Aloo Tikki Recipe
Aloo Tikki is a popular Indian street food. This recipe is perfect for teatime snack, light lunch or appetizer. It is very easy to make restaurant quality Aloo Tikki at home.
Servings: 6 cutlets
Calories: 128kcal
Cost: $5
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed
- 2 Tablespoon Rice Flour or Bread Crumbs
- ½ cup Poha flattened rice washed and drained in colander
Spices and seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Ginger grated
- 1 Green Chili Chopped , optional
- ½ teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Roasted cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon Dry Mango Powder amchur or chaat masala
- ½ teaspoon Black Salt adjust per taste
- ¼ cup Fresh Cilantro Coriander Chopped
- 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
1) To make it Aloo Tikki Chaat - Serve the patties with green chutney, tamarind chutney, beaten yogurt, sprinkle chopped onions and cilantro and sev on top. Enjoy.
2) Leftover Mashed Potatoes - This recipe works beautifully with leftover mashed potatoes. So if you have a big batch of leftovers after Thanksgiving Dinner, do spice them up and make them into crispy aloo tikki.
3) How to Boil Potatoes in Instant Pot
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.
4) How to Boil Potatoes on Stove Top
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 for 8-12 minutes until fork tender.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tikki | Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 435mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g