Saturday, May 29, 2010

Aloo Tikki (Potato cutlets)

Scrub, peel, dice and boil 2 Potatoes in microwave for 5 minutes. Add ½ cup of Green Peas to them and boil again for 3 minutes. Mash the boiled potatoes, peas in a bowl and add 2-3 finely chopped Green Chillies, an inch of minced Ginger, 3 tbsp of Finely chopped Coriander Leaves, Salt to taste, ½ tsp of Garam Masala, ½ tsp of Chaat Masala (optional), 1 tsp of Roasted Cumin Powder, ½ tbsp of Lemon Juice, 1 tsp of Red Chili Powder and 2 slices of powdered toasted Bread. Mix well and roll into lemon sized balls and flatten them shaping into cutlets or round burger shaped patties.

Heat 1 tbsp of Ghee on a pan and shallow fry 3 to 4 tikkis at a time till a crisp golden color crust is formed on both the sides. Remove on to an absorbent paper and serve with tamarind chutney or with pav.

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