Healthy food : Wheat germ Cutlets

Wheat germ Cutlets

Ingredients :

Wheat Germ, Soya Flour, Spinach

1 cup toasted wheat germ
1 cup Soya flour
2 large potatoes, boiled and mashed well
1 bunch spinach finely chopped
1/2 medium bottle gourd grated
1 carrot grated
1 onion finely chopped
1" piece ginger crushed
5-6 garlic flakes crushed
3 green chilies finely chopped
Salt to taste
Oil to shallow fry

Method:

Press out all excess water from bottle gourd.
Press out all moisture from spinach, by dabbing in the fold of a napkin.
Take potatoes in a large mixing bowl.
Add all vegetables, garlic, chilies, ginger and salt.
Sprinkle half Soya flour and wheat germ over ingredients.
Make a thin paste of remaining Soya flour.
Add a pinch or salt, keep aside.
Mix all ingredients of bowl by hand, to form a soft lump.
Take portions of mixture, form cutlets shaping as desired.
Refrigerate for 10 minutes, or till required, covering with a moist cloth.
Dip each pattie in Soya flour paste, and roll in remaining wheat germ.
Shallow fry a few at a time in a greased skillet, till golden on both sides.
Serve hot with sauce or chutneys.

Making time: 30 minutes

Makes: 8-9 cutlets

Shelf life: Best fresh after frying. 1 day refrigerated Un-fried