My Yummy Recipes: How to make Aloo Tikki / Aloo Tikki Recipe / Crispy Aloo Tikki

Aloo Tikki is a popular north Indian snack made using mashed potatoes, spice powders, and other basic ingredients. The ingredients are shallow fried in cooking oil which gives a crispy and enjoyable taste.

In Western India, aloo tikki is also known as aloo patties. The method of making them is the same but the spices and the stuffing added in them differs, according to the region.

By the way, there are two ways to make aloo tikkis, one is by stuffing chana dal and the other one by boiling potatoes. In this recipe, potatoes are boiled to prepare the aloo tikkis. Aloo patties are usually not stuffed with any filling.

Ingredients

Potatoes - 3 (medium-sized)
Green Chilies - 3 (finely chopped)
Bread Crumbs - 2 Teaspoons
Rice Flour - 2 Tablespoons
Red Chili Powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Teaspoon
Garam Masala - 2 Pinch
Chat Masala Powder - 2 Pinch
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
Coriander Leaves - Few (finely chopped)
Cooking Oil (for shallow fry)
Water (as required)
Salt (as per taste)

Direction/Method

Take three medium sized potatoes and boil them a pressure cooker for about three whistles.
When they are boiled enough, transfer the boiled potatoes into a plate.
When the boiled potatoes are not hot enough, peel off the skin.
Mash the boiled potatoes.
Add 3 finely chopped green chilies, 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder, 1/2 teaspoon of red chili powder, 2 pinch of garam masala powder, 2 pinch of chat masala powder, 1 finely chopped onion, few finely chopped coriander leaves, 2 tablespoons of rice flour, 2 teaspoons of bread crumbs and salt as per taste.
Mix all of them together to prepare a dough like chapathi dough.
Prepare the tikkis out of this dough.
But first, grease your hands with some cooking oil.
Take a small portion of this dough and roll it to flatten the dough to a tikki shape. However, you can make them thick or thin, large or small as you prefer.
The last step is to shallow fry these tikkis.
In a skillet, add some cooking oil and allow it to heat for some time,
When the oil is hot enough, add the tikkis one by one.
Shallow fry them until they become brown in color on one side.
When they are brown on one side, flip them on another side.
And fry them till the other side also becomes brown in color.
When done, transfer them into a plate.

Garnish them with sliced Onions and these hot crispy aloo tikkis are good to enjoy with green chutney made from green chilies and coriander or pudina, and also with sweet chutney made from tamarind and jaggery.

In north India, aloo tikki is usually served with chole which is a spicy chickpea curry. However, they can also be served with a cup of black tea or coffee.