December 2, 2020

Recipe for Brain Cutlets

Name: Recipe for Brain Cutlets
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1 BeefBrain or Two Mutton Brain(approx 200gms); ¼ CupWater; ½ TspnSalt; Oilfor Frying the Cutlets; 1Medium sized Onion Chopped fine; 1small Tomato chopped fine; 4Green Chillies chopped fine; 1 TspnGinger Garlic Paste(recipe given below); 1.5Tspn Jeerem Meerem Powder(recipe given below); 1 TspnVinegar; 1Tbspn Cornflour(since there’s no egg, this will ensure the cutlets don’t break while frying); 2Tbspn Bread Crumbs(this will make the batter a little more thick and firm); ½ TspnSalt; 3-4gms Vegetable or Chicken Stock Cube; 4-5 Sprigs of Fresh Coriander chopped fine

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Recipe for Brain Cutlets

To enjoy some Good Brain cutlets, it’s ok if you don’t have yours in place, because I never do! hahaha

Brain or any other organ meat is a delicacy that is enjoyed mainly by those who have been introduced to it at a very early age or by those who are adventurous eaters.

While My family is a complete Fan of Brain, be it plain fry, Brain Masala, Brain Omelette, Brain Cutlets, et al., my Bitter Better gets so freaked out whenever he sees the Brain kept at the Kitchen table ready to be cooked. He screams “Oh God Not the Science class Human Brain again ya” hahahaha He has tried eating it once, he confessed that he is ok to eat it again but it’s just that it reminds him of the Science class Human Brain that’s on every text book in school and he completely gets put off by it! So, I never force him to eat it, because for me, it’s a complete feast then, because I get to eat it all by myself and I don’t have to share it with him! Yayyyy! 😊

Brain cutlets, Omelettes and Plain rawa Fry is what Mum has been making at home since years. This is a No-Brainer Cutlet recipe that I’d like to share with all of you. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do at home!

P.S. For those who get put off by the slimy, soft texture of Brain, Brain cutlet is the best option for you to enjoy this delicacy, since it’s going to be crispy of the outside and the inside is more like a mixture of many other ingredients. Do give it a try!

Course Appetizer, Snack, Starter

Cuisine Goan, Indian

Keyword beef brain, Beja Cutlet, brain, Brain Cutlets, Cutlets

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1

Servings 12 pcs

Ingredients

1 BeefBrain or Two Mutton Brain(approx 200gms)
¼ CupWater
½ TspnSalt
Oilfor Frying the Cutlets

Forthe Cultet batter

1Medium sized Onion Chopped fine
1small Tomato chopped fine
4Green Chillies chopped fine
1 TspnGinger Garlic Paste(recipe given below)
1.5Tspn Jeerem Meerem Powder(recipe given below)
1 TspnVinegar
1Tbspn Cornflour(since there’s no egg, this will ensure the cutlets don’t break while frying)
2Tbspn Bread Crumbs(this will make the batter a little more thick and firm)
½ TspnSalt
3-4gms Vegetable or Chicken Stock Cube
4-5 Sprigs of Fresh Coriander chopped fine

Instructions

Wash the brain thoroughly (ensure the tap is not on full speed or else the brain will get damaged and break into pieces)
Place the washed brain into a vessel. Add 1/4 cup water and 1/2 tspn salt and allow it to boil for 15 minutes(7-8 minutes on each side) on medium high flame until all the water in evaporated
Once the brain is ready, keep it aside to cool at room temperature.
Once the Brain is completely cool, transfer it into a bowl along with all the other ingredients mentioned under the “To mix with the Brain” section
Gently, mix everything well
Heat some oil in a pan to shallow fry the cutlets
Note: Brain Cutlets are very delicate and can easily break due to it its delicate and creamy consistency. Hence, we cannot shape the cutlets and fry later. We need to fry them as and when we shape them into discs. Hence, We need to Heat oil in the pan as soon as the cutlet batter is ready and fry the cutlets immediately
Take a plate or wide bowl with some fine Semolina. Grease a spoon with some oil and scoop out some of the cutlet batter and drop it directly into the Semolina plate. Coat the entire Cutlet ball with Semolina
On your palm, Flatten this fully coated Semolina cutlet ball into a disc
Note: You can add more semolina while shaping the cutlet into a disc
We need to use a spoon because the batter is not going to be firm and using your hands directly will create a mess and you will find it difficult to handle the cutlets. In the bargain there will a lot of wastage too since the semolina will get stuck to your fingers and you will be forced to discard all that is stuck to your fingers
Transfer the flattened disc into the Hot Oil
Similarly place around 6-8 cutlets into the Pan(depending upon the size of the Pan)
Fry the cutlets for 5 minutes on each side or until crisp
Note: Ensure that the oil is not too hot or else the cutlets will quickly turn dark
Brain cutlets are delicate to handle. Therefore do not keep turning them especially at the start. Allow it to get a crispy coat and only then turn it on the other side
Once the cutlets are done, Remove them and place them on a Kitchen Paper Napkin and allow the Napkin to soak any excess oil
Enjoy these cutlets when Hot and crisp.
Note: Sometimes My Mum also adds some leftover cooked Beef Mince to the Brain cutlet batter. Tastes Superb too.