Ingredients:
Potato – 3, medium sized (comes to 2 cups after mashing)
Rice flour – 1/4 cup
Red Chilli Powder – 1 tbsp (adjust according to your spicy needs)
Chat Masala powder – 1 tsp
Jeera powder / Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
Coriander Leaves – 1/2 tbsp, finely chopped
Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
Oil – to toast or shallow fry ( I used coconut oil)
Salt – to taste
Method:
- Cut each potato into halves and pressure cook upto 4 whistles or until soft. Once the pressure leaves the cooker, remove the boiled potatoes, peel off the skin and mash it well without any lumps. Add red chilli powder, garam masala powder, cumin powder, chat masala powder, lemon juice, coriander leaves and required salt to the mashed potatoes. Mix well to form a smooth dough.
- Take a lemon sized ball and roll it well between your hands. Then flatten them into round shaped patties between your hands.
- Roll the patties in rice flour so that it coats well on all sides. Now finish the mashed potatoes dough by repeating the process. I just made around 12 tikkis.
- Heat dosa pan or a small tawa. Add a teaspoon of oil and add the prepared aloo tikkis ( 3 to 4 patties at a time) and toast them well on both sides till they turn golden brown and slightly crisp.
- Serve hot with tomato sauce or sweet chutney or coriander chutney.
Notes:
- Optionally you can coat the tikkis with breadcrumbs and then toasting gives a crispy outer layer and soft inside.
- I used coconut oil, as it is the main oil used in most of the Kerala home for preparing food. Some may not like the taste of coconut oil, but we at home love coconut oil and it renders that specific taste which is so common in all of the Kerala dishes. And health wise also, coconut oil gives out more benefits.
- You can even add 1/4 cup boiled peas along with potato. And a tsp of finely chopped green chillies for that extra spiciness. You can also add a tsp of amchur powder instead of chat masala powder..
- The dough should be tight enough to hold together, if the dough is watery / runny then your tikkis will break when you toast them. During such times, you can add 1/2 tbsp cornflour if the dough becomes watery, but dont add more as the tikkis will become hard.
- Alternatively you can deep fry them too. But if prefer to deep fry then add rice flour or cornflour with the dough to make it stiff.
- If you are toasting, toast in low medium heat. You can even toast the tikkis in ghee, but if you want less oil or ghee then you can use the air fryer to toast the tikkis.
- Flip over the tikkis gently while toasting them in tawa for even roating on all the sides.
- You can even stuff boiled channa dal / sprouts/ mixed vegetables inside the tikkis for taste variation.
I can also use this as a burger patty for my kid…nice recipe aiswarya…
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Yes Swapna 🙂 It will be delicious! Thank you so much 🙂
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We make something like this as well sometimes from left over potato filling from another dish, so yummy. I actually had this over the weekend at an Indian banquet hall where they served these potato patties as an appetizer with chickpeas cooked in a sauce, I loved the combination!
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Oh wow.. That is so lovely to know to know that you also make such tikkis with the left over potato filling… Yes, potato patties with chickpeas sauce is an awesome combination!! I am sure you would have relished to your hearts content in the Indian banquet 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing 🙂 ❤
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I like the use of rice flour. The tikkis must be very crisp!
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Yes Apsara, rice flour lends very crispy tikkis. The tikkis were crispy from outside and soft inside. Thank you 🙂
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They look amazingly crispy. Wonderful recipe dear 🙂
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Yes, it was super crispy… Thanks dear ❤
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Lovely! I’m definitely gonna make these ❤
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Sure! You will love it 🙂 How are you doing?? How is life?
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I’m fine dear. Just taking a break (a very long one) from my food blog! Will start posting recipes in Nov… 🙂
What’s up wit you?
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ah that’s good to know… Looking forward to your recipes. Btw, your book reviews are coming out nicely… Keep posting 🙂 I am doing good here. Little busy with work and the normal ups and downs in life. Keep in touch dear ❤
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Thanks dear 🙂
I will for sure and you also keep in touch ❤
Have a great day 😀
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Sure dear, will definitely keep in touch 🙂 ❤
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Wow thin and crisp 🙂
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Thank you dear 🙂
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Delicious! I’ve never had these, but now I want to try…
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Thank you for visiting my humble blog. Do try out, you may like it 🙂
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Hi Aiswarya,
Thanks for following me on google+, good to connect with you.
I’m exploring your site and amazed to see your kitchen adventures.
I’ll be back dear.
Have a nice week ahead!
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Hi Rashida, Thank you so much for visiting my humble blog. Happy to connect with you 🙂
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Looks so crispy and yummy! 🙂
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It was crispy and yum! Thank you dear 🙂
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🙂 You are welcome!
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Super tempting:-)
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Thank you dear 🙂
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I have heard of this from some of my friends from Bangaluru and always wanted to try …now That i have your recipe I will def try it .. Your curry looks delicious …wait to be dipped by a hot steaming Idli
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Thank you for visiting my space. Do try and you will like it 🙂
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These look delicious!
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Thank you 🙂 They were indeed delicious!!
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