Recipe- Healthy To Eat Spicy Sweet Potato Tikki

Spicy Sweet Potato Tikki With Chole Chaat is a healthy twist to the traditional Bombay Chaat. Sweet potato fritters are served with chickpea curry and sauces. Aloo Tikki is its famous cousin and is made religiously in nearly every Indian household on several occasions. It's popularly served with chickpeas curry and goes by the name of Aloo Tikki with Chole Chaat.

Ingredients

For Sweet Potato Tikki

2 sweet potatoes
1 cup spinach
1 potato optional
1 tsp turmeric powder
Salt as required
2 tbsp minced ginger
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1 tbsp chilly powder/paprika
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin powder
2-4 tbsp chickpea flour/besan
Salt as required
Breadcrumbs as required
Oil for shallow frying
Other ingredients
Green Chutney
Sweet Chutney
Chaat Masala
Chopped cilantro
Sev
Beaten Yogurt

Method

* This recipe needs to be made in three parts. First make the chickpea curry and keep it aside. Next prepare the fritters/tikki.

* Boil sweet potatoes and spinach with little salt and turmeric powder.

* Cool slightly then halve and scoop the flesh out into a large mixing bowl.

* Add the minced ginger, chopped cilantro, chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and chickpea flour and mash everything together.

* Season with a little salt then divide into tikkis. Dip each tikki in breadcrumbs and pat to stick.

* Chill for 15-20 minutes.Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat.

* Add the tikkis in batches and fry for 3-4 minutes on each side until light brown and crisp.

* Flip them carefully. Once all done, its time to assemble them. In a serving bowl, add the chickpea curry. Place the tikki over it.

* Add little green chutney, sweet chutney, chopped onions and tomatoes, sev, chaat masala, chopped cilantro and beaten yogurt.

* Serve. You can adjust the spice and sweet levels as per your liking.