Quick snack: vegetable chop (famous in West Bengal & Bihar)

Preparation time: 30 mins

Ingredients:
potatoes: 2
carrots: 1 medium sized
boiled peas: 2 tbsp
beetroot: 1/2
chopped green chillies: 2
cumin powder: 1 tsp
red chilli powder: 1 tsp
amchur/dry mango powder: 1 tsp
raisins soaked in water: 1 tbsp
peanuts: 1 tbsp
besan/gramflour: 1 tbsp
bread crumbs: 4 tbsp
salt & sugar to taste

Method:

1. Take oil in a wok, add peanuts and fry them. Remove them when brown and let them cool.
2. Peal and boil all the above mentioned vegetables (potato,carrots,beetroot,peas) in a saucepan, drain the water & mash them. 
3. Once cooled add little salt, sugar, red chilli powder, amchur powder, chopped green chillies, raisins, the fried peanuts and mix them well & keep them aside. 
4. After the mixture has cooled down, put few drops of oil in ur palms make round/oval balls and keep them aside in a plate. Make around 6-7 balls and keep them aside.
5. In a small bowl, take besan and make a fine watery liquid by adding water.
6. Spread the bread cumbs in another plate and keep them ready.
7. Now take 1 ball of the mashed vegetables, dip in the besan watery mix & immediately roll over the crumbs. Ensure the mashed vegies are properly covered with the bread crumbs. keep the roll aside now.
8. Accordingly, dip all the balls in a similar fashion and keep them aside in a plate.
9. refridgerate them for 30 mins before frying for crispyness.
10. Now take a pan, add oil and let it warm. Once the oil is hot, fry the chops and remove them in a paper towel.
11. Serve them with tomato ketchup, green coriander-pudina chutney and salads.
    
    
    
    

Please note: Refridgeration is very important for crispy chops.