The spiced tempering brings out so much flavor in the mashed potato. It is usually paired with spicy chutney and pao in Pakistani aloo tikki bun and aloo tikki chaat. If you like this recipe, you’d love my potato cheese balls, batata vada, aloo keema tikki and spicy fried potatoes. If you try this Aloo Tikki recipe, I’d LOVE to hear your feedback in the comments. Your 5-ratings motivate me to do my best. Stay connected for more recipes and videos on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Youtube. You want potatoes to be absolutely tender (Test by inserting a knife in a boiling potato if the knife slips smoothly like in butter, potatoes are cooked). As soon as the potatoes are boiled, drain water and let the potato cool naturally under the fan. Once the potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel them. Leaving boiled potatoes in water for too long or cooling them by immersing them in cold water for long can allow the potatoes to absorb to much moisture and bread.
Whether a tea time snack; a side dish along with curries; in a kid’s lunch box or in a sandwich; Aloo Tikki is so forgiving and humble, that they adjust to any meal. Traditionally they are paired with green cilantro chutney or tamarind chutney. But ketchup and mayo-based sauces also taste great with this Tikki. Aloo Tikki is popularly eaten in Pakistan with Bun (tarladalal.com) and is called aloo bun kabab. It is similar to a small burger but has chutneys, coleslaw, tomatoes, and onion slices. And trust me it tastes amazing.
Add more bread crumbs to soak excess moisture and this will also help to roll the Tikki. Hot oil: Always fry Tikki in hot oil on a medium-high flame to make it crisp and avoid breaking Tikki. Egg wash: If breaking continues dip each Tikki in an egg wash before frying. Breadcrumb coating: You can also coat Tikki with bread crumbs after dipping it in egg wash or cornflour slurry. But then it is more like aloo ka kabab than aloo ki Tikki which is signature crispy Indian Potato Cutlets. Testing: It is always a good idea to test one Tikki by frying it in oil before frying a batch of Tikkis.
Variation
You can aloo tikki chaat by adding papri and chutney on the aloo tikki, this is a popular Indian street food.
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