Mama’s Chicken Cutlets

My mum’s tribute, as an army wife, to the mess cooks! These tear-drop or round patties are a packed house of deliciousness.

As a child, visiting an Indian army officer’s mess was an event we never took lightly. A mess is a place where army officers and their families would socialize, attend dinner parties, enjoy sports and more. For the children, dinner was typically served in the TV room, while the adults had their formal sit-down dinners in the drawing room. We spent our time watc