Vegetable Birds nest Cutlet

Vegetable Birds Nest cutlet

Makes about 25 patties

7 boiled potatoes

1 cup boiled green peas

2 cube ginger

6-8 cloves garlic

2 green chilies

2 onion

( finely chop onion, garlic ginger and green chillies)

1 tsp each salt, sugar, fennel powder, dry mint, cumin powder, coriander powder, black or white pepper, red chili powder.

2 tsp dry mango powder or juice of 1 lemon.

1/2 cup cilantro 

2 tbs oil

Oil for frying

1 pack super fine vermicelli to coat patties.

For dipping batter

1/2 cup all purpose or Maida flour.

11/2 cup water and salt.

Mix flour, salt  and water and form a dipping batter.

Heat oil and sauté onion ginger garlic mix for 8-10 minutes. Add all dry ingredients and turn gas off. Add mashed potatoes and cilantro to onion mix. Keep this potato stuffing aside for 20 minutes. Make round cutlet shaped patties.

Heat oil in frying pan. Dip the patties one by one in the batter and coat with vermicelli. Deep fry the patties on medium heat. They cook really fast in about a minute or so. Scoop hole in the center and place peas in them. Serve with chutney and ketchup.