Beetroot Veggie Cutlets are delicious appetizers or starters and a popular snack at parties, potlucks, and get-togethers. We usually make cutlets with potatoes and other veggies. I was skeptical about how beets would taste in a cutlet when I first heard about it. But I was in for a surprise when I tasted it as it was simply out of the world. You can also get a gorgeous deep red or maroon-ish color from the Beetroot veggie cutlet by adjusting the beet juice added.
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The cooking process of the beetroot veggie cutlets starts with boiling potatoes and other veggies, and mashing them all together with spices and salt to form a patty. Dunk them in a slurry paste of corn flour, all-purpose flour, beet juice, water, and rolled with bread crumbs. They can then be deep-fried, shallow-fried, or air-fried as you like.
Tips to make the cutlets
- Use the juice squeezed from the grated beets in the slurry of the cornflour, all-purpose flour mixture to get a nice pink or maroon color
- Refrigerate the patties after dipping them in slurry and coating them with breadcrumbs before cooking so they are all bound together. It is not necessary but makes it easier to handle.
- They can be cooked just before serving so they are crisp and hot.
- Boil and cool the potatoes and other veggies used so they are easy to handle when forming patties.
- Serve the patties with ketchup or mint chutney. They can also make a great veggie burger with buns, sliced onions, cucumber, and tomatoes.
Beetroot Veggie Cutlet
Ingredients
For the Patty
- 3 Potatoes boiled and mashed
- 2 Beets small (grated and steamed)
- 1 Carrot grated and steamed
- ½ Peas boiled
- ½ onion finely chopped
- 1 inch ginger finely chopped
- 4 green chilies cut finely
- 1 tsp salt to taste
- 1 cup coriander leaves finely chopped
- ½ tsp amchur powder (dry mango powder)
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp cumin seeds powdered
- 1 tsp fennel seeds powdered
For the paste of patty covering
- 3 tbsp Corn flour powder
- 3 tbsp All purpose Flour
- ¾ cup Water or juice from beets steamed beets can be squeezed to get juice
- 1 cup Bread crumbs (plain) some extra to roll
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes and peas.
- Steam the grated beets and carrots.
- In a large bowl add the boiled potatoes and mash them well.
- Add cooked peas to the potatoes and mix well.
- Steam the grated beets and carrot and squeeze out excess water used later in step 9
- Add onions, green chilies, ginger, beets, carrots, bread crumbs , salt and spices to the mashed potato peas mixture and combine well.
- Add chopped coriander leaves. Mix well and make round or oval shaped patties.
- Make a paste of corn flour , all purpose flour , beet juice and water which should have a medium runny consistency just enough to coat the patties .
- Roll the coated patties in the bread crumbs
- Heat up oil in a pan. Deep fry the patties until it is well done .
- Serve with chutney or ketchup! Enjoy 🙂
How yum they look, Nisha! These are my favourite, and back home in Calcutta, my mother loves making it for tea-time snacks. xx
Thanks a lot Dippy! Getting all these yummy tea snacks served by mom is the best thing in the world 🙂 Hope your blog is settling well after the move to the new host!
Thanks Nisha...yeah not too bad now, getting along. Always miss my mother's cooking. xx
Good to hear all is set now.Same here me too nothing like mom's cooking for sure!
Oh, we put in raisins too 🙂 xx
oh that's interesting have never had it with raisins in it! so many varieties of cutlets wow!
Yeah... Bengalis like to add a bit of a sweet element to their food to tickle the tastebuds and complement the spicy aspect of any dish.
That's cool!
They look so perfect! I can only imagine the wonderful flavours in this delicious creation:)
Thank you so much Divya! I especially like the ginger bites and chaat masala flavor in it very much.
Never thought beet root could be used this way. Thanks for the great idea and recipe. My kids will like this.
Thank you ! So glad you like the recipe and yes kids usually love it .My kids vanished it in no time. In fact even if one does not usually like the taste of beets, they will still love these cutlets !
Healthy & yummy snack Nisha 😋😋
Thank you so much Bhavana! I agree it has lots of vegetables and so healthy and yum indeed!
Looks delicious 😋
Thank you so much Beena !!
I've never had a beet as a cutlet but it does sound good!
It is definitely worth trying Christy and it also has potatoes and other veggies in it to hold up , am sure you will love it! Thank you !
OMG this so bright, vibrant and delicious!!!Love it!!
Thank you so much for the lovely comment! You can also add extra grated beets to bring out the deep pink color even more !
Yes, will do. Thank you!!!
Mouthwatering and 😋
Thank you so much Ramya!
These look utterly delicious. Love all the masala in this cutlet.
Thank you so much Neetha , appreciate it! The masalas in this cutlet are indeed delicious!
That's really awesome Nisha...love these kinda cutlets❤
Thank you Jyo, glad you like them!
Oh yum these look so good! I love spicy!
Thank you so much Diane, they were yummy indeed!
These look so yummy. I am in love with their color and the idea that these hide health in them!
Thank you so much Neha! I love the color the beets impart to the cutlets as well and yes there are so many veggies in it and so healthy!
Healthy share Nisha!!
Thanks dear , yes healthy and yummy!
The perfect way to use beetroot for me. 😀 Tasty and healthy <3
Thanks dear, yes health and taste combined !
This looks healthy and amazing. Where can I find Mango powder? Thanks.
You can get it at any Indian grocery store or even substitute it with lemon juice if you like
These cutlest are mouthwatering and I love the color and taste beetroot lends to them.
Thank you so much Sandhya! Yes it gives a beautiful color to the dish indeed!
I've nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award. Check my post for the questions etc. Thanks
Thank you so much for the nomination, appreciate it !
Absolutely love these pink beauties. Great share.
Thanks a lot Vidya, much appreciated!
Love these beautiful red cutlets with crispy skin!
This looks delicious! Is there a substitute for the dried mango powder if you don't have it? thanks!
Thank you so much ! Dried mango powder adds a sour taste and so one can use lime juice instead of it , it's even okay to skip it .The cutlets will still taste good 🙂
Ok that's great to know. Thanks for your reply! 🙂
No problem, Have a good weekend!
Really yummy...
Thanks a lot!
Your welcome ☺️
These are looking so beautiful...Lovely recipe..Awesome share !!
Thank you so much dear, appreciate it!
One of my favorites:) but without potatoes 🥔
Looks yummy 😋
Nice to know, I think you may have to substitute potatoes with something else like moist bread for it to hold up shape I guess! Thank you Ray!
What a wonderful blend of flavors!
Thank you so much, it indeed has a wonderful blend of flavors, it was all finished in no time !
Woooow, Can't have enough beets, and here yet another recipe I would love to try out.
Great, you will definitely love this one.. it is an all time favorite!Thank you !
Wow, wonderful!❤
Thanks a lot dear!
Healthy and delicious cutlets.Great share!
Thank you so much Pavani!