Aloo tikki is a snack originating from the Indian subcontinent; in North Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi preparation, it is made out of boiled potatoes, and various curry spices. "Aloo" means potato, and the word "tikki" means a small cutlet in Hindi.
Ingredients:
- 3 potatoes medium sized
- 1 tsp ginger- garlic paste
- 3/4 tsp garam masala powder
- 1/2 tsp chaat masala powder
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp turmaric powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- Handful coriander leaves finelly chopped
- 5 green chili finelly chopped
- 1 big size onion finelly chopped
- 2 tbsps corn flour/ rice flour/ gram flour
- Semolina for coating ( can use bread crumbs also)
- Salt as needed
- Oil as needed for frying
Preparation for aloo tikki
- Boil potatoes until just cooked. They should be firm and not mushy or soggy. Cool them.
- Grate or mash them in a mixing bowl. Make sure there are no chunks of aloo.
- Add coriander leaves, onion and green chilies.
- Add ginger paste, garam masala, chaat masala, salt and red chili powder, turmaric powder & cumin powder.
- Add flour and begin to mix and make a firm and non sticky ball. If needed you can add more flour.
How to make aloo tikki
- Divide the mixture to equal parts and make balls. If you prefer large tikkis, you can make large balls. But thin tikkis cook well and get crispy when fried.
- Flatten them and make the aloo tikki. Coat with semolina or bread crumbs.
- Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry them until golden. Keep flipping them to both the sides and fry.
- Remove them to a absorbent kitchen paper.
- Serve aloo tikki hot..
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