DESCRIPTION:

Aloo tikki is a North Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi snack made out of boiled potatoes, onions and various curry spices. "Aloo" means potato, and the word "tikki" means a small cutlet or croquette in Hindi, Marathi, and Tamil. It is served hot and warm along with a side of saunth, tamarind and coriander-mint sauce, and sometimes yogurt or chick peas. It is a vegetarian alternative, and an Indian equivalent of the hamburger. It is sometimes referred to some as a "potato burger".

PREPERATION

Preperation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins

INGREDIENTS:

-4 medium sized potatoes
-1 tsp ginger paste
-½ to ¾ tsp garam masala
-½ tsp chaat masala
-½ to ¾ tsp red chili powder
-1 tbsp ghee
-Handful of coriander leaves finely 
 chopped
-1 green chili chopped
-2 tbsps corn flour 
-3 to 4 tbsps bread crumbs
-Salt as needed
-2 to 3 tbsps chopped cashews
-Oil for frying

STEPS:

1. Boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker. Once boiled, let them cool. Now peel off the skins of the potatoes.
2. Grate the potatoes in a bowl and chopped coriander leaves, green chillies, garam masala, chaat masala,  salt, red chilli powder and 1 tbsp hot ghee. ( It will help in removing the raw smell of the red chilli powder )
3. Now add chopped cashews, bread crumbs, corn flour and mix everything well.
4. Bind the mixture properly and make a large ball of it. 
5. Now make small equal size balls out of this mixture. Flatten these balls in the shape of a disc with the help of your palm.
6. In a pan add oil just enough for frying and heat it. Once the oil is hot drop these tikki's in the hot oil and fry them from both sides untill they are golden in color and crispy.
7. Once done, take out these tikki's out of the pan and remove all the excess oil with the help of a kitchen tissue paper or kitchen​ towel.

Serving: 5-6 tikki's