Ingredients

• For crust:
• 7-8 potatoes boiled, peeled, mashed.
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder.
• 3 green chillies, grounded.
• 1/2 tsp - Punjabi garam masala.
• 1/2 cup - bread crumbs.
• salt to taste.
• For filling:
• 1 cup - channa dal, cooked & drained.
• 1 tsp - ginger, grated.
• 1 tsp - garlic, grated.
• 3 green chillies, finely chopped.
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seed powder.
• 1 tsbp - coriander.
• salt to taste.
• oil for shallow frying.

How to Make Potato (Aloo) Tikki

• For crust:
• Mix all ingredients together thoroughly.
• Keep aside.
• For filling:
• Mash cooked dal coarsely with hands.
• Mix in all other ingredients.
• To proceed:
• Take a tbspful of potato mixture, spread on palm.
• Place a tspful of dal mixture in centre.
• Roll so as to keep dal mixture inside and potato out.
• Press gently into rounded flattish patties.
• Shallow fry on a griddle, drizzling oil to crispen crust.
• Serve hot with tamarind chutney and green chutney or with tomato ketchup.