rava cutlet recipe | suji cutlet | veg sooji cutlet with leftover upma with detailed photo and video recipe. simple and easy cutlets or snack recipe made with semolina or rava and other vegetables. ideally these cutlets are made with upma rava or bombay semolina and deep fried with till crisp. these sooji cutlet can also be treated as crunchy patties or as tikki’s and can be stuffed between sandwiches and burgers.
i have shared a couple of cutlets recipe till now, but this recipe of suji cutlet recipe is my personal favourite recipe. there are 2 main reasons for this. the first one being is the way it is prepared. these cutlets can be easily prepared with leftover morning breakfast’s upma or uppittu. ideally on a weekend morning, i prepare upma or tomato upma for my brunch and end up preparing more so that i can use it for either rava cutlet of rava pakoda. secondly it turns out to be ultra soft and crisp when deep fried or pan fried. hence i also use it as patties to stuff between my sandwich recipes or even burger recipes. and this can be even used for my breakfast or tiffin box recipes.
furthermore some important tips, recommendations and even serving suggestions for this rava cutlet recipe. firstly, i have actually prepared the rava upma recipe for this cutlet recipe. alternatively you can use left over upma, rava khichdi or even rava pongal recipe for this sooji cutlet recipe. secondly, if you are preparing it from scratch, use only bombay rava or coarse rava for best results. i do not recommend to use chiroti rava or fine rava and you may not be able to form the shape. lastly, these crunchy cutlets can be served as it without any dips or sides. however it also tastes great when served with green chutney or tomato ketchup.
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rava cutlet recipe | suji cutlet recipe | veg sooji cutlet with leftover upma
Ingredients
for upma:
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 green chilli, finely chopped
- 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp onion, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp carrot, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp corn
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 2 tbsp peas / matar
- ¼ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- 2 tbsp peas / matar
- ½ tsp aamchur / dry mango powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup rava / semolina / sooji
- 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
other ingredients:
- ¼ cup corn flour
- ¼ tsp pepper, crushed
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup water
- 7 cashew / kaju, whole
- oil for deep frying
Instructions
- prepare the patties from upma and keep aside.
- now mix ¼ cup corn flour, ¼ tsp pepper, ¼ tsp salt and ¼ cup water and prepare a smooth flowing consistency batter.
- dip in corn flour batter covering both sides.
- then roll in bread crumbs on both the sides.
- place a whole cashew in centre and press gently.
- deep fry, shallow fry or pan fry the patties in hot oil. alternatively, preheat and bake at 180 degree celsius for 25 minutes.
- flip and fry both the sides on medium flame till it turns golden and crisp.
- finally, drain over kitchen paper to remove excess oil and serve rava cuttlet with tomato sauce.
how to make rava cutlet with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tsp oil and saute 1 green chilli and 1 inch ginger.
- also saute 3 tbsp onion for a minute.
- additionally, saute 3 tbsp carrot, 2 tbsp corn and 2 tbsp peas. saute well.
- further saute ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp garam masala, ¼ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp chaat masala, ½ tsp aamchur and ½ tsp salt.
- now add 1 cup water and mix well.
- get to vigorous boil and mix well.
- keeping the flame on low start adding rava slowly, stirring continuously in another hand.
- this helps to prevent from any lumps formation and rava absorbs water.
- cover and simmer on low flame for 5 minutes or till upma is cooked well.
- add in coriander leaves and mix well. allow the mixture to cool slightly.
- further prepare the patties from upma and keep aside.
- now mix ¼ cup corn flour, ¼ tsp pepper, ¼ tsp salt and ¼ cup water and prepare a smooth flowing consistency batter.
- dip in corn flour batter covering both sides.
- then roll in bread crumbs on both the sides.
- place a whole cashew in centre and press gently.
- deep fry, shallow fry or pan fry the patties in hot oil. alternatively, preheat and bake at 180 degree celsius for 25 minutes.
- flip and fry both the sides on medium flame till it turns golden and crisp.
- finally, drain over kitchen paper to remove excess oil and serve rava cuttlet with tomato sauce.
notes:
- firstly, use roasted rava if you are scared of turning upma sticky.
- also, add vegetables of your choice to make it more nutritious.
- additionally, double coat bread crumbs for more crispy cutlet.
- finally, rava cuttlet recipe taste great when served hot and crispy.
Instead of deep fry could you pan fry or bake it in the oven?
definitely..
Sooji is not gluten free
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