Beef Cutlet and Onion Salad

Ingredients

1/2 kg minced beef

2 large potatoes

2 large onions, chopped

3 or 4 green chilies, chopped

1 tbsp ginger paste

1 tbsp garlic paste

1 tsp fennel seed

11/2 tsp garam masala

1/2 chilli powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

2 tsp pepper powder

2 egg whites

2 1/2 tbsp coconut oil

bread crumbs as required

salt to taste

water

Preparation

1. Cook the potatoes until they are soft, mash them and keep aside.

2. Cook the minced beef in enough water with salt to taste and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder. If any water remains, cook in low heat until it is dry.
(I washed the minced beef before I cooked it. Some people say, it is not needed. I prefer to clean the meat even if it is minced)

3. Heat oil in a pan and add the fennel seeds. Once they start spluttering, add the chopped onions, green chilies and the minced ginger garlic paste to it. Saute until the onion turns golden brown.

4. At this stage, reduce the flame to low and add the red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, garam masala and pepper powder to this and saute well for 2 minutes.

5. Add the minced beef to this and mix well.

6. Now add the mashed potatoes to this , mix well and adjust salt to taste. At this stage if you require more spice, you can add pepper powder according to your taste. Cook for 1 minute.

7. Turn off the stove , allow this mix to cool slightly and gently mix it well with your hand.

8. Make small balls in round, oval or in any shape you want with your hand .
(To get perfect round shape, I used a small lid. I made balls of the mix and pressed it against the lid and the perfect round shaped cutlets were ready!!)

9. Beat the egg white lightly in a bowl.

10. Dip the cutlets in the beaten egg white and roll it in the bread crumbs. (If you want, you can store these cutlets rolled in breaad crumbs in freezer for more than 2 weeks and you can deep fry as you need )

11. Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying the cutlets. Once the oil is really hot, add the cutlets to the oil and fry them until they turn brown on both sides.

12. Drain on a paper towel and serve hot.

Onion Salad

Onion salad is a great combination to have these cutlets with.

Ingredients

1 medium size onion, thinly sliced

1 green chilli, thinly sliced

1 tsp vinegar

salt to taste

Preparation

Mix all the ingredients well with hand and that is it. The onion salad is ready