Semolina is a coarse flour made from durum wheat, a tough type of wheat. When ground into flour, durum wheat is labelled as semolina and has been used in bread, pasta, and porridge all over the world. This flour is darker and more golden than all-purpose flour. It has a mild, earthy scent. In addition to its culinary applications, semolina also benefits from weight control, cardiac protection, and the digestive system. Sooji is an all-time healthy alternative for flour. It can be used to bind anything.

Potato and Sooji Snack is a healthy and tasty Indian teatime snack. Made with Indian semolina/sooji, lots of greens with Potato and cheese, these Semolina Potatoes and Vegetable Cutlets are perfect tea time snack or breakfast. It’s the perfect Shaam Ka Nashta, as we claim in India.

*INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup sooji/ Semolina
• 1/4 cup Onion Chopped
• 1/4 cup Fresh Peas
• 1/4 cup Beans Chopped
• 1/4 cup Carrot Chopped
• 1/4 cup Mushroom Chopped
• 2-3 cup Water
• Salt to taste
• 1-2 teaspoon Mixed Herbs
• 1 cup gms Boiled Mashed Potatoes
• 2 Green Chillies Chopped
• 2 tablespoon Mint Leaves Chopped
• 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves Chopped
• 2 tablespoon Cheese Grated

*PROCESS:

• Start by chopping the onion, beans, carrot, and mushroom into fine pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan and add all the veggies in it. Let the onion, peas, beans, carrot, and mushroom to saute first.
• After 3-4 minutes of heating the veggies, add half a cup of semolina in the same pan and roast it with the vegetables.
• When the semolina is well roasted add 2 and a half cup of water in it and mix well.
• Then add salt to taste and a teaspoon of mixed herbs in the pan.

• Now, cook all the veggies and semolina for another 5 minutes and switch off the heat of the pan.

  

• When the heat is off, add 200 gms of boiled and mashed potatoes
• Now add chopped green chilies, mint leaves and coriander leaves on it. Sprinkle some grated cheese and mix them well.
• Now, lay butter paper on a flat surface and take out the mixture on it. Spread the mixture evenly with around 3/4 of thickness.
• After the sooji squares are well spread, cover and refrigerate it for 30 mins.
• After 30 minutes take them out of the refrigerator and cut into 1 and a half square inch.
• The veggie squares are ready to fry.
• Heat oil in a frying pan and add the fries in it.
• Shallow fry the veggie squares from all the sides and serve hot.

*NUTRITION:

• Calories: 189
• Fat: 5g
• Cholesterol: 5mg
• Protein: 7g
• Carbohydrates: 29g

*NOTES:

• If you do not have butter paper, you can grease the mould using some butter or ghee.
• Use roasted Rava to prevent rava from turning into sticky.
• Instead of cheese, you can use grated paneer or both too.
• If you feel the mixture is very loose, you can add some rice flour.
• Make sure you do not fry them straight out of the freezer or there is a chance of them breaking apart.