Beetroot Cutlets

Beetroot helps to reduce the blood pressure and reduces the bad cholestrerol.  It contain large amounts of soluble fibres. Beetroot has an amazing quality, has an abundant supply of folic acid which is important for the pregnant mums and unborn babies. It is full of minerals like silica and calcium. It keeps diabetes under check. It is fat free and low in calories. Beetroot contains lots of iron and it treats who are suffering from anaemia. Beetroot prevents the cancer and it is a good remedy for constipation. Beetroot boosts the brain power.
Here is beetroot cutlet recipe, easy and tasty and all age group can enjoy eating beetroot cutlets. You can have them for snack or even for dinner since it contains less oil and more nutrients. You can even keep these cutlets inbetween the bread or buns and have them with vegetables. You also can keep beetroot cutlet in the chapati and prepare yemmy chapati rolls.
Ingredients :
Beetroot :  2 to 3
Potatoes : 2 (Medium sized)
Oats : 2 Table spoons.
Bread slices : 3 to 4
Garam Masala Powder : 1 Tea spoon
Chilly Powder : 1/2 Tea spoon
Jeera : 1/2 Tea spoon
Green chilly : 2
Ginger : 1 Tea spoon (fresh and grated)
Salt : to taste.
Coriander leaves : 3 Table spoons
Samolina ( small size : chiroti rava : 1 Cup

Ready to serve Cutlets

Method :
1. Grate beetroot, ginger and cut coriander leaves and green chilly and keep it aside,
2. Boil potatoes in pressure cooker for 8 to 10 minutes and remove the skin after it is cooled and keep it aside.
3. Roast Oats for 1 to 2 minutes on low flame and keep it aside. Powder the bread and keep it aside.
4. Now take a pan and keep it on the fire and heat. Put jeera and fry for 1 minutes. Add cut green chilly and grated beetroot. Mix it well and cook on low flame till the water disappear. Add garam masala, chilly powder and salt to the mixture. Cook on medium flame. Stir in between.
5. Now add potatoes (smash before adding), oats and powdered bread. Let it cook nicely. Add coriander leaves and mix it well.
6. Now allow the mixture to be little cool.
7. Put rava on a plate. Keep a tava on the fire. Keep the oil at the side of the tava.
8. Now mix the beetroot mixture nicely and divide in to small portions. Take a portion of the dough and give your desired shape.
9. Dip this flat mixture on the rava. (both sides should be dipped). Keep a pan on the fire and put a spoon of oil on the tava and spread.
10 Now keep at least 5 cutlets at time on the tava amd sprinkle oil on the top and cook until both sides turn roasted and crispy. Now remove the cutlets from the tava and serve Hot Cutlets with ketch up or any other chutney your prepared.

11. Repeat the same to cook the rest of the mixture.
Note : Boil Potato nicely till soft but do not over cook, so that the vegetables stick together. You can add any other vegetables like carrots, beans or capsicum, cut into small pieces and cook along with beetroot. You can also use bread crums or rusk powder instead of rava. Rava serves the purpose well. You can also add cashew nuts or ground nuts but the taste differ. You can add onions and garlic  to the beetroot mixture while frying the beetroot.
Time : 40 minutes
Serves :4 to 5

Cutlet mixture after mixing 

Nendra baale Fry

Nendra baale Fry is a sweet dish. It is one of the traditional dish which is served in festival or feast and big functions.

Nendra baale is one variety of banana and it is used in shallow frying or deep frying. We do prepare Banana Halva using this banana. Nenra baale podi (fried fritters) is also prepared and it is very tasty snack.

In Kerala especially these bananas are used more. Steamed banana is served in breakfast and it is one of the healthy dish, Nendra Baale chips are very tasty and slight sweet crunch chips are nice to eat.

Bananas are full of nutritious, vitamins and minerals. They are rich in fiber and carbohydrates. They help in curing anemia, gout, kidney disorders, urinary disorders. They also help in reducing blood pressure, protecting heart health and helps to improve the immune system. 

They are rich in fiber and a good remedy for people who suffer from constipation. They contain anti oxidant and anti inflammatory properties. They are good for weight loss. They contain high calories. They are rich in vitamin C and vitamin B 6. They contain minerals like potassium, manganese, magnesium and copper. They are good sources of dietary fiber an protein. 

I have used Nendra baale (Nendra banana fruit), ghee and sugar. It is shallow fried on low flame. It can be served as sweet or desert at the parties and functions.It is easy to prepare and anyone can try. You should use Well Ripe Nendra Baale (Nendra banana) to get the good result.

Lets see the recipe. 

Things needed :
Nendra baale (Well ripe) :  ( A kind of big banana ) 1
Ghee : 1 Tablespoon
Sugar : 2 Tablespoons

Method :
1. Wash banana and cut into circle shape.
2. Keep a pan on the fire and heat. Just spread a little ghee. Arrange the cut bananas in circle shape.

3. Sprinkle some ghee on the top. Cover and cook them till they turn brown.
4. Now turn the banana slices to other sides and spread little more ghee on the top.

5. Sprinkle sugar on the top and cook till they turn brown. Flip the slices again to the other side and put off the fire.

6. Remove from the pan and serve .

Note :
Remember that you should use well ripe banana to prepare this dish. Or it might give sour taste. Use of more or less ghee is optional. use of sugar (more/less) is also optional. Remember this dish contain ghee and sugar and intake of this should be less quantity. 
Time : 10 Minutes
Serves : 2.