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Aloo Tikki Chole
Aloo Tikki Chole are crispy, savory spiced potato patties served with a spicy North Indian chickpea curry topped with some spicy and sweet chutneys, onions and sev.
Prep Time
25
minutes
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Cook Time
20
minutes
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Total Time
45
minutes
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Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
North Indian
Diet:
Vegan, Vegetarian
Difficulty Level:
Moderate
Servings:
3
Author:
Dassana Amit
Ingredients
For aloo tikki
3 or 4
potatoes
- medium-sized
1
teaspoon
cumin powder
(ground cumin)
1
teaspoon
coriander powder
(ground coriander)
1
teaspoon
fennel powder
(ground fennel)
½
teaspoon
red chili powder
or cayenne pepper
1
teaspoon
dried mango powder
(amchur powder)
¼
teaspoon
dried ginger powder
½
teaspoon
chaat masala powder
2 to 3
tablespoons
cornflour
(cornstarch) or breadcrumbs or rice flour or arrowroot flour
2 to 3
tablespoons
oil
or as needed for frying the tikkis
salt
as required
Other ingredients
1
large bowl of
Amritsari Chole
or
Chana Masala
½
cup
onions
- finely-chopped
¼
cup
chopped coriander leaves
(cilantro)
½
cup
Mint-Coriander Chutney
or
Coriander Chutney
(Cilantro Chutney)
½
cup
Tamarind Chutney
chaat masala
as required
red chili powder
as required, optional
lemon juice
or curd (yogurt) as required, optional
US Customary
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Metric
Instructions
First, boil or steam the potatoes till they are cooked and soft.
You could cook the potatoes until fork tender in a pan or pot, in a stovetop pressure cooker or in the Instant Pot adding water as needed.
Peel the potatoes when they are still warm and mash them. Let the mashed potatoes cool.
Add all the ground spice powders listed above including salt.
Add the cornflour, stir and mix thoroughly.
Make medium size patties from the potato mixture.
Heat oil in a frying pan or tawa or skillet. Shallow fry or pan fry patties till crisp and browned.
Serve immediately with Amritsari Chole topped with mint-coriander chutney and tamarind chutney.
Also add some chopped onions, chaat masala and sev.
You can also add some yogurt (curd) if you like.
Notes
You can make your favorite chickpea curry to pair with the potato patties. Or opt to choose from our favorites -
Chana Masala
or
Amritsari Chole
.
This recipe makes 7 to 8 medium-sized tikkis.