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Poha Cutlet

Poha Cutlet

Name: Poha Cutlet
Total time: 1 min 29 s
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 0.5 teaspoons Garam Masala; 0.5 teaspoons Amchur Powder; 30 g Peanut (with Skin); 1 cup White Poha; 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder; 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder; 0.5 teaspoons Jaggery; 3 teaspoons Refined Oil; 1 teaspoon Salt; 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds; 2 units Potato; 1 unit Carrot-regular; 50 g French Beans; 50 g Peeled Green Peas; 1 unit Onion; 6 g Coriander Leaves; 2 units Green Chillies; 6 pieces Curry Leaves; 1 unit Lemon

Time40 Min

DifficultyIntermediate

Serves5

Poha cutlet is a delicious Indian appetizer that's served to kids for breakfast and school lunches. Beaten rice is fried until golden crisp and mixed with vegetables and toppings of any choice. The patties have a breaded coating on top and what many love about the humble Poha Cutlet is how crunchy and tasty it is. There are several variations of the recipe out there but ours comes close to Poha cu ... tlet restaurant-style. If you're thinking of making homemade burger patties, you'll find our recipe to be a good natural fit. You can use mashed potatoes for the filling or sauteed vegetables depending on your preferences for these cutlets. We've created a Poha cutlet video just for you which shows how to make Poha cutlet at home. You won't be requiring a lot of time in the kitchen and also be getting much of the Poha cutlet benefits that nutritionists talk about as our ingredients are completely natural and unprocessed. You can garnish these cutlets with chopped curry or coriander leaves for an added punch. It brings out the flavours even more and adds visual appeal when you serve it on plates.

Ingredients

Dry Grocery

Garam Masala

0.5 teaspoons

Amchur Powder

0.5 teaspoons

Peanut (with Skin)

30 g

White Poha

1 cup

Turmeric Powder

1 teaspoon

Red Chilli Powder

1 teaspoon

Jaggery

0.5 teaspoons

Refined Oil

3 teaspoons

Salt

1 teaspoon

Mustard Seeds

1 teaspoon

Fruits & Vegetables

Potato

2 units

Carrot-regular

1 unit

French Beans

50 g

Peeled Green Peas

50 g

Onion

1 unit

Curry Leaves

6 pieces

Lemon

1 unit

Other

Coriander Leaves

6 g

Green Chillies

2 units

Directions

Wash the poha in running water and keep it aside in a strainer. Boil potato in salt water till it turns soft. Drain, peel and grate into a bowl.

Fine chop the carrot, beans, green chili, coriander, and onion. Dry roast peanuts in a pan. Discard the skin. Lightly crush. Set aside. Heat a little oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Allow it to crackle. Add curry leaves and saute. Do not burn.

Add onion and green chili. Saute till onions turn translucent. Add the carrot, beans, and green peas. Saute till they are 3/4th done. Add the powdered spices and saute to cook through. Add a little water at this point to prevent masalas from burning. Add the jaggery and salt and mix.

Then add the mashed potatoes, soaked poha, crushed peanuts, and mix well to combine all ingredients. Finish off with lemon juice and chopped coriander. Mix and set aside to cool down.

Once cooled, shape into round patties.

Heat a pan, grease with a little oil and sear patties on a medium flame till crispy, cooked and golden on both sides.

Serve hot with green chutney.

Health Benefits of Poha Cutlet

Vegetable Poha cutlets are loaded with fibre, antioxidants and nutrients that benefit your heart and organs. Beaten rice is a good source of natural carbohydrates and iron. Poha is good food for diabetics since it promotes the slow release of blood sugars, thus preventing sudden insulin spikes. It's also a natural probiotic that delivers gut health benefits as it undergoes fermentation. If you're suffering from bloating or constipation, you'll find that Poha cutlets relieve those symptoms. Poha cutlet calories are low too which makes them a great pre-workout and post-workout snack. If you're trying to add more calories to your meal, you can mix in some roasted peanuts. the vegetables used in Poha are a good source of phytonutrients, antioxidants and enzymes. Spices like turmeric and cayenne pepper used for the Poha cutlets give the recipe anti-inflammatory properties and lower "bad" cholesterol. If you want to boost your blood circulation, spices are a terrific addition to any diet. Also, this recipe will help with your weight loss plans and can be eaten anytime as it's light on the stomach. So go ahead and enjoy these Poha cutlets at home. Serve it to your loved ones and be prepared to be asked for seconds.

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Different Names for Poha Cutlet

Potato is the basic ingredient in this recipe to bind it, and then the choice of veggies that is used depends on the individual's choice. As potato is used to make the cutlet, it is also known as aloo poha cutlet. A cutlet can be made into various shapes with the use of moulds or can be just flattened with mere palms to form a patty. A poha cutlet is mostly made with potatoes, carrot, French beans and it will be called aloo tikki. A veg poha cutlet is commonly referred to as pohe ke cutlet in Hindi. In Tamil, poha is referred to as aval. So, the cutlet is known as aval cutlet by Tamilians and in Tamil Nadu. And the question on how to make poha cutlets is best answered as follows. The most common veggies used in poha aloo tikki are carrots, potatoes and French beans that offer crunchiness to the dish. Furthermore, one can also incorporate other veggies into the recipe to make the aloo poha cutlet recipe tastier as per the individual's choice.

Why is Poha Cutlet Essential for us?

Poha is a much-loved ingredient by Indians and has the benefit of filling the stomach and at the same time being light on the stomach. Aloo poha cutlet is also an excellent probiotic with higher contents of iron. It is widely available almost everywhere and is highly affordable as well. So, it is used in making other poha recipes like chivda, poha sheera, kanda poha, etc. The benefits that are associated with a poha cutlet are: It controls blood sugar levels as it is rich in fiber, and therefore, it creates a prolonged and steady sugar release into the bloodstream. This results in preventing the sudden spike of blood sugar levels in the human system. Poha is a good source of healthy carbohydrates, and these offer instant energy to the body to perform all the daily activities. As discussed earlier, it is very light on the stomach, making it easy to digest. It will never cause bloating and will give a full feeling to the person consuming it. It is suitable for lactating and pregnant women. Poha cutlet is rich in iron and therefore is essential for women prone to gestational anaemia. Poha cutlet is an excellent probiotic, which makes it healthy for the gut as poha is parboiled and dried in the sun during the processing stages. Then it is beaten up to make the end product that also undergoes fermentation which retains the microbial flora from the carbs and proteins that are partially digested. This, therefore, gets rid of all the gut problems. Poha cutlet is seen to have high amounts of iron as it passes through rollers during production. Adding lemon juice to the poha helps the body to absorb the iron better. Poha cutlet will help lose weight as it is a comparatively lesser snack in calories with adequate amounts of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Furthermore, cooking the cutlet in olive or coconut oil makes it healthier. It is highly nutritious with the inclusion of various veggies and the best snacks that miraculously helps to enhance the overall health of a person.

How to make Poha Cutlet taste Better with side dishes?

One can make a poha cutlet to taste better with its side dishes that one can dip for every bite. Poha cutlet is the easiest and tasty snack recipe that is made with a combination of various vegetables. It is an ideal vegan recipe where poha is the main ingredient and can be consumed with tomato ketchup to taste better. Besides ketchup, they taste lovely with mint chutney or coconut chutney. They are discussed in detail below. Mint Chutney 1. Blend garlic, chilli, ginger, sugar and salt in a food processor until they are coarse by sprinkling water. 2. Then drop in coriander and mint leaves with lemon juice and some more water. 3. Grind them well to a desired smooth or medium-coarse consistency, and then add them into a non-stick pan to remove the raw flavour and smell from the chutney. Keep sautéing it on low flame for ten minutes. 4. The mint chutney is ready to be served with the poha cutlet, and one can store it in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to two weeks. Garlic Chutney Serve it with poha cutlet to taste yummy. One can store the garlic chutney in the refrigerator for more than a day.

Shapes that can be made in a Poha Cutlet

The most common form of poha cutlet recipe is the patty made by applying oil in the palms and kneading the cutlet to a ball. Then it is flattened to form the patty shape. Besides these, there are cylindrical, ball, square and heart-shaped poha cutlets that can be done. The ball-shaped poha cutlet recipe is the previous stage to the patty and can be baked to make poha balls. Ensure to cook this on low heat for a prolonged time. This is done so as the portions in the middle of the cutlet should cook well. The square ones are made by converting the patty to square by cutting the edges with a sharp knife. The cylindrical poha cutlet recipe is made by rolling the cutlet dough between the palms with oil to vertically thick ones and then flattening its top and bottom. The heart-shaped poha tikki can be made only with heart-shaped cookie moulds and then baked immediately to retain its shape. This is the most incredible shape out of the lot that looks very presentable and appealing to the eyes. It is made in various restaurants and banquets to win the hearts of the people.