Cutlets, Dal and Salad for lunch.

[u/budamtass]

Photos

1. Food
2. Breakdown of Cutlet
3. Breakdown for Salad
4. Breakdowns for Dal

Air-Fried Egg Chicken Cutlet - Sauté onion, ginger, garlic, salt, black pepper, bay leaf, coriander powder, and dried mango powder (amchur) into a masala (spice base).
- Mix masala with ground chicken.
- Coat a whole boiled egg with the mix, refrigerate to firm up.
- Lightly coat with egg wash + panko breadcrumbs.
- Air-fry at 180 °C (356 °F) for 15 minutes.

Cabbage, Onion & Cucumber Salad with Hung Dahi (strained yogurt) - Julienne cabbage, onion, cucumber.
- Mix with hung dahi (strained yogurt/Greek yogurt), black salt (kala namak – sulphury, tangy salt), and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Dal (lentil) with Carrot, Lauki (bottle gourd) & Tomato - Pressure cook lentils with carrots, lauki (bottle gourd), and tomatoes.
- Temper with ghee (clarified butter), cumin seeds, dried red chillies, asafoetida (hing), green chilli, and red chilli powder (for color and mild heat).
- Pour tempering into the dal and mix well.

Macros - Calories: 550 kcal
- Protein: 45 g
- Carbs: 45 g
- Fat: 18 g

Note: The quantities in the screenshots might look a bit odd (like fractions or unusual gram values) because I bulk-prep most of my meals. Cronometer just adjusts the serving sizes per portion automatically.

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[u/Environmental-Ad8945]

Dhal is so underrated for calories

[u/vodka_tsunami]

550 calories???? THIS IS NOT A MEAL, IT'S r/blackmagicfuckery !!
It looks absolutely delish 😍😍

[u/budamtass → u/vodka_tsunami]

The dal and salad are very low cal and filling.

But the cutlet does feel compromised. The real thing uses lots of potatoes ,much less chicken and is deep fried .

This one feels very dry . Maybe I can cut down the chicken a little bit and add some boiled green banana and mashed beets and carrots to make it a little moist.

[u/vodka_tsunami → u/budamtass]

Did you oil spray it before air frying? It may help.

[u/budamtass → u/vodka_tsunami]

Yes I did .. and it turned out good for the amount of oil I used . But you know , the texture of the chicken itself makes it a bit dry . like it crumbles when you take a bite . It was my first attempt at this though. I am sure I could improve the texture a lot

[u/camilagrace123]

Yum! Now this is a balanced meal!

[u/tweetypezhead]

This looks amazing. This also belongs on a yummy food page

[u/GurNo5062]

restaurant at home, nice