Tuesday 6 August 2013

Aloo tikki chaat


Ingredients
6 large potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp mango powder
1/2 cup finely chopped coriander
2 onions finely chopped
Salt to taste
1 cup chickpeas roughly mashed
6 cloves
3 pods cardamom
8 peppercorns
4 tbsp yogurt
1 cup Tamarind Chutney
1 cup Mint-coriander Chutney
Coriander chopped fine to garnish
Chaat masala to garnish
oil to shallow fry

Preparation:

Mix the mashed potatoes, red chilly, coriander, cumin and mango powders, chopped coriander, 1 chopped onion and salt to taste. 
Make into a smooth paste. 
Form into equal-sized patties. 
Heat oil and shallow fry these patties till crisp and golden. 
Drain on paper towels. 
Add 1 cup of water to the roughly mashed chickpeas. 
Add the cloves, cardamom and peppercorns and salt to taste. 
Bring to a boil, stirring often. 
Turn off the heat.
Remove the whole spices and discard. 
To serve the Tikki Ki Chaat, put 2 hot patties in a plate and spoon some chickpea mixture over them. 
Add some yogurt and Add the Tamarind and Mint-coriander Chutneys according to taste. 
Sprinkle chopped onion and coriander to garnish. 
Sprinkle chaat masala over the whole dish.

Aloo tikki chaat by Zarnak Sidhwa

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