Crispy spicy famous Indian street food . “Aloo” means potato, and the word “tikki” means a small cutlet or croquette.

2. Crispy spicy famous Indian street food . “Aloo” means
potato, and the word “tikki” means a small cutlet or
croquette. It is easy to cook and involves a shallow fry
technique. All the ingredients are easily available and
you can prepare it in your kitchen. Tikki is served best
when hot. Tikki rolled into small balls is a good
appetizer and can made large for veggie burgers.

3. Aloo Tikki
S.No. Ingredients For Aloo Tikki Filling for aloo tikki
1 4-5 medium sized potatoes One finely chopped onion
2 1 tsp shah Jeera or regular jeera Ginger
3 Salt 2 green chillies
4 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder Coriander Leaves
5 2-3 green chillies finely chopped 1/2 tea spoon of Dhania Powder
6 Few Coriander(Dhania) Leaves finely chopped 1/2 tea spoon Jeera powder
7 4-5 small slices of bread 1/2 tea spoon of amchoor
powder
8 Oil for frying
9 ¼ mint leaves.

4. 1.) Boil potatoes in pan or pressure cooker.
2.) Peel the outer layer and mesh the potatoes using a masher.

5. 3.) Mix cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder, 2-3 green chillies, finely chopped few
coriander leaves finely chopped.
4.) Soak the bread in water for few seconds. Squeeze out the excess water. Now mesh
the bread into small pieces and mix the bread crumbles in the potato batter. Bread will
make the dough better and tikki will not break while frying
5.) Add salt as per taste. Mix the batter well and knead it into a good dough.
6.) Rub few drops of oil onto your palm and knead the dough together.

6. 7) Make the tennis size ball of the dough .Divide the dough into small balls and flatten
it out using oil.
8) Now we will fry it. Take 1 cup oil and pour it into skillet.
9)Now light up the gas stove and pour 1 cup of oil into the skillet. Wait till the oil gets
hot. To make sure that oil is hot put a tiny piece of potato into the pan, if the oil
bubbles then the oil is hot.

7. 10) You can also use non-stick pan to cook. Drizzle some oil and cook till the both sides
turn golden brown.
11)Gently slide the tikki cutlet into the skillet in order to avoid any splash. Now slide in
other tikki cutlet depending on the size of your skillet/griddle. Flip each pattie upside
down and cook till the other side gets brown.
12)Transfer the tikkis into the absorbent paper(tissue) so that the excess oil gets
soaked.
13)Serve hot yummy tikkis with tomato ketchup or chutney.
14)Enjoy tikkis with your family and friends. Sharing and serving will triple the joy.