Cutlet (derived from French côtelette, côte ("rib")) refers to: a thin slice of meat from the leg or ribs of veal, pork, or mutton (also known in various languages as a côtelette, Kotelett, or cotoletta.) a fried cutlet a croquette made of minced meat various preparations using fried cutlets or croquettes Austrian cuisine Indian cuisine In Indian cuisine, a cutlet specifically refers to cooked meat (mutton, pork, fish and chicken) stuffing that's fried with a batter/covering.… (More on Cutlet)