Bengali Vegetable Chop Recipe -Kolkata Street Food

Kolkata Street food is popular worldwide and is known for its spicy yet subtle flavor. Kolkata style Vegetable Chop is a Crunchy cutlet containing excellent nutritious vegetables like beetroot, peanuts, and carrots. Enjoy this with your favorite chutney and tastes even better with kasundi (mustard sauce) it’s loved by children and makes a yummy evening snack for your chai time. This is also a great choice as Healthy Indian School Snack Recipes for Kids

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How To Make Bengali Vegetable Chop -Kolkata street food

Preparation time: 30 min

Cooking Time: 30 min

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Ingredients List For Bengali Vegetable Chop

1 Carrot (peeled and cut into half)
1 Potato (peeled and cut into half)
1 Beetroot (peeled and cut into half)
1 tbsp crushed Peanuts
1 tbsp grated Ginger
Salt
1 tsp Sugar
1 cup Bread crumbs
4 tbsp Corn flour
Oil [READ: Fish Dishes in India: A Journey Through the Flavors of the Sea]

Bengali Bhaja Masala Recipe

1/2 tsp Fennel seeds
1 pinch kalunji/Kala jeera
2 whole Dry Red Chillies
2 crushed Cardamom/Elaichi Pods
1/2 tsp Jeera/ cumin
1/2 inch Cinnamon Stick
3 Whole Black Peppercorns

Roast all these dry spices in a low heated pan. Cool it down and grind to make a fine powder. This can also be stored and used to add to other recipes.

Method To Make Kolkata Vegetable Chop

Wash all the peeled vegetables and cut them into halves. Add a little water to the pressure cooker and cook on low flame for one whistle. Take off from heat, drain excess water and let it cool.
Grate all the cooked vegetables.
Add 1tbsp oil to a pan. Let it heat and then add the vegetables and grated ginger.
Now add the crushed peanuts and powdered spices (bhaja masala). Stir it well
Then add salt & sugar.
Cover and cook for about 7-8 min. Turn off the heat and cool the mixture.
Take small balls and give them a perfect cylindrical shape.
Mix water & cornflour to make a thin batter.
Coat these vegetable balls into this batter. Then roll well in bread crumbs.
Try Repeating the process for better coating.
Now Deep fry the Bhejetebil Chops on medium flame. Take off and drain any extra oil.
Serve it hot with salad (cucumber, carrot, and beetroot juliennes) and your favorite (Green Chutney, Date and Tamarind Chutney or Kasundi.