Indian Cooking Recipe: Aloo Tikki
The following are the instructions on how to cook delicious Indian food: Aloo Tikki
Ingredients:
1. Potatoes - 1/2 kg boiled and mashed,
2. Bengal gram - 1/2 cup (Channa daal),
3. Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp., Ginger - a small piece,
4. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.,
5. Salt to taste, Green chilies - 2-3,
6. Red chilies - 1/2 tsp.,
7. Chaat masala - 1 tsp.,
8. Mixed spices (Garam masala) - 1/2 tsp.,
9. Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tsp.,
10. Ghee for shallow frying, Filling
Method of Preparation:
Soak Bengal gram for two hours, heat 1 tbsp oil or ghee in a pan-add Cumin seed, allow spluttering - adding chopped green chilies, red chilies and salt. Cover and let it cook on low heat till it is well cooked. Sprinkle water while cooking. It should be all dry. Add chaat masala - mixed spice and chopped coriander leaves. Allow it to cool. Boil, peel and mash potatoes with a pinch of salt. Take a ball of mashed potatoes, oil palm slightly, make shallow cup with the ball of mashed potatoes, place a tea spoon of gram filling in centre and seal well and flatten the ball. Heat oil in a frying pan or grease the griddle shallow fry each tikki on low heat on both sides. Serve hot with mint chutney. Goes very well with
