Aloo Tikki is a popular Indian street food. This vegetarian potato burger patty recipe is perfect for tea-time snack, light lunch or appetizer. These tantalizing spicy potato cakes are crispy and super delicious.
You will love how easy it is to make restaurant quality Aloo Tikki at home. I am including Air Fryer and Stove top instructions to make this kid friendly potato recipe.
WHAT IS ALOO TIKKI?
In Hindi, aloo is potato and tikki is a word used for pattice, patties or culet. So, the word aloo tikki means potato patties or potato cutlets. Once you garnish them with chutney and other toppings, it becomes Aloo Tikki Chat.
Similar to Zucchini Fritters, Potato Cheese Poppers and Corn Fritters, Aloo Tikki can be used as snack, appetizer or light meal.
Vegetarian Burger
In India, McDonald’s serves Aloo Tikki burgers. It is a vegetarian way to mimic the world renowned burger tucked into burger buns. Our easy recipe makes wholesome aloo tikki with only clean eating ingredients.
Vegan Aloo Tikki Recipe is also soy free and gluten free. This version is made in air fryer or can be baked in the oven. That makes it low calorie, delicious and guilt free snacking.
Aloo Tikki Chaat
These spicy potato cutlets can be used to make delicious vegetarian chaat recipe. Serve the aloo tikki with Cilantro Chutney, which is also called green chutney, Chaat masala and other garnishes for lip smacking delicious tea time snack. Best served with a side of Chai – Spiced Indian Tea or Saffron Rose Lemonade.
It is one of those easy and quick recipes that turn simply boiled, peeled and mashed potatoes into something zesty, tangy and flavorful. You make them crispy by shallow frying or air baking them.
You can use leftover mashed potatoes from holiday dinners to make this recipe. It is one of the best way to makeover leftovers.
Similar to Masala Boondi Chat, Matar Chaat and Delhi Style Samosa Chaat, this aloo tikki chat is satisfying and wholesome snack or heavy appetizer.
Air Fryer Aloo Tikki
Traditional recipe is often deep fried. Sometimes even double fried. We prefer to air fry or bake it instead. You will love how light and crispy these Savory Potato Patties are.
Since a fraction of the oil is used compared to deep fry version, the calorie count is light too.
RECIPE INSPIRATION
My mom was a great cook and she knew us sisters had special cravings for street foods sold in stalls throughout the city.
Indian chat or street food tastes unbelievable. There aren’t enough words to describe the addictive taste. However, hygiene is often questionable.
So my mom would make these recipes at home. She would rotate amongst several of popular chat items for Sunday brunch. It used to be a treat to look forward to.
This recipe is my mom’s creative and healthy version. It’s simple, delicious, healthy and low calorie all at once.
Serving Suggestions
- While making the tikkies, you can add stuffing like paneer, spicy lentil mix, breadcrumbs or nuts to make Stuffed Aloo Tikki.
- Typically Aloo Tikki Chat is served by topping it with beaten yogurt, cilantro chutney, sweet tamarind chutney, and dusted with roasted cumin and red chili powder.
- For a quick serve breakfast, we also like to eat these potato cutlets with tomato ketchup and hot and sweet sauce.
- You can also serve it with finely chopped onions, chopped cilantro leaves, sev and pomegranate seeds for a simple afternoon snack.
- If you serve these patties with Chole, it makes another famous chat recipe of Ragda Patties.
- Many times, we use these tikkies as a filling between two hamburger buns. Top it with lettuce, tomato and onions to make Aloo Tikki Burger.
- You can use these to wrapped in paratha (flakey Malaysian paratha work best) to make Potato Kathi Rolls.
So, in short, endless possibilities to serve it. The best pairing is steamy cup of cutting masala chai or filter coffee.
How To Boil Potatoes
This recipe starts with boiled, peeled and mashed potatoes. There are few options to boil fork tender potatoes.
You can boil them on stove-top or using electric pressure cooker like InstantPot. If using an Instant Pot, use a steamer basket. This helps get non soggy steamed potatoes which helps with crispness of the patties.
Add a 1 cup of water in the main insert. Put the steamer basket in the main insert. Arrange washed potatoes on steamer basket. Pressure cook on high pressure for 10 minutes with natural pressure release.
If cooking on stove top pressure cooker, cook for 4-5 whistles on high heat. You can cook them in a pot full of boiling water until tender.
Pro Tips
- Don’t use freshly boiled hot potatoes to make Aloo Tikki. Let them cool down completely. Preferably, refrigerate for 3-4 hours before using.
- Use some poha ( Indian flattened rice) , bread crumbs or rice flour to make the cutlets extra crisp.
- You can also add bread in batter to make the outer layer crispy.
- You can use the same recipe for fasting ( vrat ) . To make Vrat Tikki, simply skip rice flour and poha and use Tapioca flour or singada flour for binding. Adjust the salt and spices accordingly.
Ingredients
- Boiled and peeled potatoes
- Poha (puffed rice) washed and drained in colander
- Fresh herbs – Cilantro (Coriander) Chopped
- Ginger root
- Green Chillies
- Red Chili Powder
- Black Salt – adds great flavor. Use regular or kosher salt if you don’t have black salt.
- Chaat Masala or Dry Mango Powder (amchur) or Lemon or lime juice
- Roasted cumin powder
- Rice Flour or bread crumbs
- Oil spray
How to make Indian Aloo Tikki
Make the Dough
- Soak the poha in water and drain the excess water by putting it in colander.
- Add all the other tikki ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Mash the potatoes.
- Grease your hands with oil and divide the potato mixture into 6 equal parts.
- Make each part into a smooth ball shape by kneading it in your palm. Then press gently to make a one-two inch diameter cutlet/ patty.
Air Fryer Method :
- Spray the air fryer basket with oil spray. Arrange the patties in single layer on the basket. Spray some oil on the patties.
- Choose Air Fry / Bake option at 350° Fahrenheit. Choose 12 minutes. Halfway through check and spray one or more mist of oil.
Oven Method :
Arrange the potato cutlets on cookie sheet in a single layer. Spray some oil on them. Bake at preheated 350°F for 15 minutes. Flip them upside down halfway for even baking.
To pan-fry on stove top :
- Heat a cast iron or nonstick skillet on medium heat. Spray some oil. Arrange patties in single layer on the pan.
- Continue cooking on medium high heat until golden brown at the bottom. Using a spatula, turn them upside down.
- Spray some oil on top and continue to cook until bottom layer is golden brown. Turn off the heat and remove them from the pan.
- Serve warm with desired garnishes.
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Crispy Aloo Tikki Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups Boiled and peeled Potatoes
- ½ cup Poha flattened rice washed and drained in colander
- ¼ cup Fresh Cilantro Coriander Chopped
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Grated
- 1 Green Chili Chopped
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Black Salt
- 1 teaspoon Dry Mango Powder amchur or chaat masala
- 1 tsp. Roasted cumin powder
- 2 Tablespoon Rice Flour or Bread Crumbs
- Oil spray for crisp frying
Instructions
To make the Tikki / Cutlets
- Soak the poha in water and drain the excess water by putting it in colander.
- Mash the potatoes. Add all the other tikki ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
- Grease your hands with oil and divide the potato mixture into 6 equal parts.
- Make each part into a smooth ball shape by kneading it in your palm. Then press gently to make a flat patty /cutlet .
Air Fryer Method
- Spray the air fryer basket with oil spray. Arrange the patties in single layer on the basket. Spray some oil on the patties. Air Fry 350° F. Choose 12 minutes. Halfway through check and spray one or more mist of oil.
Oven Method
- Arrange the patties on cookie sheet in a single layer. Spray some oil on the patties. Bake at preheated 350°F for 15 minutes. Flip them upside down halfway for even baking.
To shallow fry on stove top
- Heat a cast iron or nonstick skillet on medium heat. Spray some oil. Arrange patties in single layer on the pan.
- Continue cooking on medium high heat until golden brown at the bottom. Using a spatula, turn them upside down.
- Spray some oil on top and continue to cook until bottom layer is golden brown. Turn off the heat and remove them from the pan.
- Serve warm with desired garnishes.
Notes
There are few options to boil / steam fork tender potatoes. If using an Instant Pot, use a steamer basket. This helps get non
soggy steamed potatoes which helps with crispness of the patties.
Add a 1 cup of water in the main insert. Put the steamer basket in the
main insert. Arrange washed potatoes on steamer basket. Pressure cook on high pressure for 10 minutes with natural pressure release. If cooking on stove top pressure cooker, cook for 4-5 whistles on high heat. You can also cook them in a pot full of boiling water until tender.
NEHA JAIN
Really awesome recipe
I have made it with a twist
I stuffed some vegetables blended with pizza seasonig in it.
You were my inspiration for this experiment and my kids loved it.