RAW BANANA CUTLET

Ingredients :-

• Raw Banana - 2 Cups(peeled,boiled & mashed)
• Green Peas - 1 Cup(boiled & mashed)
• Coriander Leaves Chopped - 1/2 Cup
• Green Chilli Paste - 2 Tsp.(as per taste)
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 Tsp.
• Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 Tsp.
• Aamchur Powder - 1/4 Tsp.
• Turmeric Powder - 1/8 Tsp.
• Whole Cashews for decorating
• Salt as per taste
• Oil for deep frying - 300 ml

Method to Prepare :-

• In a bowl mix in the mashed raw banana & green peas,add in chopped coriander, green chilli paste,coriander powder,red chilli powder,aamchur powder,turmeric & salt ,mix well to form a ball
• Lightly grease your hands,make an oval or round shape and keep it aside.
• Press in a whole cashew each into each cutlet
• Heat enough oil for frying & start frying 5-6 at a time
• When both sides of cutlets are golden brown, remove from the oil.
• Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Tips :- This cutlets can  either be shallow fried in a flat pan with lesser oil.

ALOO PARATHA

Ingredients :
 For the Dough:

• Atta - 250 gms
• Oil - 1 Tsp.
• Water as per requirement
• Salt as per taste 

For the filling:

• Potatoes(Boiled,peeled & mashed) -300 Gms
• Onion finely chopped - 1 Small
• Chopped coriander-1/2 cup
• Chilli Powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Coriander powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 Tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1/4 Tsp
• AamchurPowder - 1/4 Tsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1 pinch
• Salt as per taste

Method to Prepare:
Dough:

• Take the atta in a bowl,add in the salt and knead the dough with sufficient water,knead well with a little oil & keep it covered for some time

 Filling:

• To the boiled & peeled potatoes,add in all the filling ingredients and mix well.
• Now heat a flat pan/tawa
• Take a 2 small balls of dough and roll it into a small discs,fill one of it with a small  portion of the filling and place the other disc over it,sealing the edges firmly (keep the quantity of dough & filling equal for each paratha)
• Now take a greased/non-stick plastic sheet roll the paratha dough into a bigger disc
• Invert the rolled paratha onto a hot tawa,fry on both sides evenly by brushing on ghee/oil
• Serve hot with Pickles & Curd
• Makes about 8 small sized parathas

Sweet Corn Cutlets

Ingredients :

• Sweet Corn - 100 gms (Frozen sweet corn can be used )
• Boiled potato - 300 gms
• Spinach - 1 small bunch
• Coriander - 1 small bunch
• Corn flour - 3 Tsps
• Red chilli powder - 1 Tsp
• Aamchur powder - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds  - 1 tsp
• Oil
• Salt as per taste

Method to prepare :

• In a bowl add in the sweet corn,boiled & mashed potato,chopped spinach,chopped coriander,corn flour,red chilli powder,aamchur powder,cumin seeds & salt
• Mix all the ingredients well
• Now make small flat patties in any shape of your choice
• Heat a flat pan ,brush the cutlet with oil on all sides and start frying them on both sides on very low flame till golden brown & crispy on both sides
• Serve hot with tomato ketchup / Mint chutney

Tips :

• Sweet corn can be kept in boiling water for 5 minutes so that they become fresh & tender 
• Cornflour will help in binding all the ingredients together      
• This snack does not absorb much oil

Fried Florets

                                               Fried Florets  -- Best snacks for a starter
 

Ingredients :

Cauliflower - 1 large flower
Cornflour - 50 Gms
Maida - 100 Gms
Aamchur / Chaat Masala Powder - 1 Tsp
Pepper Powder - 1/2 Tsp
Oil for deep frying
Salt to taste

Method to cook:

• Cut the cauliflower into small flowers,wash and soak in boiling water with a little salt for about 5 minutes and drain the water in strainer completely

• Make a batter with cornflour,maida,masala powder,pepper powder,salt and water to make it into a coating consistency

• Heat about 300ml oil in a frying pan

• Dip each floret in the batter and drop it in oil, fry till golden color and drain out excess oil on tissue paper

Serve hot with tomato ketchup