Crispy and crunchy aloo tikki recipe (Pakistani style) prepared with mashed potatoes, spices, and herbs. Shallow fried in a golden brown disc to serve as a snack or appetizer.
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About This Recipe
Today sharing one of my favorite Aloo Tikki Recipe Pakistani style that you can serve as a snack or side dish with the main course. It's a super easy and quick recipe also famous as Potato tikki, aloo ki tikiya, alu tikyan, or aloo patties. Basically, it's a form of aloo kabab prepared with finely mashed potatoes, spices, and herbs. Roll in a form of kabab or patty and then shallow fried to get a golden brown patty.
It's a famous dish of the subcontinent, people from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh love to make different styles of aloo tikki by adding variations in spices and herbs. It's a vegan recipe with gluten-free ingredients.
This recipe will give you the crispy and crunchy texture of Tikki after frying. I personally love to make it as a party dish and one of the hot favorite recipe of my friends. Best to serve with green chutney, sweet and sour imli ki chutney.
You know, why I love this recipe; because it can be prepared ahead of time. Whenever I plan a menu for a family get-together or party, I prepared tikki before a day and stored it in the freezer to fry right before serving.
Every Pakistani and Indian house loves to have aloo tikki. I personally make it in bulk and store in a refrigerator for 15 to 20 days. When I need it, take it out defrost in microwave, and fried it to serve. My son likes to pair up with tomato sauce and sometimes I make aloo paratha using the same Tikki so it's a multi-purpose recipe that you can use to create different dishes.
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Potato is fully packed with essential vitamins and minerals so it's the best idea to incorporate potato dishes into your diet. The best option for veg and nonveg lovers to have potatoes in this tikki style. You can also make french fries, potato smiles, fried sandwich with potatoes. Aloo tikki is also a famous street snack idea for Pakistani and Indian foodies.
Crispy, crunchy aloo tikki prepared with finely mashed potatoes will give you an easy snack idea to serve with evening tea or a party dish. The taste of soft, fluffy, and creamy potatoes with a golden-brown roasted crust will make you crazy to have it. It's a multi-purpose recipe so give it a try!
How To Make Step by Step
- Boil potatoes, peel the skin and mash properly.
- Add salt, red chili powder, chaat masala, chopped onion, fresh coriander, and fresh mint.
- Add roasted gram flour (besan) and mix well.
- Make patti (tikki)
- Shallow fry the tikki until get golden brown color from both sides.
"Aloo Tikki" is ready!! Make a serving with raita, green chutney, or ketchup.
Happy cooking and happy eating!!
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Expert Tips
- Don't over boil the potatoes otherwise the tikki will get soggy after frying as potato release water when it's over boiled.
- Make sure to properly mash the potatoes.
- To make the tikki crispy and crunchy add cornflour or gram flour as per your choice.
- If you want to make the tikki extra crispy then add rice flour along with cornflour.
- Shallow fry the tikki to make it more crispy in texture.
How to Store and Reheat
You can store tikki before frying in an airtight container for 01 month in freezer. If you are storing it fried form then keep it in the refrigerator and use within 2 days.
Reheating is simple, take out from refrigerator. Heat up the frying pan. Brush the oil and place the tikki on low heat.
If you are taking out from freezer then microwave for 2 minutes and shallow fry until it gets golden brown color.
Recipe Ideas
You can make: Tikki burger, Tikki Sandwich, Serve as Kabab with main course on dinner, Tikki wraps, Tikki chaat, Tikki Masala, Tikki Rice.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why tikki break or fell apart in oil?
Make sure to fry tikki in nonstick pan. It will really help you if you are a beginner and having a tough time getting the best Tikki result. Also, don't add much oil to the pan. Shallow frying or pan-frying will be best to make the Tikki intact in shape. If you are coating with breadcrumbs or flour then you can deep fry. Make sure the oil is hot when adding Tikki. Don't cook Tikki on high heat otherwise, it will cook from upside and give a raw feeling while eating.
Best Potatoes to Make Aloo Tikki?
American russet potatoes are good to use as it's starchy and always gives you best taste. In UK, you can use Yukun or King Edward. In India, Pakistan or other countries of South Asia, use any starchy or seasonal potatoes but avoid meetha aloo.
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Aloo Tikki Recipe Pakistani - Potato Tikki
Equipment
- Frying Pan
Materials
- 4 Potato Medium size
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
- 1 tsp Chaat Masala
- 2 tsp Chopped Onion
- 1 tsp Green Chilies
- 1 tsp Fresh Mint Chopped
- 2 tsp Coriander Chopped
- 1 tbsp Roasted Gram flour Besan
- Oil for shallow frying
Instructions
- In a pan, add potatoes and boil it until it gets soft.
- Peel the skin after boiling.
- Properly mash potatoes.
- Add salt, red chili powder, chaat masala, chopped onion, green chilies, fresh coriander and freshly chopped mint.
- Also add roasted gram flour (besan) and mix properly.
- Make patti (tikki).
- Shallow fry until get golden brown color from both sides.
Notes
- Boil the potatoes till they are ready to mash. Avoid boiling for a long time as it will get mushy and you will not get the perfect flavor of aloo tikki.
- Starchy potatoes work best. If you are in America then take Russet or in the UK then take Yukon. In India, there are a variety of starchy potatoes so take the best.
- Add spices as per your taste.
- You can also add some veggies to make it more nutritious.
- Smoothly mash the tikki. It should not have solid pieces.
- To make the tikki crispy and crunchy add cornflour or gram flour as per your choice.
- If you want to make the Tikki extra crispy then add rice flour along with cornflour.
- Shallow fry the Tikki to make it more crispy in texture.
- Beginners can check, how to deep fry at home to get the best result.
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Quick and Easy Crispy Aloo Tikki Recipe to serve as snacks or as side dish with dinner main course.