Mushroom Cutlet

Recipe No: 177

• Mushrooms…………………….…350 grams (approximately 4 cups chopped)
• Oil………………………………..…..2 Tablespoons
• Onion chopped fine…………….1 Cup
• Indian Green Chilly……………2 (chopped fine)
• Ginger Garlic paste…………….2 Teaspoons
• Turmeric Powder……………….1/2 Teaspoon
• Pepper Powder…………………..1/2 Teaspoon
• Garam Masala Powder……….1/3 Teaspoon
• Coriander Leaves chopped….2 Tablespoons
• Salt as needed
• Potato……………………………...2 small (approximately 1 1/4- 1 ½ Cup mashed)
• Egg………………………………....1 (Beat with a Tablespoon of Water)
• Bread Crumbs…………………..1/2 – ¾ Cup
• Oil for deep frying

Method of Preparation

1. Heat Oil in a pan on medium heat and saute Onion and Green Chilly till they are translucent.
2. Add Ginger Garlic paste and saute till the raw smell is gone.
3. Add chopped Mushrooms and fry till it is slightly browned for about 10 minutes on medium heat. By this time all the Water will come out of the Mushrooms and they will be reduced a lot.
4. Add Salt, Turmeric Powder, Pepper Powder and Garam Masala Powder and saute for a minute.
5. Sprinkle the Coriander Leaves and switch off the heat.
6. Add boiled and mashed Potatoes to the Mushroom mixture and mix  till everything is combined well. Add more Salt and Pepper if needed at this stage.
7. Divide this mixture into 12 equal portions and make it into desired shapes.
8. Dip the cutlets in Egg and roll in Bread Crumbs.
9. Heat at least an inch of Oil in a pan on high heat and fry the Cutlets until golden brown and serve hot.

Notes:

• Mushrooms tend to absorb a lot of Oil like a sponge while sauteing. But once sauteed, it will give out some of that Oil. So don’t add more than 3 tablespoons of Oil in total , otherwise, the mixture will become too oily.
• Try to chop Mushrooms into small pieces.
• Add Salt only after the Mushrooms had reduced or there are chances that you may misjudge the amount of Salt seeing the huge amount of Mushrooms which will actually reduce considerably.
• The Cutlets should be immersed in Oil while frying. If you use less Oil the temperature of the Oil will drop once you put the Cutlets which results in over absorption of Oil by the Cutlets.
• If in any case Oil is only coming up to the sides of the Cutlets, then temperature will increase in the portion of the Cutlet lying in the Oil. This will cause cracks in between these two portions. So a way to avoid this is to turn the Cutlet over after 30 seconds of putting it in hot Oil  so that the temperature will be even on both sides which will prevent a lot of cracking.
• Please use Mushrooms as fresh as possible.

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