Echore Chingri Chop (Raw Jackfruit & Prawns Cutlet - Bengali Style)

Name: Echore Chingri Chop (Raw Jackfruit & Prawns Cutlet - Bengali Style)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 small raw jackfruit, boiled & mashed; 1 potato, boiled & mashed; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tsp. ginger, grated; 2 green chilies, chopped; to taste salt; 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder; 1 tsp. red chilli flakes; handful mint leaves, chopped; 1-2 tbsp. kasundi (mustard paste); 1/2 cup rice flour; 1 egg, beaten with a pinch of salt; 1 cup bread crumbs; few fried prawns; few cheese cubes; As needed oil to deep fry

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#deepfried - Chops or cutlets are a great tea time snack or appetizers. So here it is - Echore Chingri Chop or Raw Jackfruit Prawns Cutlet. You can substitute prawns with fried paneer, sausages, boiled egg, salami, fried chicken with cheese and create something new each time. Relish with kasundi, green chutney or tomato ketchup.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

1small raw jackfruit, boiled & mashed
1potato, boiled & mashed
1onion, chopped
1 tsp.ginger, grated
2green chilies, chopped
to tastesalt
1/2 tsp.turmeric powder
1 tsp.red chilli flakes
handfulmint leaves, chopped
1-2 tbsp.kasundi (mustard paste)
1/2 cuprice flour
1egg, beaten with a pinch of salt
1 cupbread crumbs
few fried prawns
few cheese cubes
As neededoil to deep fry

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Steps

1

Heat 1 tbsp. oil and saute the boiled and mashed raw jackfruit till the moisture has evaporated. Keep aside to cool.
2

In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients (starting from jackfruit to kasundi) into a dough.
3

Take a portion of the dough and make a hollow in the centre. Place a prawn and a cheese cube and cover it in a round shape. Make similar chops with the remaining dough and keep aside.
4

Roll them over in some rice flour.
5

Next dip in the beaten egg and roll in the bread crumbs.
6

Again dip in the egg and roll out in the bread crumbs second time. Keep aside.
7

Follow the same procedure with the remaining chops.
8

Heat oil and deep fry them few at a time on a medium flame till light golden in colour. Drain on a tissue paper.
9

Serve them hot with kasundi (if available), green chutney or tomato ketchup.