Kolkata Style Vegetable Chop Recipe

Step 1: To begin making Kolkata Style Vegetable Chop Recipe, heat a kadai and roast the dry spices (fennel, cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, dry red chili, black peppercorn, kalonji), let them cool down and grind to powder

Step 2: Keep aside

Step 3: Peel the vegetables, wash them well and cut into big chunks

Step 4: Cook till the first whistle goes off, remove from heat

Step 5: Wait till the pressure releases

Step 6: Take out all the vegetables and keep in a colander to drain out all the excess water

Step 7: Grate the cooked vegetables

Step 8: In a non stick pan add some oil(1tbsp) and when the oil is hot reduce the heat and add grated ginger and the vegetables

Step 9: Add the powdered spices and crushed peanuts

Step 10: Stir well

Step 11: Add salt and sugar

Step 12: Keep cooking for 5-6min

Step 13: Switch off the heat

Step 14: Let the mixture cool down

Step 15: [Note: If you think your vegetable mixture has more moisture then cook for longer duration

Step 16: To know whether it is done or not take a little vegetable mix in your hand and try to make a ball, if you can make a nice round ball without sticking the vegetables to your hand then the mix is perfectly done

Step 17: ]Make small balls with the mixture

Step 18: The size and shape depends on individuals choice, I did a cylindrical shape

Step 19: Make a thin batter by mixing water and corn flour

Step 20: Dip the vegetable balls in the batter and roll them in bread crumbs

Step 21: Repeat the process

Step 22: So the vegetable balls coated twice with bread crumbs

Step 23: Deep fry the chops and drain on a kitchen towel

Step 24: Serve Kolkata Style Vegetable Chop Recipe with Kasundi or Dhaniya Pudina Chutney Recipe (Green Chutney), Date and Tamarind Chutney Recipe | Khajur Imli Chutney and Slices of onion and cucumber, during evening