Egg cutlet

 

Facts:

In India cutlets refer to mashed vegetables or cooked meat/prawns/fish (with spices), that is fried with a coating of flour/ bread crumbs and eggs. Whereas in most parts of the world, cutlet means a thin slice of meat from chicken, veal or pork, usually cut from the legs or ribs. And the dishes made from these slices are also called as cutlets.

Introduction:

             I got this recipe from a tamil cookbook " palsuvai  malar ". My early years of experimenting different recipes were with the help of this book. I call this egg cutlet as "Indian scotch eggs", because it looks  somewhat  similar , with a crispy outer coating and soft inner filling. But instead of wrapping the egg in sausage meat , mashed  potatoes are used in this cutlet. It  is perfect for an evening snack, with ketchup or mint chutney. Enjoy cooking this recipe....

Egg cutlet                                                            Cuisine: Indian                                                                  Recipe category: snacks
prep time:15 min   Cooking time:15 min Serves:4
Ingredients:
Potatoes (large)	2 (boiled and mashed)
Eggs	2 (boiled and cut into half)
Onions(medium)	1 (chopped)
Chilly powder	1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves	1 tbsp ( chopped)
Salt	1/4 tsp or according to taste
For coating:
Bread crumbs	1/2 cup
Egg	1 ( beaten with a pinch of salt)
For frying:
Oil	3 tbsp

Method:

• Boil and mash the potatoes
• To it add chopped onions, chopped coriander leaves, chilly powder and salt
• Mix everything together
• Divide it into 4 equal portions Keep it aside
• For the coating, beat the egg with a pinch of salt
• Take a small greased plate place one portion of the potato mix and flatten it
• Place the egg on it and cover the egg completely with the potato mix
• Now dip it in the egg and roll it over the bread crumbs
• Heat oil in a tawa and shallow fry the cutlets in low flame
• After 2 min flip and fry the other side of the cutlet , carefully
• Remove from tawa after 2 min
• Serve with tomato sauce or mint chutney

Notes:

• You can shallow fry or deep fry the cutlets.
• Instead of chilly powder you can add pepper powder or minced green chillies\
• You can use whole eggs instead of slicing the egg into half.