Semolina/Upma Cutlets

Cutlets are always easy and tasty snack recipe, but these semolina cutlets are extremely simple to make. These delicious cutlets are made with semolina/rawa/ suji and other vegetables. Moreover the cutlets turn out to be ultra crisp because of the heavy usage of sooji in this cutlet recipe.

RECIPE 

INGREDIENTS:
FOR UPMA:

• 1 cup semolina/suji/rawa
• 2 Tbsp oil
• 3/4 Tsp mustard
• 1/4 Tsp turmeric
• 1/2 Tsp salt
• 1/2 Tsp dry mango powder (amchoor)
• 1 Tbsp chana dal 
• 1 Tbsp urad dal
• 2 Tbsp peanuts
• 1-2 curry leaves
• 1 inch ginger (chopped)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 1 green chilli (chopped)
• 1 carrot (chopped)
• 1/2 capsicum (chopped)
• 2 Tbsp peas
• 2 Tbsp coriander for garnish
• 3 cups water

Note: You can add vegetables according to the availability.

OTHER INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup corn flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup water
• Oil for deep frying

PREPARATION:

1. Roast suji on a low to medium flame until crunchy. Do not brown the suji as the flavor of upma changes.
2. Now transfer it to the bowl and let it cool.
3. Chop onion, chilli, capsicum, carrot, ginger, coriander.

METHOD:

UPMA:

1. In a pan, heat oil on a medium flame.
2. Add mustard, chana dal, urad dal peanuts.
3. Fry until the dal and peanuts turn golden and aromatic.
4. Put the amchoor, curry leaves, ginger, green chilli.
5. Saute for a minute. Add onion,carrot, capsicum, peas and mix it for two minutes on medium flame.
6. Pour water and add salt according to your taste.
7. With one hand pour suji in it and stir the suji in the water with the other hand.
8. Cover and cook on low flame until the water evaporates.
9. Open the lid and stir it again. Garnish it with coriander.

UPMA CUTLETS:

1. Prepare the small balls from upma and keep it aside.
2. For batter, mix 1/4 cup corn flour, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 cup water. It should be of smooth flowing consistency.
3. Dip the balls in cornflour batter covering all the sides.
4. Roll over the balls in the breadcrumbs.
5. Deep fry it in oil till golden brown.
6. Upma cutlets are ready to eat.
7. Serve it with tomato ketchup or coriander chatni or dip of your choice.