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Aloo Tikki
Ingredients:
- 1kg Potatoes (boiled)
- Salt to taste
- 1 Inch (minced) Ginger
- 200gm (boiled) Green Peas
- 2 tspn Cumin Seeds
- 1 tspn Chat Masala (avail in grocery shops)
- 1 tspn coriander leaves (chopped)
- 2 Tbsp Basen (Gram flour powder)
- 1 (chopped) onion
- 2 (chopped) Green Chillies
- Ghee (as required)
- 1 tspn Chilli powder
- 1 tspn Garam masala
Serve with:
Saunth (Tamarind chutney) and/or Mint Chutney
Preparation:
- Mash the boiled potatoes, after removing the skin
- Dry roast Basen (gram flour) add the potato mash and salt. Mix well.
- Heat 1 Tbsp of oil, add the onions and stir for a few minutes. Add ginger and chillies and stir well and cook for another few minutes.
- In ˝ Tbsp of Ghee, add the cumin seed and when they crackle, add the onions and sauté until golden brown.
- Add peas, ginger, chilli powder, coriander leaves and chat masala and stir well. Add the potato, garam masala and freshly chopped coriander.
- Mix well and remove from the pan and allow to cool.
- Divide the mixture into equal portions, roll into balls, then flatten and shape into round (cakes) tikkies.
- Finally, heat the remaining Ghee on a griddle or in non-stick frying pan and fry the patties (or tikkies) turning once, until both sides have a golden crust.
- Serve hot with mint chutney or sauth chutney.
Updated: 17 April 2007
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