Poha Cutlet

Submitted by Shinjini Ghatak Nov 09, 2013 No comments 16,517 views 0 fav

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Flat rice cutlets with cashew nuts and spices

Prep time 15 mins

Cook time 15 mins

Serves 4

CuisineMaharashtra

CourseSnacks

DifficultyEasy

DietaryVegetarian

Main Ingredients Poha

Poha Cutlet is an easy and quick to make snack which is popular during teatime. This cutlet is soft and delicious and is made with easily available ingredients.

Ingredients

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1 cup flat rice soaked in water for 5 minutes and drained
2 tbsp chopped cashew nuts
1 onion roughly chopped
¼ cup chopped coriander leaves
3 medium potatoes boiled and grated
1 green chilli minced
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp red chilli powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp chaat masala
juice of ½ lemon
salt to taste
1 tbsp oil for shallow frying

Poha Cutlet Ingredients

Steps

In a pan heat 1 tbsp oil and add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds. As soon as they start to crackle add the onions.
Sauté till they are soft and translucent. Add the turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
Sauté till they are fried . This will take about a minute.
Remove and keep aside.
In a large bowl, add the soaked and drained flat rice, grated boiled potatoes, cashew nuts, fried onion mixture, coriander leaves, green chilli, chaat masala, juice of half a lemon and salt.
Mix well and form a soft dough.
Take a handful of mixture and form smalls rounds. Repeat for entire mixture and keep aside.
In a frying pan, heat oil for shallow frying.
Fry each round till golden brown on each side.
Serve hot