Aloo Tikki

Aalu Pattice or Aloo tikki is a very popular snack all over India.In North India, Aloo Tikki is usually served with chole (spicy chickpea curry), garnished with onions, a sweet tamarind-jaggery chutney and hot green chutney made from green chillies and coriander.The aloo tikkis of North India are usually stuffed with a spiced filling of peas & paneer or chana dal. This recipe does not have any stuffing.In Western India, Aloo Tikki is known as Aloo Pattice or Aloo patties. The method of making them is same but the spices and the stuffing added in them differs, according to the region. alu pattice is usually not stuffed with any filling. In Mumbai it is not served with Chole but with ragda (white peas curry) and is also known as Ragda pattice.

I always add a binding agent while preparing aloo tikkis. It helps to keep the tikkis in shape and they do not crumble while frying. i have used corn starch, rice flour, bread and even arrow root flour as a binding agent on various ocassions. all of them work well. just remember that when you add corn starch, the potato has to be cooled down completely. otherwise the mixture becomes sticky, if corn starch is added to hot or warm potatoes.

RECIPE TYPE: snacks

CUISINE: indian

PREP TIME:  20 mins

COOK TIME:  20 mins

TOTAL TIME:  40 mins

SERVES: 5 to 6 tikkis

aloo tikki - popular north indian snack of spiced, crisp potato patties.

INGREDIENTS (measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)

• 3 medium sized potatoes, 300 grams
• ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder or 1 to 2 green chilies, finely chopped
• ½ tsp coriander powder/dhania powder
• ½ tsp cumin powder/jeera
• ¼ tsp dry ginger powder/saunth or ¼ tsp minced ginger
• ¼ tsp chaat masala powder
• 1.5 to 2 tbsp corn starch or rice flour or arrowroot flour, or add as required
• 2 to 3 tsp chopped coriander leaves/dhania
• 2 tbsp oil for frying the tikkis or as required
• salt as required

INSTRUCTIONS

1. first rinse and then steam or pressure cook the potatoes till they are falling apart. they have to thoroughly cooked. once they are cooked, drain them completely, if you have used a pressure cooker or a pot for cooking the potatoes.
2. now grate the potaoes. i find it easier to grate the potatoes and then mash them.
3. however, you can also chop them and mash with a potato masher. let the grated or mashed potatoes cool completely.
4. add the spice powders, salt, corn starch and coriander leaves.
5. just mix everything very well.
6. divide the mixture into small or medium shaped patties. you can apply some oil on your palms when making the patties or tikkis.
7. heat oil till its medium hot in a tava or a shallow frying pan. gently place the aloo tikkis and pan fry them.
8. when one side of tikki becomes golden and crisp, turn over and fry the other side of tikki.
9. gently flip for a couple of times till the aloo tikkis are golden and crisp evenly.
10. once done, then drain the aloo tikkis on paper towels to remove excess oil.
11. serve aloo tikki plain with coriander chutney & tamarind chutney. you can also serve them with a sweet yogurt raita or make wraps or rolls with them.

NOTES

if making aloo tikkis for fasting:
1. add arrowroot flour or buckwheat flour or water chestnut flour or sago flour.
2. use rock salt, instead of regular salt.

Method: 

1. first rinse and then steam or pressure cook the potatoes till they are completely cooked. they have to thoroughly cooked.

pressure cook potatoes to make aloo tikkis

2. now grate the potaoes. i find it easier to grate the potatoes and then mash them. however, you can also chop them and mash with a potato masher. let the grated or mashed potatoes cool completely.

grate potatoes - making aloo tikkis

3. add the spice powders, salt, corn starch and coriander leaves.

add spices - making aloo tikki recipe

4. just mix everything very well.

mix aloo tikki ingredients

5. divide the mixture into small or medium shaped patties. you can apply some oil on your palms when making the patties or tikkis.

aloo tikkis or patties

6. heat 2 tbsp oil till its medium hot in a tava or a shallow frying pan. gently place the aloo tikkis and pan fry them.

fry the aloo tikkis, frying aloo pattice

7. when one side of tikki becomes golden and crisp, turn over and fry the other side of tikki.

frying aloo tikkis

8. gently flip for a couple of times till the aloo tikkis are golden and crisp evenly.

frying aloo tikkis

9. once done, then drain the aloo tikkis on paper towels to remove excess oil.

fried aloo tikkis

9. serve aloo tikki plain with coriander chutney & tamarind chutney. you can also serve them with a sweet yogurt raita. or make an aloo tikki frankie/wrap. few recipes where you can use aloo tikkis are – aloo tikki chole, dahi aloo tikki and aloo tikki burger.