Kabiraji Cutlet

Kabiraji Cutlet is a popular Bengali street food, takes its name from the English “Coverage Cutlet”. The influence of the English cuisine is clearly seen in this recipe.

Ingredients:

• 500 g minced mutton
• 1 onion
• 6 eggs
• 2 green chillies
• ½ cup breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp ginger paste
• 2 tsp garlic paste
• ½ tsp asafoetida powder
• 2 tsp cumin powder
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• Sprigs of cilantro leaves

 

Method:

• Chop the onions finely.
• Wash and chop the green chillies and cilantro leaves.
• Now mix the ginger paste, garlic paste, green chillies and cilantro leaves together
• Add cumin, coriander, chilli and asafoetida powders.
• Add salt and mix well
• After this add the minced mutton and mix very well.
• Now shape out cutlets about 1½ inch in diameter and ½ inch in thickness from the mixture
• Take the eggs and whisk thoroughly
• Dip the cutlets you had moulded  in this whisked egg and then roll them on breadcrumbs.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Pour a small amount of the whisked egg and roll the cutlets in this.
• Fry on low heat.
• Serve hot with onion rings