Bread cutlet - party starters and easy snacks recipe

It is a delicious and hearty Indian snack which can be served as a starter, appetizer or simply evening snack. This easy bread cutlet recipe uses bread, mashed potatoes, boiled green peas and few veggies and uses shallow fry technique to make them stomach filling and healthy.

Ingredients

For Bread Cutlets

- 2 big bread slices
- 1 tsp roughly chopped ginger (adrak)
- 2 tsp roughly chopped garlic (lehsun)
- 1 1/2 tsp roughly chopped green chillies
- 1 cup boiled and mashed potatoes
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onions
- 1/4 cup grated carrot
- 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs for rolling
- 4 tbsp oil

For Serving With Bread Cutlets

- green chutney
- tomato ketchup

Method

For bread cutlets

1. To make bread cutlets, combine the ginger, garlic and green chillies in a mortal pestle (khalbatta) and coarsely crush it. Keep aside.

2. Soak the bread slices in enough water in a deep bowl for 1 minute.

3. Squeeze out all the excess water from the bread slice, crumble them and place them in a deep bowl.

4. Add the prepared paste, potatoes, onions, carrot, coriander and salt and mix very well.

5. Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions.

6. Shape each portion into a ball and flatten it slightly to make a cutlet.

7. Roll them in the bread crumbs till they are coated from all the sides.

8. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a broad non-stick pan, place 5 cutlets and cook on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.

9. Repeat step 8 to cook 5 more cutlets.

10. Serve the bread cutlets immediately with green chutney and tomato ketchup.