For more easy snacks like cutlets, check out my mushroom tikki recipe, raw banana kofta recipe, palak aloo tikkis, and this simple aloo tikki recipe.
I know I said step by step recipe for vegetable cutlet but the patties are very straight forward. You can scroll down for the recipe to make the patties. The assembly is what I wanted to focus on in this post.
Powder it in your blender or mixer and voila, bread crumbs!
Now we need a sticky coating that comes between the vegetable patties and the bread crumbs so that the bread crumbs will stick to the patties. The most common one is egg whites and that’s what my mom uses. I have made this recipe completely vegetarian so here’s what you can use instead of eggs whites in to coat the vegetable cutlets.
Coat both sides well. Just drizzle bread crumbs on the patty so that you can avoid turning it around too much and breaking it. 
Repeat with the rest of the vegetable mixture. I got about 12 cutlets with the amount of vegetables mentioned above. 
Flip over when one side is nice and brown. Cook both sides until crisp.
Drain on a kitchen towel and serve with ketchup, mashed lightly in a wrap, with curd rice – there are tons of options!
Here’s the recipe for vegetables cutlets, all in one place.
Vegetable Cutlets Recipe
Makes: 12
Ingredients:
For the patties:
1 potato
2 cups mixed vegetables cut into small pieces
1 small onion, chopped fine
2 green chillies, chopped fine
1/2 tsp red chilli powder (adjust according to heat level desired)
1 tsp chaat masala (or garam masala for a different taste)
A pinch of amchur / dried mango powder
1/4 tsp coriander powder / malli podi
1/4 tsp roasted jeera powder / cumin seeds
A handful of finely chopped fresh coriander leaves / kothamalli (optional)
Salt to taste
2 tsp oil
For the coating:
3 tbsp maida mixed into a paste with 3 tbsp water (approx.)
2 slices of bread, toasted dry on a skilled and powdered
Oil to shallow fry
Instructions:
1. First, make the patties. Steam cook or pressure cook the vegetables until soft yet firm. Heat oil for patties and add the onions. Fry until soft and transparent. Then add the chilly powder, jeera, coriander, amchur, chat masala and green chillies. Mix well for 30 seconds.
2. Mash the potato well and add with the other vegetables. Let the mixture cook until well incorporated (about 2-3 mins). Add the coriander leaves, if using, and mix well. Add salt just before shaping into patties, otherwise the mixture will sweat and loosen up, making it hard to form the shapes.
3. Place each patty in the flour-water mixture and coat well. Then place on the bread crumbs and coat well.
4. Shallow fry until golden brown on both sides. Serve hot with ketchup, curd rice or mashed up in a wrap or sandwich.
Hi Naga, as a child, fish cutlets were my favs as opposed to veg cutlets, both of which mom would make for a party! Even now, she makes this very often, and had made fish and veg cutlets for me when she came for Diwali. She avoids egg whites except in fish cutlets, and uses maida sparingly. We rarely deep fry, and cook on low flame covered for a while in the non-stick pan, usually comes out crisp. Roasting the bread crumbs separately at first helps. But nothing beats a fried version, and yours look so crispy and yummy:-) Shreya
Nice recipe! I too don't like to take pictures at night,if so it happens,I use tripod and slow shutter speed,that helps somewat.
Crispy cutlets makes me hungry…yummm!!
You are making me crave for these cutlets now!!!
Nice step by step procedures and crispy cutlets…looks good 🙂 I sometimes add a pinch of chili powder and salt to the flour mixture also.
Hey Nags its been a long time i;ve been here
I love veg cutlets, though i'd opt for the non-veg one;s anytime….
Hey yo Nags,
Guess what – I blogged about cutlets on mine too – but this time it was what my husband made.
These look so perfect…I want to dunk them into hot and sweet maggi and gobble it all up. Wish I could!
I am a fan of cutlets too & hv pics in my folder (BAD pics, mind u) but the cutlets are OH-SO-YUMMY!
I like ur version, i'd looove these with my afternoon cuppa!
Me likes! Nags, have you tried Nupur's pav bhaji cutlet? real good!
Don't worry abt pics Nags. I/We always read your recipe first and the pics comes on 2nd place. 🙂 Loved that you have used only fresh ingredients here. 🙂