Brown rice is a whole grain that is loaded with health benefits! It is low in cholesterol, good source of dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and iron. It's particularly healthy for people with heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol and also for those striving for weight loss and for post-menopausal health.
This brown rice cutlets recipe is a delicious way to incorporate this healthy ingredient into our daily diets. I have used 100% Organic Brown Rice Flakes from Little Moppet Foods for this. These cutlets can be served any time - as breakfast or as evening snacks or even as a lunch box item.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup Brown Rice Flakes
- 2 medium boiled potatoes
- 1 carrot , grated
- 1 onion , finely chopped (optional)
- 1/2 inch ginger piece
- 2 green chilies
- 3-4 cloves of garlic
- 1-2 tbsp idli rava (optional)
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 sprig of curry leaves (optional)
- Salt to taste
- 1-2 tsp Oil
Method:
1. Soak the brown rice flakes in warm water with a pinch of salt for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile grind ginger, garlic and green chilies coarsely. In a mixing bowl , grate the boiled and peeled potatoes. Add grated carrot , finely chopped onion and ginger garlic chilly paste to it.
3. Squeeze the water from the soaked rice flakes and add it to the mixing bowl .
4. Add salt, turmeric and finely chopped curry leaves to it. Mix everything well to form a dough without adding any water. Taste the mixture for salt and spice levels and adjust accordingly.
5. Pinch out small ball size dough and give desired shape with hand or using a cookie cutter. Repeat the same for rest of the dough.
6. Place the cutlets in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes prior to shallow frying them. This step is optional but ensures that the cutlets remain firm and do not crumble. (You can keep these cutlets in zip lock bags and freeze them for 2-3 days also and just thaw and shallow fry them when needed ).
7. Now drizzle some oil on a heated non stick skillet. In a plate take the idli rava. Place the cutlets on it and tap from both sides.
8. Place these idli rava coated cutlets on the heated skillet and shallow fry on low to medium flame for about 5-7 minutes or until the cutlets turn crispy and golden brown from both the sides.
Serve the cutlets fresh with a dip or chutney of your choice.
This recipe can be customized any way you like, by adding any vegetable of your choice like boiled green peas, beetroot , corn etc. The cutlets are shallow fried with minimal oil, making these a great choice for weight watchers! So now you have a recipe that's perfect for the whole family - age no bar!
Brown Rice Cutlets Recipe
