Mutter Shakarkhandi cutlets

Now in most recipes I talk about here, I talk about the need to balance out all six tastes but there are times when you want one or two tastes to be dominant. And if you had to focus on just two tastes that could balance and cover for all six tastes, it would be the sweet and astrigent. And thats what this recipe is about:

Heres what you need:

1/4 th cup steamed and mashed sweet potato
1/2 cup par-boiled and pureed green peas

A Tablespoon of Fenugreek (Methi) leaves

A pinch of each of the following:
Cumin
Ginger
Black salt
Rock salt
Black pepper

Oil for roasting

And heres what you do:

Mix all ingredients to form a homogeneous mixture. Shape into balls with generously oiled palms and roast on a hot tawa till crisp.

And heres why we do what we do:

Now both peas and sweet potatoes are sweet yet if you boil / steam them correctly without overdoing it, they contribute to both the sweet and astrigent taste and need no binder.

If they happen to become a little too moist, using kasuri methi instead of fresh can help as can placing the dough in the refrigerator to dry out the excess moisture. Moisture brings sweetness while lack of moisture contributes to the astrigency in taste.

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