Aaloo Tikki or Indian street food style potato cutlet/ croquettes/ patties cooked made with basic Indian spices - soft from the inside, crunchy from the outside and so delicious.
What is keeping me totally sane at this time is spending a lot of time in the kitchen, cooking and trying new recipes and also learning a lot of recipes from my mom (rajma chawal or Indian red kidney beans curry) - truly, kitchen is and will always be my happy place!
With limited access to grocery stores, I look through my pantry every morning to cook, eat and create something nice and easy for the blog, something simple that can be made with really basic pantry staples, spices and ingredients in the kitchen.
Aaloo Tikki or Indian potato cakes/ thick croquettes/ cutlets or patties are quite popular Indian snack or appetiser and so easy to make at home. Made with boiled and mashed potatoes, basic Indian spices like coriander powder and garam masala, salt and a little bit of fresh coriander.
It is an excellent recipe if you are looking for options on how to use/ what can you make with leftover mashed potatoes. Plus the texture is so amazing - super crunchy outside and soft and yummy inside.
While a make a fancy healthy beetroot quinoa burger every now and then, my dad loves the crispy Indian style aaloo tikki burger (yes, its a real thing, even McDonalds launched one in India 😀 ) - so easy, yummy, simple and delicious and just perfect for a quick Indian savory breakfast.
How to make aaloo tikki (Indian street food)?
- start by boiling, peeling and mashing the potatoes.
- add freshly chopped coriander or cilantro, garam masala, salt, chilli powder, coriander powder.
- mix everything until well combined & prepare huge round patties (tikki) or cutlets roughly 60 grams each.
- deep fry until golden brown - roughly 2 mins each side and transfer to a kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
Serving options:
- with five minute cilantro/ coriander chutney
- with caramelised onion yogurt dip
- with lemon and garlic yogurt dip
- with roasted beetroot hummus
- serve over a fresh arugula salad with roasted chickpeas
- or over a delicious quinoa salad
Aaloo Tikki (Indian street food)
- Yield: 6 huge tikkis 1x
- Category: Appetiser
- Method: Deep frying/ air frying
- Cuisine: Indian
Description
Aaloo Tikki or Indian street food style potato cutlet/ croquettes/ patties cooked made with basic Indian spices - soft from the inside, crunchy from the outside and so delicious.
Ingredients
- 400 grams potatoes (boiled, peeled and mashed/grated)
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander or cilantro (chopped)
- 1 tsp ginger (grated)
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- salt
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- oil for deep frying or 3 tbsp oil for air frying
Instructions
- To a large mixing bowl/ dish, add all the ingredients except oil.
- Divide the dough into 6 medium balls: roughly 65 grams.
- Slide the prepared tikkis/ patties/ cutlets in hot oil and deep fry 2 mins each side.
- (If you are using an air fryer, then brush oil on both sides of the tikkis/ patties/ cutlets and cook at 180 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy with homemade cilantro chutney
Keywords: aaloo, potato, tikki, cutlet, vegetarian, vegan, fried, sinful, Indian
This looks delicious! We love aloo tikki but never made it! Going to have to try 🤗
Thank you! Hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂
Such a simple, fuss-free recipe. Pictures look delicious! 🤤
Will certainly have to try this recipe.
This looks delicious!
Do you have any tips on how to make them if you don't have a fryer or airfryer? Should i make then in a pan or better in the oven?
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Hi Evelin, thank you - this is best cooked with deep frying method. You can make them in a pan as well. Just add 1.5-2 tbsp oil (per tikki) in a pan and add the tikki and cook evenly on both sides. Roughly 2-3 mins per side on medium flame.
These tasted delicious! I don't have a deep fryer so I pan-fried them,
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Oh wow! I am happy that you enjoyed this 😀
Can you bake this instead of frying it?
Hey Laura, the dough would be too soft... so no. You can pan fry them though.