Try this classic Indian street food dish, Aloo Tikki, made with potatoes, spices, and herbs. It’s crispy and golden brown in colour on the outside and fluffy inside. Serve it up with your favourite green chutney or tamarind sauce for truly delicious flavours.
Indian mashed potato cakes
You won’t believe how simple it is to make these vegan Indian mashed potato cakes, also known as Aloo Tikki.
This recipe is fuss-free, packed with flavour, and a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. Feel free to add in any ingredients such as cooked vegetables, onion, ginger, garlic, grated paneer or cheese for a variation.
Aloo Tikki is versatile and can be served as a snack or as a component of chaat. There are many ways to cook Aloo Tikki, such as baking in the oven, grilling, pan-frying, shallow-frying, deep-frying, or even air-frying.
What is Aloo Tikki?
Aloo Tikki or Aloo Tikka is a popular street food in India, made with mashed potatoes, herbs and spices. They are then shaped into small patties and deep-fried or oven-baked.
It is also popularly known as Aloo Tikka, Aloo Patties, Alu Pattice, Aloo Pattices, spicy Indian potato cakes, potato cutlet and Indian potato patties.
How to make Aloo Tikki Recipe?
To make Potato tikki, mix together potatoes, ground cumin, red chilli powder, coriander leaves, green chilli, salt and some cornflour. Shape into 8 patties and cook them until golden.
Recipe notes: If you don’t have corn flour, use rice flour instead.
Variations ( Change it up)
For a variation, add more ingredients like green peas, mixed vegetables, cheese or grated paneer.
You can also add diced onion, ginger, garlic and sprinkle of Instant Garam Masala or curry powder to the patties.
Mix white or brown bread into the mashed potatoes and make a patties.
Serving Suggestion for Aloo Tikki
This easy Aloo Tikki Recipe is quite versatile and can be served in many ways.
- Serve them on its own with a sprinkle of chaat masala and your favourite chutneys, such as mint chutney, tamarind chutney, or yogurt sauce.
- Use them as a base for Ragda Patties or Dahi aloo tikki chaat, popular Indian street food dishes.
- Serve them as a side dish to a main course of paneer curry or black dal.
- Serve them with a side of yogurt and a sprinkle of chaat masala for a tangy and spicy flavour.
- Put Aloo tikki in a burger bun along with fresh salsa and chutneys, making it a perfect street food.
How to make Crispy Aloo tikki step by step?
Cook the Potatoes: Use leftover mashed potatoes. If not cook the potatoes in the instant pot pressure cooker or in a saucepan. Mash the potatoes with masher or a ricer. Do not use a blender or food processor.
Combine the ingredients mashed potatoes, Chilli Powder, Cumin Powder, Salt, chopped coriander leaves and corn flour. Mix the ingredients until smooth and well combined.
Make Potato Patties
Spread some oil between your palm. Pinch a portion of the potato mixture and make a ball.With a gentle press, shape the potato balls into a patties.
Repeat the process for the rest of the potato patties. Makes 8 patties.
How to pan fry Aloo tikki?
To pan fry Aloo Tikki, start by heating 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan. Once hot, place the potato cakes in the pan and fry until they turn golden brown on one side.
Flip the patties and continue frying for an additional 3-4 minutes until the other side is golden brown. Drain the tikki on a kitchen tissue. Keep in mind that the edges may not be as golden brown as if you were deep frying.
How to grill Aloo tikki?
To grill Aloo Tikki, first brush the pan and the potato patties with oil. Place the patties on the grill and cook for a total of 10 minutes, flipping once halfway through.
How to make Aloo Tikki in the Air fryer
Brush cooking oil on the aloo tikki patties. Place them in the air fryer basket and air fry at 180C for 15 – 20 minutes or until golden.
How to deep fry aloo tikki patties?
To deep fry Aloo Tikki patties, begin by heating oil in a deep pan. Carefully add the patties to the hot oil and fry them for a few minutes until they are golden brown. Remove the patties from the oil using a slotted spoon or tongs and place them on a kitchen towel to drain off excess oil. Serve the patties hot.
How to make Aloo Tikki for fasting on festival days?
Use the same method as in the recipe card, with a few substitutions.
- Buckwheat flour or Arrowroot flour instead of cornflour
- Rock Salt instead of regular salt
Easy homemade Aloo tikki recipe below
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
This recipe post is among my first recipes written in Sept 2009. Updated 27th Nov 2018.
RAKS KITCHEN says
Hey, that aloo tikki looking very appetising!
Sangeetha Subhash says
aloo tikki looks geogrous!!!love to have it..
jeyashrisuresh says
yummy aloo tiki sandhya.surely my kds will love this.
Nithya says
Aloo tikki is my favorite.. looks so good and tempting 🙂
Kanchan says
Looks great !
I tend to make these without bread crumbs directly apply Semolina and shallow fry.
Ammu Madhu says
sooperb one sandy..i love aaloo tikki..great job..
cheers,
ammu.
Sree... says
wow…yummy aloo tiki..Definitely try this one.
Sushma Mallya says
Thats a nice recipe without onion & garlic…looks delicious and Nice different shaped tikkis
Rohini says
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.. )
Priya says
My all time favourite that too with no onion and garlic, such a prefect snack Sandhya, simple superb dear..
Shwetha says
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. 🙂
Deepti says
Well if it comes to any tikki/chaat I m always game…simply mouthwatering.
Sarah Naveen says
Simply Yummy dea..!!!
Mythreyi Dilip says
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:)
my kitchen says
Yummy & looks great sandhya.my favorite one.
lata raja says
Great looking tikkis. Nice ones Sandhya!
Pavithra says
Looks so yummy its almost everyones fav…perfect snacking.
A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine says
Looks so yummy, nice one.
Gita says
Awesome aloo tikki’s dear…love the crispy top on the potato cakes 🙂
Shobana senthilkumar says
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:)?
VS says
Tasty tasty! 🙂
Sandhya Hariharan says
Thank you Gals.. .for all your encouraging comments… I have been sick for the last 2 days.. could reply anyone.
Haddock says
Must try out this alu tikka.IS there any way to avoid oil while preparing it ?
Sandhya Hariharan says
Oh yes.. you could bake them Haddock:)
Try em n let me know
Padhu says
Aloo tikka looks yummy! New comer here and also a new blogger.
Vibaas says
my favorite snack. Aloo Tikki looks delicious 🙂
Sue B says
These were so easy to make and totally delicious. Keeper recipe for me. Thank you.
Sandhya Hariharan says
Thank you Sue! Glad you loved it.
Libby Murphy says
Looks delicious! Your site is really great and your photographs make you want to take a bite of your recipe.
Happy Twirls
Sanjana says
Yum! Great recipe!!!
Mike says
Hi there, I’ve made a few of your recipes and love how good they are so I was wondering if you could a traditonal pakora recipe? I know you have the haggis one but I’m just after a normal one with cauliflower and/or other vegetables. I love pakora so am hoping you feel like posting a recipe for these 🙂
Sandhya's Kitchen says
Hi Mike,Thank you for your feedback. I make Cauliflower Pakora and veg ones at home and they are a hit usually. Will share soon. In the meanwhile I have a recipe for Onion Bhaji if you want to try.