Aloo Tikki Chole
Aloo tikki chole are crisp & browned spiced potato patties served with a spicy North Indian chickpea curry along with a green chutney and sweet chutney with some tidbits.
Servings: 3 to 4
Ingredients
for aloo tikki
- 3 or 4 medium size potatoes
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder (ground cumin)
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder (ground coriander)
- 1 teaspoon fennel powder
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur powder)
- ¼ teaspoon dry ginger powder (saunth)
- ½ teaspoon chaat masala powder
- 1.5 to 2 tablespoon corn flour/corn starch
- 1 or 2 tablespoon oil for frying the tikkis
- salt or black salt or rock salt (edible and food grade), as required
other ingredients
- 1 bowl of amritsari chole or punjabi chana masala or chickpea curry
- ½ cup chopped onions
- ¼ cup chopped coriander leaves (cilantro leaves)
- ½ cup mint coriander chutney or coriander chutney (cilantro chutney)
- ½ cup tamarind dates chutney
- chaat masala as required
- red chili powder as required (optional)
- lemon juice as required (optional)
Instructions
- Boil or steam the potatoes first till they are cooked till soft.
- Peel the potatoes when they are still warm and then mash them.
- Add all the spice powders listed above including salt.
- Add the corn flour as well. Stir and mix well.
- Make medium sized patties from the potato mixture.
- Shallow fry or pan fry till the patties are crisp and browned.
- Serve with chole/chickpea curry topped with both the mint-coriander chutney and tamarind-dates chutney.
- Also add some chopped onions, chaat masala and sev.
- You can also add some yogurt if you want.
- Serve aloo tikki chole immediately.
Notes
Recipe makes 7 to 8 tikkis