Aloo Tikki Recipe from Scratch
Aloo Tikki is a popular North Indian snack made with spiced mashed potatoes. Crispy on the outside and soft inside, it's perfect with chutneys or raita.
Ingredients
- Potatoes Russet preferred - 5-6 medium-sized
- Green Peas - ½ cup garden peas
- Cashew nuts - 2 tbsp chopped
- Grated Ginger - 1 tsp
- Green Chili - 2-3 finely chopped
- Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp chopped
- Corn Flour - 3 tbsp as needed
- Chaat Masala - 1 tsp
Spices
- Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
- Turmeric Powder - ½ tsp
- Red Chili Powder - ½ tsp
- Ground Coriander - 1 tsp
- Asafoetida - a pinch
- Oil - for frying
- Salt - to taste
Instructions
- Boil potatoes in a pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles. Cool, peel, and grate.
- Heat 3 tbsp oil, sauté ginger, green chilies, and cashews for 1 minute.
- Add cumin, turmeric, chili powder, coriander, asafoetida, peas, and salt. Cook until peas are soft. Mash the mixture and set aside.
- Add coriander, green chili, chaat masala, salt, and corn flour to the grated potatoes. Mix well and let rest for 15 minutes.
- Divide the potato mixture, flatten into patties, and stuff with the pea mixture. Seal edges and reshape into round tikkis.
- Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry on medium heat until golden and crispy on both sides.
- Enjoy with mint raita, tamarind chutney, or green chutney.
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Notes
Avoid overboiling potatoes to prevent stickiness.
Adjust spice levels to your taste.