Aloo (potato) Tikki

Recipe Ingredients

		For Crust
7		Potatoes boiled - peeled, mashed (7 To 8)
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Turmeric powder
3		Green chillies ground
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Punjabi garam masala
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Bread crumbs
		Salt to taste
		For Filling
1 cup	237ml	Channa dal cooked & drained
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ginger grated
1 teaspoon	5ml	Garlic grated
3		Green chillies finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cuminseed powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Coriander
		Salt to taste
		Oil for shallow frying

Recipe Instructions

For crust:  Mix all ingredients together thouroughly. Keep aside.

For filling:  Mash cooked dal coarsely with hands.  Mix in all other ingredients.

To proceed:  Take a tbspful of potato mixture, spread on palm. Place a teaspoonful of dal mixture in centre.  Roll so as to keep dal mixture inside and potato out. Press gently into rounded flattish patties.  Shallow fry on a griddle, drizzling oil to crispen crust.

Serve hot with tamarind chutney and green chutney or with tomato ketchup.

Source:
(c)David Smith 1998

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