Monday, February 23, 2009

ALOO KI TIKKI


Pan fried small potato cakes (tikki), served with chutney or pickle.

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Cooking Time : 15 minutes


Ingredients

Potatoes 3-4 large
Green chillies, chopped 3
Fresh coriander leaves, chopped a few sprigs
Rock salt (sendha namak) to taste
Asafoetida a pinch
Red chilli powder 1/2 tablespoon
Ghee to fry


Method

Wash, boil potatoes, peel and mash while still warm. Add green chillies, coriander leaves, rock salt, asafoetida and red chilli powder to the mashed potatoes and mix well. Divide into ten to twelve portions. Shape them into round tikkis. Heat a tawa and shallow fry the tikkis on both sides with ghee till golden. Drain onto an absorbent paper. Serve with green chutney or lemon pickle.

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