Aloo tikki

Potato (Aloo) Tikki

Everyone loves eating this mouth watering snack. How about making some in your kitchen, all by yourself? Don't worry, we’ll help you, with this recipe to make Aloo tikki.

 Ingredients

 For crust:

7-8 potatoes boiled, peeled, mashed
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
3 green chillies grounded
1/2 tsp. punjabi garam masala
1/2 cup bread crumbs
Salt to taste

For filling:

1 cup channa dal cooked & drained
1 tsp. ginger grated
1 tsp. garlic grated
3 green chillies finely chopped
1/2 tsp. cumin seed powder
1 tsbp. Coriander
Salt to taste
Oil for shallow frying

Preparation:

For Crust:

Mix all ingredients together thoroughly.
Keep aside.

For Filling:

Mash cooked dal coarsely with hands.
Mix in all other ingredients.

Method:
Take a tbspful of potato mixture, spread on palm.
Place a tspful of dal mixture in centre.
Roll so as to keep dal mixture inside and potato out.
Press gently into rounded flattish patties.
Shallow fry on a griddle, drizzling oil to crisped crust.
Serve hot with tamarind chutney and green chutney. or with tomato ketchup.