Here is one way of making Kotlet…believe it or not there are a few types and different ways to make Kotlet.
Kotlet
Ingredients:
.5 lb ground beef– I used ground beef with only 10% fat
1 small onion
1 large potato
turmeric
salt/pepper
baking powder (optional)
bread crumbs
1 egg (optional)
Directions:
You can use a blender/food processor to chop up the onion and potato, or you can use a grater. Some people like to boil the potato then mash it up, and others use the grater or food processor. I have made Kotlet using both techniques. Here I used my blender and chopped up the onion and potato (I also hit the puree button to make sure it was mixed well). Afterward, you can pour the contents in the blender (or food processor) in a bowl with the ground beef and mash them together. Add turmeric, salt, pepper, and if you like baking powder, the egg, and bread crumbs. You can also choose to not put bread crumbs in the mix, but rather rounded balls of the mixture in the bread crumbs before flattening and frying.
Adding the baking powder and egg will keep the mixture together and allow it to puff up. I did add them, but noticed that my mixture wasn’t sticky enough, so I added my bread crumbs to the mixture. Usually when you boil the potato that is when you want to add the egg to the mixture.
After all the ingredients are mixed and mashed up you will take portions and form round balls out of them and flatten them out in your hand then place the patties (Kotlet) you have formed into a frying pan that has oil you have already heated. Fry each side until golden brown.
Hi Persian Recipes owners!!!!
Thank you so much for your Recipes. Kotlet! one of the foods that I have respect for.
I have a suggestion for it too. If you add a little bit sweet fennel(Marzeh) to it and replace the bread crumb(which sucks alot of oil) with wheat meal, you will have an alternative to the taste as well.
Just a suggestion!!!
Thanks
Thank you for your suggestion.
Ill make sure I try that the next time I make Kotlet.
whats the difference between cutlet and shommy? and which one do you eat with gherkins? thanks for your reply
ive made cutlet and they never taste nice could you guide me on how to make them delicious to take on a picnic
With practice you get better. My main advice would be to adjust some of the ingredients (e.g. add eggs or increase bread crumbs to adjust mixture). Sometimes the mixture is too sticky or too watery and doesn’t fry perfectly.
You can have them both with pickles. The main difference is the ingredients, basically shami is made with different main ingredients besides just meat, potatoes, and onions (i.e., chick-a-pea flour).