Jain Recipe - Corn Banana Cutlet

These cutlets are made from raw banana or kache kele in hindi or kaacha kela in gujrati.

This is a jain recipe where potatoes are replaced by banana. Tastes awesome :) 

This can be starter or a side dish with your lunch or dinner buffet. Even if you are throwing a party / potluck go for it. 

Preparation Time : 10  minutes 
Cooking Time : 25 minutes 
Serves : 2 

Ingredients : 

• 4 raw bananas 

• 1 cup of sweet corn kernels 

• 1/2 cup of green peas (optional) 

• 1 tsp of lemon juice or 1/2 lemon to squeeze 

• 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder (optional) 

• 1/2 tsp of red chili powder 

• 1/2 tsp of sugar 

• 1/2 tsp of sesame seeds 

• salt to taste 

• 2 tsp of oil to pan fry 

• some semolina (rava) to coat the cutlets 

• some coriander leaves and cheese to decorate. 

How to prepare : 

• In a pressure cooker add 1 glass of water and in a bowl put bananas and put them in cooker. 

• Note ; Do not put water in the vessel you have kept bananas in. 

• Pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles.

• Remove it from cooker and mash the bananas and keep aside. 

• Steam corn kernels and green peas for 10 minutes or so.

• In a mixing bowl add mashed bananas, corn, peas, salt, sugar,lemon juice, red chili powder, turmeric powder, sesame seeds and mix everything nicely. 

• Let the mixture settle for 5 minutes and let the masala get absorbed nicely.

• Add little oil to your palms and make a round shape tikkis or cutlets or whichever shape you like and coat each tikki in some semolina.  

• Heat a tawa or a nonstick pan add 2 tsp of oil and shallow fry cutlets till brown from both the end. 

• Serve it with some corn kernels , grated cheese and coriander leaves. 

• Serve it with ketchups / chutneys :) 

Yumilicious !!!!