Moghlai Cutlets
The ingredients are roasted before boiling in order to remove the raw taste from them. It gives a better flavour when lightly roasted.
Ingredients
For the mince
- Gram dhal ยพ cup
- Mince ยผ kg
- Coconut (dry) 2 Tbsp (roasted and ground to a fine powder)
- Dhania powder 1 Tbsp (roasted)
- Thilli 1 Tbsp (roasted and powdered)
- Turmeric powder ยฝ tsp
- Spices Cardamom 3, Cinnamon 2 pieces, cloves 3 (coarse powder)
- Eggs 2 nos. (the whites should be separated from the yolks. The whites should be beaten to a foamy consistency and then add the yellows. This is an egg bath to fry the cutlets in).
To be mixed with the mince after it is cooked and ground
- Onion 1 (coarsely minced)
- Curry leaves 3 stalks (minced)
- Green chillies 3 nos. (minced)
- Coriander 1 bunch (minced)
- Mint/Pudina 2 stalks (minced)
- Limes 2 (small)
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash the mince thoroughly and put it in a cooker.
- To this add the washed gram dhal.
- Add the coconut, dhania, thilli, spices and Turmeric powder powders to the mince.
- Add enough water to cook all the above for 5-6 whistles.
- Switch off the gas and let the steam remain in the cooker for 5 minutes.
- Then open the cooker cover and dry up the mince thoroughly till gets slightly browned at the bottom.
- Switch off the gas. Keep it to cool thoroughly.
- Grind this mixture in a blender by adding a little water. Do not add too much water at this stage. The blended mixture should be able to form into a ball.
- Now add all the cut vegetables to the mince mixture.
- Add salt and lime juice and mix thoroughly.
- Taste to see if the salt is enough, if not add some more.
- Now take a fist full of this mixture and form into oval shaped cutlets.
- Form all the cutlets into the shape and keep aside.
- Put on the pan and add oil.
- Dip the cutlets in the beaten egg wash and shallow fry in hot oil.
- Turn the cutlets on all sides to get it evenly fried.
- Once done, drain and remove from the pan.
Notes
- This recipe uses considerable amount of oil for frying because the gram dhal sucks up the oil.ย
- If egg remains, fry it in a tsp of oil on the pan.ย To this egg a little cutlet mixture to get a tasty omelet.
- If the mixture is not tangy, add the juice of half a lime and mix well.
- Cutlets taste good with chappatis
- This is a stand alone recipe and cannot be combined with other vegetables as can be done with potato cutlet mince mixture.ย
