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Beetroot Cutlet | Beetroot Tikki Recipe

Beetroot Cutlet | Beetroot Tikki Recipe


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Beetroot Cutlet | Beetroot Tikki Recipe makes an ideal snack or party starter. Its vibrant color is bound to hold everyone’s interest. Beet root tikki is a medley of vegetables with grated beetroot. Its disintinctive colour comes from beetroot.

Beetroot cutlets taste just as good as Crispy Aloo tikki, Aloo Chana dal Kabab, Sabudana vada, Veggie Power Balls.

Modified on 21st September 2024 for upgraded content and images.

Why should you make

  • Versatile – Veggies can be added or omitted. The patties can be formed into various shapes.
  • Crowd pleaser – can be made for a crowd well in advance and refrigerated
  • Nutritious and healthy – Has goodness of vegetables and is shallow fried to minimize on oil.
  • Quick and easy to make
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What is Beetroot Cutlet | Beetroot Tikki

The main ingredients are potatoes, beetroots, some vegetables and  spices. The robust red colour of the Beetroot and Potato Cutlets is definitely because of the beetroot. These Beetroot Tikkis or Cutlets can be made very easily at home. Veggies give a texture and go well with the natural sweetness of the beetroots.

Ingredients

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For Measurements refer to the RECIPE CARD further below.

  • Beetroot – Boiled and grated
  • Potato – Boiled and grated
  • Vegetables & aromatics– Finely chopped onions, French beans, carrots, capsicum, ginger, garlic, green chili coriander leaves.
  • Spice powder – coriander powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, amchur powder (dried mango powder), chat masala powder, salt to taste
  • Binding agents –Roasted besan (gram flour), breadcrumbs
  • Slurry – all-purpose flour, water and breadcrumbs
  • Oil – for shallow frying

Planning to prepare ? Ensure you read this entire post thoroughly for step by step instructions, helpful tips and view the embedded video further down in the recipe card for a clearer understanding.

How To Make Beetroot Cutlet

1. Firstly, heat a tablespoon of oil in a kadai or pan.

2. Add ginger garlic and add onions to it. Sauté on medium flame.

3. After a few seconds add chopped carrot, beans, capsicum, and salt. Sauté till the liquids dry from the veggies. Then, turn off the heat and let mixture cool.

4. Now in a mixing bowl add boiled potatoes, beetroot, sautéed vegetables, chopped chillies, chopped coriander, salt, coriander powder, chilli powder, amchur powder, chat masala powder, cumin powder, roasted gram flour and bread crumbs.

5. Combine well so that all the ingredients are mixed.

Patty mixture

6. Make balls and shape into round patties/cutlets.You could use molds for fancy shapes.

7. Slurry: Prepare a slurry using refined flour and water. Dip each patty in the slurry and coat with breadcrumbs and place on a greased plate. Dipping in slurry is a sure-shot step that the cutlets will not split in oil when deep frying. Since here, we are shallow frying, so let’s keep this step optional. In that case, you could just coat the tikki with breadcrumbs and proceed to next step.

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8. Shallow fry the cutlets. Drain on absorbent paper. Serve with tomato ketchup or coriander chutney. 

shallow fry

What to serve with

Serve with tomato ketchup or Coriander Mint Chutney or Hot Chili Garlic Chutney. Enjoy with freshly brewed Coffee, Kadak Chai or Cardamom Caffe Latte.

Tips for Perfect Beetroot Tikki

  • Do not over boil potato or beetroot.
  • Squeeze water from the grated beetroot very well.
  • You can use these cutlets for burger.
  • You could customize the combination of veggies according to family choice. Make sure at least you use potato with beetroot if not using any other vegetable.
  • Adjust spice levels according to one’s family palate.

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FAQ

To some extent you can salvage it by adding 1 or 2 tablespoon of breadcrumbs. Alternatively you could add some cornfour ,roasted gram flour or poha powder. Some combination will surely work.

Potato and beetroot alongwith basic spices and binding is a must. Thereon, one can add only carrots, or bell peppers, onions, yam.. Whatever you use, it certainly must be squeezed to remove water as any excess moisture will create a mushy texture. We are looking at tikkis that are firm and have a bite.

Recipe Card

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Beetroot Cutlet Recipe | Beetroot Tikki Recipe

Beetroot Cutlet | Beetroot Tikki Recipe makes an ideal snack or party starter. The main ingredients are potatoes, beetroots, some vegetables and  spices. The robust red colour of the Beetroot and Potato Cutlets is definitely because of the beetroot. These Beetroot Tikkis or Cutlets can be made very easily at home. Veggies give a texture and go well with the natural sweetness of the beetroots.
5 from 6 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Snack, Tea Time Snacks
Cuisine Indian
Servings 14 tikki/cutlets

Equipment

  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 Shallow pan
  • 1 spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 200 gm beetroot boiled and grated
  • 200 gm potato boiled and grated
  • ½ cup onions finely chopped
  • ½ cup French beans finely cut
  • ½ cup carrots finely chopped
  • ½ cup capsicum finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ginger finely chopped
  • 1 tsp garlic finely chopped
  • 1 green chilli chopped
  • 1 tbsp coriander leaves
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ¼ tsp red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • ¼ tsp amchur powder dried mango powder
  • ½ tsp chat masala powder
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp roasted besan gram flour
  • ¼ cup breadcrumbs + more for coating
  • Oil for shallow frying

Instructions
 

Mixture for Beetroot Cutlet

  • Heat a tablespoon of oil in a kadai or pan.
  • Add ginger garlic and add onions to it. Sauté on medium flame.
  • After a few seconds add chopped carrot, beans, capsicum, and salt.
  • Sauté till the liquids dry from the veggies.
  • Turn off the heat and let mixture cool.
  • Now in a mixing bowl add boiled and grated potatoes, beetroot, sautéed vegetables, chopped chilies, chopped coriander, salt, coriander powder, chili powder, amchur powder, chat masala powder, cumin powder, roasted gram flour and bread crumbs.
  • Combine well so that all the ingredients are mixed.

How to Shape and Shallow Fry Beetroot Tikki

  • Make balls and shape into round patties/cutlets.
  • You could use molds for fancy shapes.
  • Prepare a slurry using refined flour and water. Dip each patty in the slurry and coat with breadcrumbs and place on a greased plate. Read details in the post above.
  • Shallow fry the cutlets. Drain on absorbent paper.

What to serve with

  • Serve with tomato ketchup or coriander chutney.

Video

Beetroot Cutlet Recipe | Beetroot Tikki Recipe | Beetroot Patties

Notes

  • Do not overboil potato or beetroot.
  • Squeeze water from the grated beetroot very well.
  • You can use these cutlets for burger.
  • You could customize the combination of veggies according to family choice. Make sure at least you use potato with beetroot if not using any other vegetable.
  • Adjust spice levels according to one’s family palate.
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Priya Vj
1 month ago

5 stars
Your beetroot cutlets reminded me off my mom . She would make these yummy vegetable loaded cutlet and shape them as hearts . We also had a cutlet mould to make heart shaped cutlet . These tikkis are so yummy and delicious to serve as tea time snacks or even as appetizer for a get together.

Kalyani
1 month ago

5 stars
These vibrant Beet cutlets always remind me of my childhood birthday parties that my north indian neighbour aunty used to host for her kids. She always made them and as kids we were to too excited to dig into these with some lemonade on the side. Such lovely memories those were

Mayuri Patel
1 month ago

5 stars
Whenever I suggest cutlets for any of our meals, hubby’s immediate remark is “make beetroot ones, nice crispy from outside”. So make I make beetroot ones often adding a variety of veggies. They are so colourful and also appeal to kids who normally shy away from vegetables.

Archana
Archana
1 month ago

5 stars
I love the beautiful colour of these beetroot cutlets. You reminded me of my friends mom who made them regularly. Thanks to you, I now know how she made them.

Archana
Archana
Reply to  Archana
1 month ago

5 stars
Neha, I have a question: How do you boil the beetroot and potatoes? I have always pressure-cooked them but realized there is a better way. Thanks in advance.

Seema Sriram
1 month ago

5 stars
We had such a lovely gathering over these beet tikkis and chai. the kids had them as burgers and all loved it.