Aloo Tikki

Date: 4/17/2010
By Kusum Gosain

Ingredients:

• Potatoes, boiled 4 large
• Moong dal 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Oil 2 tblsp + to shallow fry
• Cumin powder 1 tsp
• Asafoetida a pinch
• Green chillies, chopped 3
• Amchur/Mango Powder 1 tsp
• Green chutney as required
• Sweet chutney as required
• Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon

Method:

• Grate boiled potatoes and add salt, cumin powder and mix.
• Coarsely grind the moong dal. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a heavy bottom pan. Add asafoetida and the ground moong dal. Stir and sauté till done/cooked. Add a little more oil if required.
• Add salt, mango powder and green chillies, mix and cook till dry. Set aside to cool.
• Heat oil on a flat pan. Grease your palm; spread a portion of potatoes on it. Place a portion of the moong dal mix in the centre and gather the edges and shape into a tikki (cutlet).
• Place the tikkis on the hot flat pan and fry. When one side is golden turn over and cook the other side till it becomes golden too.
• Serve with chutney.

Can also use this for Stuffing:
½ cup Green Peas, cooked and mashed
¼ tsp Hing/Asafoetida
1 tsp Amchur/Dry Mango Powder
2-3 Green Chillies
1 tbsp Oil
Salt to taste
Make the stuffing same way as Moong Dal stuffing.