target. Could not fine it. please let me know
Priya

Unknown said...

Priya i got this cookie cutter from
Micheals , a craft store.You can look it in the cake deco or baking section.

Anonymous said...

Hi Maheswari,
Just came across your blog. You have a lot of very interesting recipes. Great job! You just made menu planning a whole lot easier for me!

Bong Mom said...

Maheshwari
The cutlets look real cute
Though I make it with more masala, never shaped them this way

Kajal said...

Hi Maheshwari,
I miss so many things. After a long time I comment you. You have done so many good dishes. I love hear shaped cutlets……….and also love your theplas. Thanks for sharing
-Kajal

Anonymous said...

Thank you Maheswari for answering my question. I will go to Michaels for the cookie cutter.
Have a great weekend!
Priya