Poha Cutlets Video by Tarla Dalal

Poha Cutlets Video by Tarla Dalal

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Beaten rice (poha) is made in an iron pounder that contributes for its iron content. No wonder these yummy cutlets are packed with the richness of iron! Combination of iron rich ingredients like poha, spinach and moong dal makes it a very healthy and nutritious snack Addition of lemon juice also helps in absorption of iron.

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Recipe Description for Poha Cutlet ( Iron Rich )

Ingredients

For Poha Cutlet
2 cups thick beaten rice (jada poha) , washed and drained
1/4 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram) , washed and drained
1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies
1/4 cup finely chopped spinach (palak)
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
salt to taste
3 tsp oil for greasing and cooking

For Serving
healthy green chutney

Method

For poha cutlet

1. To make the {span class="bold1"}poha cutlet{/span}, place the beaten rice in a sieve and hold it under running water for a few seconds. Keep aside for 2 minutes for the water to drain out completely.
2. Soak the moong dal in enough water in a deep bowl for about an hour.
3. Drain, add the beaten rice and green chillies and grind to a coarse paste, without using any water.
4. Transfer the mixture into a bowl, add the spinach, coriander, sugar, lemon juice and salt and mix well.
5. Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions and shape each portion into 50 mm. (2”) diameter flat, round cutlet.
6. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle), grease it using 1 tsp of oil, and cook 5 cutlets using 1 tsp of oil till they turn brown in colour from both the sides.
7. Repeat step 6 to make 1 more batch of 5 cutlets.
8. Serve the {span class="bold1"}poha cutlet{/span} immediately with tomato ketchup or healthy green chutney.

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