Recipe- Winters Are Incomplete Without Chole Tikki

Aloo tikki chole is a delicious and appetizing snack which hails from Northern India. Aloo tikki is a potato cutlet or croquette made with boiled potatoes and spices. It is served with chickpea curry. To add more flavours aloo tikki chole is topped with yoghurt and chutneys.

Ingredients

For chole

Chickpeas- 1 cup, boiled
Onion – 1 medium sized, chopped finely
Tomato puree – 1 cup
Ginger garlic paste – ½ teaspoon
Asfoetida – ¼ teaspoon
Coriander powder – 1 ½ teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Red chili powder – 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon
Garam masala – 1 teaspoon
Anardana powder – 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste

Other Accompaniments

Yogurt/ curd – 2 tablespoon
Green chutney – as required
Sweet tamarind chutney – as required
Sev – 2 tablespoon
Chopped onion – 1tablespoon (optional)
Chopped coriander leaves or cilantro (optional)
Chaat masala – as required
Lemon juice as per taste (optional)

Method

* Place a non stick pan on medium heat.

* Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

* Once oil gets hot add chopped onion.

* Saute till onion turn golden brown in colour.

* Add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw aroma evaporates.

* Add spices asafoetida, turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala, anardana powder and coriander powder.

* Saute for a min and add tomato puree. Cook the masala on low heat for 3-4 min.

* Once masala starts leaving oil on the edges, it means masala is cooked.

* Add boiled chickpeas to the cooked masala and add salt to taste.

* Add 1 cup of water. Put the lid on and let it boil.

* Once it comes to boil slow down the heat to minimum possible heat and let it simmer for 7-8 min.

* Till now chole will get thicken in consistency and trapped aroma of spices.

* Chickpeas are ready to serve.

* Cut boiled potato into cubes.

* Soak the whole wheat bread in room temperature water for few seconds.

* Now squeeze all the water from the bread and add to the chopped potato.

* Add spices cumin powder, coriander powder, chaat masala, ginger powder, green chilies, red chili powder, dry mango powder and black salt.

* Mash the potatoes mixture with the help of potato masher or better to use hand.

* Mix everything thoroughly.

* Now divide the mixture into 5 equal portions and make patty out of it.

* Now coat the aloo patties in corn flour also known as corn starch.

* Heat a non stick skillet on high heat for shallow frying.

* Drizzle some oil on skillet. Put the tikkis gently on the pan.

* Smear some oil on tikki as well. Cook till bottom side is brown and crispy.

* Once cooked, flip the tikkis using spatula and let it get brown other side as well.

* Shift them to a plate and keep it aside.

* Now start plating.

* Pour chole in a serving dish and place two aloo tikki over.

* Drizzle some yogurt. Pour the green chutney or sweet tamarind chutney. If you don't have chutney ready tomato ketchup will also work.

* Sprinkle chopped mint leaves and lastly garnish with sev.

* Serve aloo tikki chole immediately.