Aloo Tikki/ Potato Patties, is a popular North Indian dish normally served in Chaat stalls in India. It can be made in different variations. Normally I make them with potatoes only, but today had a desire to make it with peas and potatoes. They are normally served with tomato ketchup or chutneys.
Ingredients
• 3 medium Potatoes, boiled and mashed
• ¾ cup Green peas, boiled
• 2 Green chillies, finely chopped
• 3 tbsps Cilantro or coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 1 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1 ½ tsps Chaat masala
• Salt, to taste
• 2 tsps Lemon juice
• 2 tbsps Oil, for shallow frying the tikkis
Directions
• Boil the 3 medium potatoes in pressure cooker and also boil the ¾ cup green peas. You can cook peas in microwave for 4-5 minutes as well.
• Mash the boiled potatoes, add peas in a bowl.
• Mash both together, using potato masher, so everything gets well blended.
• Add finely chopped 2 green chillies, 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro, 1 teaspoon red chilli powder, 1 ½ teaspoon chaat masala, and salt.
• Squeeze about 2 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice and mix everything together.
• Divide the mixture into 15 equal portions and make ball out of it. Take one ball a time, press lightly; seal the edges if it breaks. Make the entire patty same way. I got ½ inch thick and 1 ½ inch diameter sized 15 tikkis. You can make as per your desire size.
• Heat the skillet in on medium heat for shallow frying. Add few teaspoons of oil. Once oil is medium hot, put the tikkis gently and carefully on the pan.
• Drizzle some oil on tikki as well. Cook till bottom side is brown and crispy. Once cooked then flip the tikkis using spatula and let it brown other side as well.
• Remove it to a plate. Shallow fry rest of the tikkis and serve.
