Aloo Tikki Chat

Ingredients (for 3-4 servings)

• ½ kg Potatoes

• 1 tbsp corn flour

• 1 cup tamarind sweet chutney

• 2-3 tbsp green chutney

• 1 cup beaten curd

• 1 tbsp sugar

• 2-3 Green chillies (chopped)

• 2 tbsp Fresh coriander leaves chopped

• ½ inch ginger grated

• 1 tsp red chilli powder

• 1 tsp coriander powder

• 1 tsp roasted cumin powder

• 1 tsp chat masala

• Salt as per taste

• Ghee to frying tikki

• 4-5 Papdi (optional)

For the spicy green mint and coriander chutney

• 1 cup chopped mint leaves

• ½ cup chopped coriander leaves

• 1-2 green chili, chopped

• 1-2 tsp lemon juice

• Salt as per taste

For the sweet tamarind dates chutney:

• ½ cup tamarind pulp

• 1cup jiggery or sugar

• 1 cups water

Method (How to make aloo tikki chat at home)

• Wash and boil potatoes, peel and mash while still warm. Add corn flour to the mashed potatoes and mix well.

• Divide into ten to twelve portions. Shape them into round tikkis.

• Heat a tawa and shallow fry the tikkis on both sides with ghee till golden brown.

• Drain on an absorbent paper.

• Add sugar into the curd and mix well.

For green mint coriander chutney

• Blend all the ingredients with very little water to a smooth paste, and keep aside.

For sweet tamarind chutney

• Mix tamarind pulp, water and  sugar or jiggery and boil till half consistency. Switch off the flame and let the mixture cool.

For  serving

• Place 2-4 fried  tikki in a plate sprinkle salt, coriander powder, cumin powder and chilli powder.

• Add green chutney, tamarind chutney, curd.

• Garnish with coriander, green chillies, and ginger and crushed papdi.

• Sprinkle chat masala and serve immediately.