Paneer & Poha Cutlets

Ingredients

2 medium sized potatoes (boiled, peeled & mashed)

1 cup poha or beaten rice

200 gms paneer

2 green chillies finely chopped

1 inch piece ginger finely chopped

1 small onion finely chopped

½ tsp jeera powder

¼ tsp red chilli powder

½ tsp garam masala powder

Few coriander leaves finely chopped

2 slices of white bread

1 pinch of boondi colour (optional)

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Procedure

In a large bowl put mashed potatoes, mashed paneer and poha that has been soaked in water for just a minute or two and squeezed out.  Add onion, ginger, green chillies, all the dry spices.  Soak the two slices of bread in a bowl of water, squeeze out and add to the ingredients in the bowl.  Add salt, coriander leaves and mix well into a well-blended dough.  Make balls (slightly larger than a table tennis ball).  Flatten each into round cutlets or shape them to have a tear-shape.  Heat a few tsps of oil in a non-stick pan and place four – six cutlets at a time.   Fry on medium flame till golden brown on both sides.  Serve hot with coriander and mint chutney, tomato ketchup or chilli sauce or onion rings and lemon slices.