easy vegetable chop recipe | veg chop recipe | bengali veg cutlet recipe
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 5 cutlet
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: bengali
Ingredients
for bhaja masala:
- ½ tsp cumin / jeera
- ½ tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp fennel / saunf
- 10 pepper
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 2 cloves
- 1 cardamom
- ½ inch cinnamon
- 1 dried red chilli
other ingredients:
- 2 tsp oil
- ½ tsp ginger paste
- 1 chilli (finely chopped)
- ½ tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 3 tbsp peanuts (roasted and crushed)
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
- oil for deep frying
for coating:
- 3 tbsp maida / plain flour
- 3 tbsp corn flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
Method
- firstly steam the vegetables and mash smooth.
- now in a large kadai heat 2 tsp oil and saute ½ tsp ginger paste and 1 chilli.
- further, add mashed vegetables and saute for 5 minutes.
- cook until the mixture loses its moisture and separates pan.
- now add bhaja masala,½ tsp sugar and ¼ tsp salt.
- mix well until spices are cooked well.
- furthermore add 3 tbsp roasted & crushed peanuts, 2 tbsp coriander.
- mix well, prepare cylindrical shape vegetable mixture.
- dip in maida paste coating all over, then roll in breadcrumbs.
- now deep fry in hot oil or bake in preheated oven at 180 degree celcius for 15 minutes.
- finally, enjoy veg chop with tomato sauce.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.