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Beetroot Cutlets

Beetroot and other vegetables cooked with Indian spices, mixed with mashed potatoes, made into patties, covered with breadcrumbs, and pan-fried to a crispy cutlet!
Course Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Beetroot (cooked)
  • 3 Potatoes (boiled and mashed)
  • 1 cup Mixed Vegetables (carrots/peas/broccoli/cauliflower/corn)
  • ½ Onion (chopped)
  • 1 Tomato (chopped)
  • 1 cup Breadcrumbs
  • Oil for frying the cutlets and for frying the masala

To grind:

  • ½ inch Ginger
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 Green chili
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds

Spices

  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri Chili powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • ½ tsp Garam Masala powder

Instructions

  • Pressure cook the beetroot, peel, chop, and keep aside.
  • Boil potatoes in Instant Pot or Pressure cooker. Peel them, mash them, and set them aside.
  • Prep all the vegetables. Chop the onion and tomatoes
  • Grind the ginger, garlic, green chili, and cumin seeds.
  • Heat oil in a pan, fry the onions till transparent, add the ground ginger, garlic, chili, and cumin seeds. Add tomatoes and spices.
  • Next, add all the vegetables including chopped beetroot. Add salt to taste.
  • Mix well, cover, and cook.
  • When the vegetables are cooked, switch off the stove.
  • After the vegetables have cooled down, add the mashed potatoes.
  • Mix and make balls out of the mixture. I got about 20.
  • Add breadcrumbs to a plate.
  • Take one ball and flatten it onto the breadcrumbs. Turn and make sure the cutlet is coated with the breadcrumbs.
  • Do this with all the cutlets. Keep them refrigerated.
  • When ready to fry, add oil to a pan. When the oil is hot, add the cutlets and fry them on both sides till golden brown.