Beef Cutlets

This is my cutlet recipe. I add with a little grated coconut added for a twist sometimes. I like to serve these with a tomato sauce or a dipping sauce, as an accompaniment to Pulao and raita or even dal and rice. Not very sure of the yield as it varies depending on the size of my cutlets. I do not like monotony so the the sizes vary ;)

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 16 cutlets

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 kg beef mince (as fine as you can get or you can give it one round in a blender)
• 2  tablespoons soya sauce
• 2  tablespoons lime juice or 2  tablespoons vinegar (I use vinegar mostly)
•  salt (take into consideration the amount of salt that is in the soya sauce you use)
• 3⁄4 inch  cube gingerroot, minced fine (I sometimes use even more)
• 6 -8  cloves garlic, minced fine
• 1  teaspoon cumin seed, roasted and ground
• 1  teaspoon  coriander seed, roasted and ground (I make my own cumin and coriander powders this way and keep them in airtight bottles for upto a week)
• 1  teaspoon cayenne powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 3  onions, minced fine
• 12  mint leaves, chopped
• 1⁄2 bunch cilantro, chopped
• 2  green chilies (deseeded and chopped fine)
• 1  cup  freshly grated coconut or 1  cup  desiccated coconut or 1  cup unsweetened coconut (if you are using dessicated coconut or unsweetened coconut instead of the fresh then soak in 1/2 cup) (optional)
•  black pepper
• 1  egg, beaten
•  semolina or   breadcrumbs, to coat
•  oil, for shallow frying

Directions

1. Mix all upto the egg ingredients well.
2. (You can blend them together too to a coarse paste for a variation) Form into 16-18 cutlets that are of a diameter of around 2 inches when flattened or make them 3 inches across so get around 11-12.
3. Coat with the bread crumbs or semolina (I prefer the semolina).
4. Heat a little oil in a pan (maybe a tblsp per round) to a medium high and shallow fry on low for around 5-6 minutes on each side (as many as the pan can take per round) or till they are cooked to the level you like.
5. Add a little more oil if you require.
6. I normally use non-stick pans and so need a minimum of oil.
7. (1 litre lasts over a month and a half in my household).