Recipe of the day: Vegetable Chop

Hello lovely foodies! I’m again here with a new recipe for you! In winter season, we can see several of vegetables in market. Let’s go for a unique snack, made with some colorful veggies! 
I have shared so many snacks before, but most of them were non-veg! And all my vegetarian readers want some veg-snacks! So, I’m going to share the recipe of ‘Vegetable Chop’ – a very popular snack in West Bengal. Here I go…….

Vegetable Chop 

 

Ingredients:

1. Beetroot-                                2 medium
2. Carrot-                                    2 medium
3. Potato-                                    2 large
4. Green-peas-                             1/2 cup 
5. Peanuts (roasted) -                  1/4 cup 
6. Ginger (grated) -                     2 tbsp
7. Green chili (chopped) -            3-4 
8. Red Chili Powder-                    1/4tsp
9. *Roasted Masala Powder:        3teasp 
10. Cornflower-                             1 cup
11. Breadcrumb-                           to need
12. Salt-                                        to taste 
13. Sugar-                                     1/4teasp
14. Oil-                                          for deep fry

*For Roasted Masala Powder:

Ingredients:

1. Cumin Seeds -                          1/2 tsp
2. Fennel seeds -                          1/2 tsp
3. Coriander seeds -                     1/2 tsp
4. Clove -                                      6
5. Green Cardamom -                    3
6. Cinnamon -                                1/2" stick
7. Peppercorn -                             12
8. Red chili -                                 2-3
9. Bay leaf -                                  1

Method:

Roast the all ingredients together and then grind to a fine powder. You can store this powder in an air-tight jar for months. You can use it to make more chops.

For Chops:

Method:

• Cook all the vegetables till they are mash-able. You can use a pressure cooker.
• Once cooked, drain water and mash the vegetables. Keep it aside. 
• Now heat 1 tbsp. oil in a Kadhai or Frying Pan.
• Add grated ginger and chopped green chili.
• Next, add the mashed vegetables, 3 tsp of roasted masala, roasted peanuts, red Chili Powder, salt and sugar.
• Mix the mashed veggies with the masala very well and cook until the excess water dries.

The filling

• When this mixture becomes cool, divide it in equal part and make croquettes or chop. The usual shape is round or oval.

• Now, make a batter of cornflower and water. The batter should not be very thin.
•  Dip the chop in the batter and roll in breadcrumbs.

Before fry

• In a Kadhai heat enough oil for frying. Once the oil is hot, put the chops one by one in it and fry in hot oil till they become golden brown.
• Serve hot with tomato ketchup and a salad.

Tips: 

1. When you cook the vegetables, add 1-2 tbsp of maida for binding if needed.
2. You can add 1 tbsp of finely chopped coriander leaves and any other vegetables.
3. You can refrigerate the croquettes/chops for an hour to set the chops. You can refrigerate these for about 4-5 days in a closed container.