Crispy Veg Strips Recipe – Crispy Veggie Fingers – Crunchy Vegetable Strips -Veg Sticks – Vegetable Fingers 2 ways – Veggie Nuggets (Baked & shallow fried)

Detailed recipe for Crispy Veggie Fingers – Crunchy Vegetable Strips -Veg Sticks – Vegetable Fingers 2 ways – Veggie Nuggets (Baked & shallow fried)

This reipe is actually a combination of vegetable cutlets and veggie fingers. I have mad it in twoways :
1. Shallow Frying
2. Air frying (Baking)

In the Air frying method I have not used any oil which has made it super healthy yet crispy and tasty. The shallow frying also did not use a very little amount of oil.

This recipe consists of several vegetables which makes is extremely healthy and it is great way to feed the kids with vegetables which is a very tiring and a challenging task :).
Kids are usuallyquite finicky about eating vegetables and I try this alternative for my son and he happily eats it.

These Crispy Veg Strips Recipe – Crispy Veggie Fingers – Crunchy Vegetable Strips -Veg Sticks – Vegetable Fingers 2 ways – Veggie Nuggets (Baked & shallow fried) are also a very good option for tea time snacks, or a friends get together or even for the Diwali party.

These can be combined with tomato ketchup, mint chutney, cheesy mayonaisse dip or any sauce of your choice.
I also make sandwiches out of these by placing the cruncy veggie fingers between twobread slices and applying butter and spreads and top it with some sliced onions, tomatoes, cucumbers & capsicums and they taste super yummy.:P

So, here is my recipe for Crispy Veggie fingers.

🍴 Time to Prep        2 hours

⏰Time to cook         15 minutes

🍛 Servings              3-4 servings

👩 Author                 Ruchika

🍲 Cuisine               Global

♨ Course             Snacks

Ingredients

• 2 boiled mashed potatoes
• 1 cup finely chopped carrots
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup finely chopped capsicum
• 1/2 cup boiled green peas
• salt to taste
• 1/2 cup boiled sweet corns
• 1/4 tablespoon black pepper powder
• chilli flakes to taste
• 1/2 tablespoon italian mixed herbs
• 1/2 tablespoon paprika

For Corn flour slurry

• 1 tablespoon corn flour
• 1 tablespoon rice flour
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon italian mixed herbs
• Water to make slurry

Notes/Tips to follow

1. To make thee fingers you can use more vegetables of your choice like french beans, onions etc.
2. If you feel that the mxture is wet or difficult to bind, you can add 1-2 tablespoons of gram flour (Besan) or increase the quantity of bread crumbs.
3. You can use maida instead of corn flour orrice flour to make the slurry.
4. These fingers can also be deep fried in order to make it crispier and tastier.
5. You can also fry the mixture with 1 tablespoon of oil and and then sauteingall the vegetable together.

How to make Crispy Veg Strips Recipe

1. Firstly Take 2 boiled mashed potatoes in a mixing bowl.

1. Add 1 cup of finely chopped carrots,.

1. Add 1/2 cup chopped capsicum.

1. Then add 1/2 cup boiled green peas and 1/2 cup of boiled sweet corns.

1. Add breadcrumbs.

1. Further add salt to taste, chili flakes, paprika, mixed herbs, black pepper powder.

1. Mix everything well and keep the mixture aside torest for 15-20 minutes.

1. Now, in a separate bow, add 1 tablespoon rice flour, 1 tablespoon, 1/2 tablespoon salt and mixed herbs.

1. Gradually add water and whisk well to make a smooth lump-free slurry.

1. Now, grease the palms with some oil and take a small portion of the mixture. Gently make shape.

1. Dip the fingers in the corn flour slurry.

1. Coat well with bread crumbs.

1. Refrigerate the fingers for 2-3 hours.

Method 1

1. Shallow fry the fingers in 2 tablespoons of oil and serve hot with tomato ketchup or any dip.

Method 2

1. Place in fingers in an air-fryer and bake for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.

1. Crispy Veg Strips Recipe – Crispy Veggie Fingers – Crunchy Vegetable Strips -Veg Sticks – Vegetable Fingers 2 ways – Veggie Nuggets (Baked & shallow fried) are ready to be served. Enjoy with tomato ketchup or any sauce or dips of your choice.

Ingredients for Crispy Veg Strips Recipe

• 2 boiled mashed potatoes
• 1 cup finely chopped carrots
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup finely chopped capsicum
• 1/2 cup boiled green peas
• salt to taste
• 1/2 cup boiled sweet corns
• 1/4 tablespoon black pepper powder
• chilli flakes to taste
• 1/2 tablespoon italian mixed herbs
• 1/2 tablespoon paprika

For Corn flour slurry

• 1 tablespoon corn flour
• 1 tablespoon rice flour
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon italian mixed herbs
• Water to make slurry

Instructions without photos

1. Firstly Take 2 boiled mashed potatoes in a mixing bowl.
2. Add 1 cup of finely chopped carrots,
3. Add 1/2 cup chopped capsicum.
4. Then add 1/2 cup boiled green peas and 1/2 cup of boiled sweet corns.
5. Add breadcrumbs.
6. urther add salt to taste, chili flakes, paprika, mixed herbs, black pepper powder.
7. Mix everything well and keep the mixture aside torest for 15-20 minutes.
8. Now, in a separate bow, add 1 tablespoon rice flour, 1 tablespoon, 1/2 tablespoon salt and mixed herbs.
9. Gradually add water and whisk well to make a smooth lumpree slurry.
10. Now, grease the palms with some oil and take asmall portion of the mixture.
11. Gently make shape.
12. Dip the fingers in the corn flour slurry.
13. Coat well with bread crumbs.
14. Refrigerate the fingers for 2-3 hours.

Method 1

1. Shallow fry he fingers in 2 tablespoons of oil and serve hot with tomato ketchup or any dip.

Method 2

1. Place in fingers in an air-fryer and bake for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.
2. Crispy Veg Strips Recipe – Crispy Veggie Fingers – Crunchy Vegetable Strips -Veg Sticks – Vegetable Fingers 2 ways – Veggie Nuggets (Baked & shallow fried) are ready to be served. Enjoy with tomato ketchup or any sauce or dips of your choice.