09 July 2014

Chicken Cutlet

Ingredients 

2 1/2 cup cooked and minced chicken(Refer notes) 
1 potato (medium sized)
1 Egg 
1 Cup bread crumbs
1 Cup finely chopped onion
1 tbsp Ginger minced 
1 tbsp garlic minced
5 green chillies (or to taste)
1 sprig curry leaves 
11/2 tsp pepper powder
1 tsp Garam masala
1/4 tsp turmeric powder 
Salt

Directions

Boil and mash the potatoes. Beat the egg and keep it aside.Heat oil in a pan. Saute onion till soft. Add ginger, garlic, green chilies and curry leaves.Add pepper powder and garam masala followed by chicken and saute well.Stir until the moisture content is completely gone. Now switch off the flame and add potatoes.when the mixture is cool enough to touch, make small balls with the mixture and roll into desired shapes.Dip each cutlet in egg & roll with bread crumbs. Deep fry in oil. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Notes :
Cook the chicken with 1/2 tsp pepper powder, turmeric powder , and salt.
If the mixture is moist and not holding the shape add little amount of bread crumbs and try again.
If the proportion of chicken and potato is not correct there is chance of breaking the balls and also make sure that you cut all the ingredients very finely.
You can use lids to make the shape perfect.

Njerinjil Water-

800ml vellathil oru spoon ettu thilapiche Elam choodode 2 allel 3 thavanayayi kudikkam