Karnataka Special Cuisine------Veggi Cutlet

Its one of the mouthwatering appetizer in India ,prepared by all parts of India probably.From spicy type to mild type you can prepare according to your taste. You can use as much vegetable  as you want.Many people make this by deep frying it,but i just shallow fry the same.It is served hot with sweet and sour sauces/ketchup.Still i remember when we used to travel to our native in train,just one time they used to bring this veggi cutlet and we used to wait whole day for it.that cutlet used to taste really good.so when ever i prepare cutlet it reminds me of that train cutlet.
Ingredients:

• 2-3 potatoes
• 1/4 cup carrot finely diced
• 1/4 cup french beans trimmed and snapped
• 1/4 cup peas
• 1/4 cup corn
• 1/4 cup cauliflower/any suitable vegetable(optional)
• 1 small onion
• 1" ginger
• 1-3 green chilies
• coriander leaves chopped
• salt
• 1 tsp chat masala
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 coriander powder
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1-2  slice bread
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• seasoning
• 3 tsp oil
• 1 tsp jeera(cumin seeds)

Method:
Wash and cut all the vegetable.Pressure cook all the vegetables sprinkling little salt on them.you can cook this vegetable in microwave too.after the vegetables are cooked drain the vegetables completely.
Wash and pressure cook potatoes whole.same way you can cook potatoes in microwave too.
Take a bowl,put all the vegetable,peel and add boiled potatoes too.try to mash everything .
Take a pan put oil and cumin seeds,when jeera is roasted add finely chopped onions,ginger,coriander leaves,cut green chilies and stir them till onion turns red.
Now add turmeric powder,red chili powder,coriander powder,salt,sugar(optional) and stir them properly.
Finally add the vegetable mixer,stir them thoroughly ,add chat masala and mix it properly.after 2 minutes of stirring switch off the flame.

when the mixer is cooled off take this in a mixing bowl and  mix it properly.
Take bread slice,remove brown part of it.put this in the bowl of water and squeeze water from the bread.
Add this wet bread into the vegetable mixer,and mix it properly.make small golf size balls of the mixer.

Take bread crumbs in a plate.put this balls in the bread crumbs and try to flatten the balls to make 2" round shape.after the patties is covered with bread crumbs start frying the same.

In small batches shallow fry these cutlets on the griddle.fry till cutlet turns brown on both sides/cooked on both sides.

Serve this hot with sweet and sour Tamarind chutney,ketchup/mint chutney.enjoy!