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Sandhya's Kitchen

10th February 2020

Indian Street Food – Aloo Tikki Recipe

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Indian Street Food – Aloo Tikki Recipe
Aloo Tikka is a popular Indian street food served with various chutney’s and a cup of Masala Chai.

Aloo Tikki Chaat is one of my favourite ways of enjoying Aloo Tikka.

Here’s how to make this delicious appetiser step by step.

Aloo Tikki Recipe

ALOO TIKKA RECIPE

You just cannot believe, something simple like Indian Potato cakes can be so delicious. Serve Alu tikki over tea time or even slide them inside the burger buns along with airfryer onion rings.

There are many ways to cook this easy Indian snacks recipe. You can Bake, Grill , Pan Fry, Shallow Fry, Deep Fry or even Air fry it!

This recipe post is among my first recipes written in Sept 2009. Updated 27th Nov 2018.

What is Aloo Tikki?

Aloo Tikki or Aloo Tikka  {humble Indian Potato Patties } is made with mashed potatoes, herbs and simple spices.

But it is totally up to you, to weave in more ingredients in this easy Alu Tikki recipe like green peas, mixed vegetables or even stuff the potato cakes.

Potato Patties have a crispy layer on the outside and soft texture on the inside. This Aloo Tikki Recipe is served as Street Food in the North of India!

These crispy potato patties are great for Chaat too . { Indian Street Food }.

Aloo Tikka

How to make Aloo Tikki Recipe?

Indian Aloo Tikka – To the Mashed Potato Patties, add simple Indian spices like cumin powder, red chilli powder, coriander leaves, green chilli, salt and some cornflour. You can also use rice flour instead of corn flour. Make small Patties and pan fry it.

If you like you can also add a sprinkle of Instant Garam Masala to the patties.

If you are fasting during festival days,

✔use Buckwheat flour or Arrowroot flour instead of cornflour / rice flour

✔use Rock Salt instead of regular salt

Did I tell you, I have got one other recipe for Aloo Tikki on my blog where I have used bread as the binding agent.

How to serve this Spiced Indian Tikki ?

Aloo Tikki is also referred as Aloo Tikka, Aloo Patties, Alu Pattice, Aloo Pattices, spicy Indian potato cakes, potato cutlet and Indian potato patties

As I have mentioned before, this easy Aloo Tikki Recipe is quite versatile. It can be savoured in so many ways, the options are actually endless.

✔Tikki can be served on its own with a sprinkle of chaat masala, and chutneys.

✔One other way some people enjoy, is serving these potato cakes with Chole { Spicy Chickpeas Curry} and onions salad. Trust me, its just too good. I have en joyed this version from the street vendors in Delhi.

✔Serve Aloo Tikki Ragda { dried white peas }, chutneys and the dish is called Ragda Patties. This Indian street food is one of my favourite most.

✔The other way I enjoy my Tikki’s are in a streetfood dish called Dahi Aloo Tikki Chaat or Aloo Tikki Chole Chaat. To make this Tikki Chaat Recipe, stir the dahi or hung curd with spice powders.

Stack of Aloo Tikki - Indian Street Food

HOW TO MAKE CRISPY ALOO TIKKI WITH STEP BY STEP PHOTOS

1. Boil the Potatoes in a pressure cooker / instant pot and peel the skin. You can also boil the potatoes on a stove top by boiling in enough water.

2. Mash the potatoes well with a potato masher.

3. Add Chilli Powder, Cumin Powder, Salt, chopped coriander leaves.

4. Add Cornflour to the potato mash.

step by step method - aloo tikki

5. Mix the ingredients well and bring them together like a dough.

6. Spread some oil between your palm. Pinch a portion of the potato mixture and begin rolling a ball.

7. With a gentle press, shape the potato balls into a patties.

8.  Repeat the process for the rest of the potato patties.

step by step method for aloo tikki recipe

HOW TO PAN FRY ALOO TIKKI?

9.  Heat 2 Tbsp of Oil in a pan. Once the pan is hot, slide the potato cakes and fry them until they turn golden brown on one side.

10.  Flip the patties and fry for another 3-4 minutes until the tikki turns golden brown. Drain them to a kitchen tissue.

**Edges will not be golden brown as we are not deep frying it.

how to make aloo tikki step by step

HOW TO GRILL ALOO TIKKI?

11. Brush the pan and the potato patties with oil

12. Grill them for 10 minutes in total, flipping once.

how to grill aloo tikki

CAN I MAKE THEM IN THE AIR FRYER?

Spray Cooking oil on the Potato Cakes. Place them in the air fryer basket and fry for 15 – 20 minutes at 200C, shaking the basket in between.

HOW TO DEEP FRY POTATO CAKES?

For Frying the tikki, heat oil in a deep pan and slide them in the hot oil.

Fry for a couple of minutes until golden brown. Drain on a kitchen towel and serve hot.

HAVE YOU MADE THIS RECIPE

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Indian Street Food - Aloo Tikki recipe

ALOO TIKKI RECIPE BELOW

Aloo Tikki Recipe | Indian Potato Cake

ALOO TIKKI RECIPE - HOW TO MAKE ALOO TIKKA?

5 from 10 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 8 Aloo Tikki
Calories: 140kcal
Author: Sandhya Hariharan
Crispy Aloo Tikki are made with mashed potatoes, herbs and spices. Serve as an appetiser with various chutney's and masala chai.

Ingredients

  • 4 Medium Potatoes Boiled and skin peeled
  • 1/2 - 1 Tsp Chilli Powder
  • 1 Tsp Cumin Powder
  • 2 Tbsp Coriander leaves
  • 2 Tbsp Corn flour
  • Salt to Taste
  • 4 Tbsp Oil + more as needed

Instructions

  • Cook the potatoes - Boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker  or  pressure cook on High for 6 minutes on Instant Pot, NPR. When the potatoes are still warm, peel the skin.
  • Mash - Mash the Potatoes using a potato masher, making sure there are no lumps.
  • Mix the ingredients - Add the spice powders, corn flour and salt and mix the potatoes mixture well.
  • Make Potato Cakes - Apply some oil in between your palm. Pinch a portion of the potato mixture and shape the patties. Repeat the process with the rest of the mixture. I got 8 medium sized patties with the prepared potato mixture.
  • Frying the Tikki | Potato Cakes - Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a pan.When the oil is hot, slide the potato cakes into the oil.Fry the patty until it turns golden brown. Flip them once and fry it until the other side also turns crispy and golden brown. Remove the crispy Aloo Tikki onto a kitchen tissue paper to absorb any extra oil.
  • Serve hot Aloo Tikki with chutney's along with Masala Chai. 
    If you like, sprinkle a fat pinch of chaat masala before serving. It is optional.

Nutrition

Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 18.4g | Protein: 1.7g | Fat: 7.3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 2860mg | Fiber: 1.8g | Sugar: 0.7g | Calcium: 9mg
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: indian street food
Tried this recipe?Mention @Sandhyaskitchen and Hashtag #sandhyaskitchen!

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Comments

  1. RAKS KITCHEN says

    30th September 2009 at 11:22 pm

    5 stars
    Hey, that aloo tikki looking very appetising!

    Reply
  2. Sangeetha Subhash says

    1st October 2009 at 12:06 am

    aloo tikki looks geogrous!!!love to have it..

    Reply
  3. jeyashrisuresh says

    1st October 2009 at 1:00 am

    5 stars
    yummy aloo tiki sandhya.surely my kds will love this.

    Reply
  4. Nithya says

    1st October 2009 at 4:31 am

    Aloo tikki is my favorite.. looks so good and tempting 🙂

    Reply
  5. Kanchan says

    1st October 2009 at 5:14 am

    Looks great !
    I tend to make these without bread crumbs directly apply Semolina and shallow fry.

    Reply
  6. Ammu Madhu says

    1st October 2009 at 5:19 am

    sooperb one sandy..i love aaloo tikki..great job..

    cheers,
    ammu.

    Reply
  7. Sree... says

    1st October 2009 at 6:22 am

    wow…yummy aloo tiki..Definitely try this one.

    Reply
  8. Sushma Mallya says

    1st October 2009 at 6:50 am

    Thats a nice recipe without onion & garlic…looks delicious and Nice different shaped tikkis

    Reply
  9. Rohini says

    1st October 2009 at 7:02 am

    Awesome tikkis Sandhya.. Never knew we can make it sans onion, garlic. Perfect snack to bite into during festive days! Will let you know the result soon!! 🙂

    (Had sent u mail, guess you didnt receive it.. )

    Reply
  10. Priya says

    1st October 2009 at 7:45 am

    My all time favourite that too with no onion and garlic, such a prefect snack Sandhya, simple superb dear..

    Reply
  11. Shwetha says

    1st October 2009 at 12:26 pm

    Sandhya,

    Thanks for visiting my space and leaving such inspiring comments. You have a wonderful blog here – neat and inviting with pretty pictures. Will visit often. 🙂

    Reply
  12. Deepti says

    1st October 2009 at 1:06 pm

    Well if it comes to any tikki/chaat I m always game…simply mouthwatering.

    Reply
  13. Sarah Naveen says

    1st October 2009 at 1:44 pm

    Simply Yummy dea..!!!

    Reply
  14. Mythreyi Dilip says

    1st October 2009 at 1:47 pm

    5 stars
    Hello Sandhya, thanks for stopping by my blog and for your lovely comments. I loved ur blog, all ur recipes are unique and great. Will follow u regularly, keep rocking:)

    Reply
  15. my kitchen says

    1st October 2009 at 4:31 pm

    Yummy & looks great sandhya.my favorite one.

    Reply
  16. lata raja says

    1st October 2009 at 4:33 pm

    Great looking tikkis. Nice ones Sandhya!

    Reply
  17. Pavithra says

    1st October 2009 at 7:01 pm

    Looks so yummy its almost everyones fav…perfect snacking.

    Reply
  18. A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine says

    1st October 2009 at 8:34 pm

    Looks so yummy, nice one.

    Reply
  19. Gita says

    1st October 2009 at 10:55 pm

    5 stars
    Awesome aloo tikki’s dear…love the crispy top on the potato cakes 🙂

    Reply
  20. Shobana senthilkumar says

    1st October 2009 at 11:52 pm

    Hi sandhya,
    sorry for my late comments…i thought of visiting ur blog befoerebut somehow missed it…u hv got a gr8 blog with real yum recipes…do post more…enna tamila:)?

    Reply
  21. VS says

    2nd October 2009 at 6:25 am

    Tasty tasty! 🙂

    Reply
  22. Sandhya Hariharan says

    2nd October 2009 at 2:48 pm

    Thank you Gals.. .for all your encouraging comments… I have been sick for the last 2 days.. could reply anyone.

    Reply
  23. Haddock says

    5th October 2009 at 6:43 pm

    5 stars
    Must try out this alu tikka.IS there any way to avoid oil while preparing it ?

    Reply
  24. Sandhya Hariharan says

    5th October 2009 at 6:47 pm

    Oh yes.. you could bake them Haddock:)
    Try em n let me know

    Reply
  25. Padhu says

    11th October 2009 at 6:38 am

    5 stars
    Aloo tikka looks yummy! New comer here and also a new blogger.

    Reply
  26. Vibaas says

    1st December 2018 at 2:42 am

    5 stars
    my favorite snack. Aloo Tikki looks delicious 🙂

    Reply
  27. Sue B says

    7th June 2019 at 6:50 am

    5 stars
    These were so easy to make and totally delicious. Keeper recipe for me. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Sandhya Hariharan says

      1st July 2019 at 10:51 pm

      Thank you Sue! Glad you loved it.

      Reply
  28. Libby Murphy says

    3rd October 2019 at 2:28 pm

    5 stars
    Looks delicious! Your site is really great and your photographs make you want to take a bite of your recipe.
    Happy Twirls

    Reply
  29. Sanjana says

    25th October 2019 at 4:45 pm

    5 stars
    Yum! Great recipe!!!

    Reply

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