Sweet Potato Cutlets with Tangy Fruity Sauce

Preparation:15 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: Makes 4 serving

Ingredients

For The Sweet Potato Cutlets
2 medium sized sweet potatoes
1 potato
1 tbsp oil
1 dry red chilli , cut into 2 pieces
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 inch piece of ginger (adrak) , grated
1 green chilli , finely chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1 tsp chaat masala
salt and chilli powder to taste
1 tbsp arrowroot (paniphal) flour flour or rajgira flour or water chestnut (shingoda) flour
2 tbsp roasted masala peanuts
1 tbsp raisins (kismis)
1/2 tsp lemon juice
oil for shallow frying

For The Roasted Masala Peanuts
4 tbsp dry roasted peanuts
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1 tsp chaat masala
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp powdered sugar
salt to taste
1/2 tsp oil

For The Tangy Fruity Sauce
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup chopped mixed fruits (pears , grapes and pineapples)
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar

Method

For the sweet potato cutlets
For the sweet potato cutletsWash sweet potatoes and potato, transfer them to pressure cooker and steam cook on a medium flame for 5 - 6 whistles.Let the pressure go down by itself and let them cool. Then remove the skin.Mash the sweet potatoes and potato.Heat oil in a pan. Add dry red chilli and cumin seeds. Once cumin seeds crackles, add grated ginger, chopped green chilli and mashed sweet potatoes and potato mixture.Then add cumin seeds powder, chaat masala, salt, chilli powder, roasted masala peanut, raisins and arrowroot flour/rajgare ka atta/singhare ka atta.Saute for 5 mins and remove from flame. Add lemon juice. Keep aside to cool.Once the mixture cools down, make round tikkis.In a broad non-stick tava (griddle), shallow fry the tikkis. Keep aside.
For the roasted masala peanuts
For the roasted masala peanutsIn a oven proof bowl combine all the ingredients and bake in a pre-heated at 150°C (302°F) for 5 minutess.
For the tangy fruity sauce
For the tangy fruity saucePour orange juice in a pan. Once it starts boiling add fruits, red chilli powder, salt and sugar. Let it cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove from flame. Keep aside.
How to proceed
How to proceedPlace the cutlets in a plate, pour the sauce over it and top it up with masala peanuts.
Tip
TipIf you dont consume regular salt during fast, you can use rock salt.