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Rava crusted chicken milanesa
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Non vegIndia x Argentina

Rava crusted chicken milanesa

Buenos Aires' favourite cutlet gets the Mangalorean rava fry treatment.

50 minTime
46 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Cutlet diplomacy2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
677kcalsame
46 gproteinsame
7 gfibresame
50minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chicken, boneless4 breasts, butterflied and pounded thin
Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp
Lemon juice1 tbsp
Egg2, beaten
Rava (semolina)½ cup
Breadcrumbs⅓ cup
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for shallow frying, about 4 tbsp absorbed
Potato4 medium, peeled
Butter2 tbsp
Milk½ cup, warm
Cumin seeds¾ tsp
Curry leaves2 sprigs
Rocket leaves (arugula)2 handfuls
Tomato2, in wedges
Onion½, thinly sliced
Lemon1, in wedges
Saltto taste
Waterfor boiling

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Rub the cutlets with chilli, turmeric, pepper, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice and 1 tsp salt. Rest 15 minutes.
  2. 2Boil the potatoes in salted water on medium heat for 18 minutes until soft. Drain.
  3. 3Mash with warm milk and half the butter. Melt the rest of the butter, crackle cumin and curry leaves 20 seconds and fold in.
  4. 4Mix rava and breadcrumbs with a pinch of salt. Dip each cutlet in egg, then press into the crumb on both sides.
  5. 5Shallow fry in oil on medium heat, 3 to 4 minutes a side, until deep golden and no pink remains inside. Drain.
  6. 6Toss the rocket, tomato and onion with lemon juice and salt. Serve the milanesa on the mash with the salad and lemon wedges.
Serve it like this

Swoosh the curry leaf mash across a warm plate and lay the milanesa half on it. Pile the salad high beside it and add a lemon wedge.

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