vegetable nuggets recipe | veggie nuggets recipe | nuggets veg | nuggets veggie with detailed photo and video recipe. tasty and simple savoury snack recipe made with mixed vegetables. it is an ideal party starter snack or an appetiser which tastes amazing when served with a hint of green chutney or tomato sauce. the recipe is an extension to the popular meat-based nuggets or particularly chicken nuggets for non-meat or vegetarians.
i have posted quite a few non-meat nuggets recipe which was primarily based on one hero ingredient. it was either paneer based or potato-based nuggets. but this time i have come up with a unique and more flavoured no meat-based nuggets – vegetable nuggets recipe. the beauty of this recipe is the combination of multiple vegetables which does not overpower each other. all the flavour, taste and richness of each vegetable is preserved while shaping and deep-frying. thus making an ideal snack for those kids who hate consuming vegetables directly or crave for something fancy. these snacks can also be served to old age audience as it not only satisfies the snack quench but also supplies all required nutrients.
anyway, some important tips, suggestions and variations for a crisp and tasty vegetable nuggets recipe. firstly, in this recipe, i have used panko bread crumbs for the extra crispiness and also to hold the shape and texture of the nuggets. as an alternative, you can also use crushed rusk powder, crushed oats and also medium-sized semolina for the coating. secondly, i have deep-fried these nuggets in a medium-sized deep-frying wok. you can either pan fry or even shallow fry to make it healthy and less oily. lastly, there isn’t any hard and fast rule to shape these nuggets and can be made to any desired shape as you wish.
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Ingredients
for vegetable mixture:
- ½ carrot, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp cabbage, finely chopped
- 4 beans, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp corn, boiled / frozen
- 2 tbsp peas / matar
- ½ capsicum, finely chopped
- 2 potato, boiled & mashed
- 2 tbsp paneer / cottage cheese, grated
- ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
- ¼ tsp pepper powder
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- ½ tsp mixed herbs
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup bread crumbs
other ingredients:
- 2 tbsp corn flour
- 2 tbsp maida / plain flour
- ¼ tsp pepper powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup water
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
Instructions
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ½ carrot, 2 tbsp cabbage, 4 beans, 2 tbsp corn, 2 tbsp peas and ½ capsicum.
- also add 2 potato, 2 tbsp paneer and ½ tsp ginger garlic paste.
- further, add ¼ tsp pepper powder, ½ tsp chilli flakes, ½ tsp mixed herbs, ½ tsp chaat masala and ½ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure all the vegetables are well combined.
- now add ¼ cup bread crumbs and mix well.
- mash and mix forming a soft dough.
- to prepare corn flour slurry, take 2 tbsp corn flour, 2 tbsp maida, ¼ tsp pepper powder and ½ tsp salt.
- mix well with ¼ cup water forming a smooth batter.
- now pinch a small ball sized vegetable mixture and shape well.
- dip in corn flour slurry coating uniformly.
- now roll into panko bread crumbs to get crispy outer covering.
- deep fry in hot oil keeping the flame on medium.
- stir occasionally, without breaking the nuggets.
- fry until the vegetable nuggets turn crispy and golden brown.
- drain off over kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
- finally, enjoy vegetable nuggets with tomato sauce.
how to make veggie nuggets with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ½ carrot, 2 tbsp cabbage, 4 beans, 2 tbsp corn, 2 tbsp peas and ½ capsicum.
- also add 2 potato, 2 tbsp paneer and ½ tsp ginger garlic paste.
- further, add ¼ tsp pepper powder, ½ tsp chilli flakes, ½ tsp mixed herbs, ½ tsp chaat masala and ½ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure all the vegetables are well combined.
- now add ¼ cup bread crumbs and mix well.
- mash and mix forming a soft dough.
- to prepare corn flour slurry, take 2 tbsp corn flour, 2 tbsp maida, ¼ tsp pepper powder and ½ tsp salt.
- mix well with ¼ cup water forming a smooth batter.
- now pinch a small ball sized vegetable mixture and shape well.
- dip in corn flour slurry coating uniformly.
- now roll into panko bread crumbs to get crispy outer covering.
- deep fry in hot oil keeping the flame on medium.
- stir occasionally, without breaking the nuggets.
- fry until the vegetable nuggets turn crispy and golden brown.
- drain off over kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
- finally, enjoy vegetable nuggets with tomato sauce.
notes:
- firstly, adjust the amount of beadcrumbs based on the moisture of vegetables.
- also, if the nuggets break-in oil, do not panic. add a tbsp of more breadcrumbs to vegetable mixture and shape.
- additionally, add vegetables of your choice to make it nutritious.
- finally, vegetable nuggets recipe tastes great when served hot and crispy.