Chicken Cutlets

Chicken Cutlets

 

 

Ingredients

  1. Boneless chicken – 250 gm , cut into small pieces
  2. Potato – 2 medium sized
  3. Onion – 1/2 – 3/4 cup, finely chopped
  4. Thai Green chillies chopped very fine – 6-7 (You can skip it and use 1 tsp chilly powder instead)
  5. Ginger, finely chopped – 2 tbsp
  6. Garlic, finely chopped – 2 tbsp
  7. Curry leaves – Few, chopped
  8. Lemon juice – 2 tsp
  9. Coriander leaves – 3 tbsp, chopped
  10. Pepper powder – 1 ½ tsp
  11. Garam masala powder – 2tsp
  12. Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
  13. Salt – to taste
  14. Egg white – of 2 eggs
  15. Bread crumbs -Around 1/2 cup
  16. Oil – For deep-frying

This yields around 20-25 cutlets

Method

1. Marinate the chicken pieces with turmeric, salt, pepper powder(1/2 tsp), chopped ginger and garlic(1/2 tsp each) for around 1 hr. Pressure cook for 1-2 whistles. Set aside to cool.

2. Mince the cooked chicken.

3. Cook the potatoes and mash it well with little salt and turmeric.

4. Heat oil in a pan and add the chopped onion. Sauté until light brown.

5. Add the chopped green chillies, ginger and garlic. Sauté until their raw smell is gone.

6. Add the pepper powder, garam masala powder and salt.

7. Now add the minced chicken and potatoes. Mix well and add lemon juice, coriander leaves and curry leaves. Check for salt and add more if needed. Stir until the moisture content is completely gone.

8. When it cools down make small balls out of it.

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9. Beat the egg white and add little salt to it.

10. Flatten the balls to desired shapes. Dip them in the egg-white and then in the bread crumbs.

11. Heat oil in a pan and deep / shallow fry the cutlets.

Cutlets

12. Serve warm with tomato ketchup or challas / sallas (onion salad, recipe below).

Tips:

  1. You can refrigerate the flattened balls dipped in egg white and bread crumbs for 2 days or can even freeze them.
  2. You can add little bread crumbs/ maida  if the cutlet breaks while frying or if it doesn’t hold shape.
  3. You can also use store bought mashed potatoes.
  4. Instead of chicken you can also use beef.

Kerala Style Chicken Cutlets

Challas (Onion Salad)

 

Ingredients

Onion – 1 medium, thinly sliced

Green chilies – 2 , sliced into very thin rounds

Vinegar – 1 tsp

Salt – To taste

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Squeeze out the juices well using your fingers. Serve chilled with cutlets, chicken fry, fish fry etc.

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Maya Akhil

Wife, Mother, Blogger and above all, an ardent lover of good food. I cook, serve, and eat with almost the same passion. The divine aroma that fills the kitchen when I cook or bake is simply what keeps me going!

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