Beef Cutlet

Cutlets are famous appetizers and would be present without fail as part of most non veg menus in kerala. My hubby would be waiting for me to finish frying and by the time I am done with all , half of them would be disappeared from the plate :). Its a bit time consuming task, but it is well worth the effort. So here goes my version of the same ..  

Ingredients

Beef - 1lb
Potatoes - 1 medium sized
Onion - 1 cup finely chopped
Green chillies - 4 finely chopped
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
Pepper Powder - 2 teaspoon
Chilly Powder - 1.5 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 teaspoonMeat Masala - 2 tablespoon
Coriander Powder - 1 teaspoonOil - 2 tablespoon + 1 cup for deep frying.
Salt - to taste
Egg - 2
Bread Crumbs - 1 cup

Method

Boil the potatoes in pressure cooker until 4 whistles. Peel of the skin and mash it nicely with spoon or hand. Make sure that there are no lumps. Cut the beef into cubes of one inch length. Soak in vinegar for 10 minutes and wash the pieces thoroughly and drain it. In a pressure cooker put the beef pieces and add 1 teaspoon of pepper powder , a pinch of salt and turmeric powder and cook till 2 whistles on medium heat. Allow it to cool. Open the pressure cooker and if there is any water left out in the meat , heat it until the pieces are dry. Mince the pieces in blender or food processor. Mix together the mashed potatoes and minced meet. Heat a bottom wide pan and add 2 tablespoons of oil. When the oil is hot, add the chopped onions and green chillies. Saute them until the onions are translucent . Add ginger garlic paste and saute till onions are golden brown in color. Add all the remaining masala powders and saute till the raw smell goes . Add the potato-meet mixture and mix well. Add salt to taste and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes until the masala is fully incorporated. Allow it to cool down for 5 minutes. Now to make bread crumbs, u can either buy the crumbs or as I did u can grind the tea rusk to a medium coarse powder. Also beat the eggs well and keep it aside( I used only egg white) . Make lemon sized balls of the meat mix and shape it in to round or oval . Dip each ball in egg mix and then roll in the bread crumbs and keep it in a plate. Continue the process with all the balls. Now heat one cup of oil in pan and  deep fry the cutlets in medium heat till both sides are golden brown. Drain them in paper towel and serve hot with sauce :)


Note : You can also use shredded or minced beef instead, that will save you a lot of time.