Aalu Tikki (Potato Peas Cutlet)

Aalu Tikki, These cutlets we are eating since childhood from Indian street chaat food. This one used to be one of the biggest treat for evening snack. These cutlets are full of flavor with the crusty top with soft potatoes and the core is burst of flavors..I hope you all will love this and enjoy as a tea time snack.

Ingredients:

2 Cup Boiled Mashed Potatoes
1 tbsp Cornflour
1 tsp Lime Juice
1 tsp Cumin Powder

½ tsp Red Chili Powder
1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
1 tsp Dry Mango Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 Cup Peas

1 tsp of Salt
¼ Cup Roasted Crushed Peanuts
¼ Cup Chopped Cilantro
¼ Cup Chopped Cashews

Oil to Shallow Fry

Process:

1) Take mashed potatoes in a big bowl and add in cornflour, salt, cilantro, lime juice and mix well.

2) Take a tsp of oil in a fry pan and once the oil is hot add in cumin seeds, ginger garlic paste, Then add in salt, red chili powder, dry mango powder, coriander powder and peas. 

3) Cook on medium low flame and mash a bit with spatula. Add in chopped almonds and mix well.  Let the mixture cool down.

4) Now to make tikki's, take a big lemon size ball of potato and make a hole in the middle to fill with peas mixture and close the potato mixture. Now we have balls of potatoes with the peas mixture in the core. Press them to flatten them.

5) Take a flat nonstick skittle. Heat the oil in a pan, once oil is hot add in tikki's and fry from both sides till they turn golden brown from both sides. Now tikki's are ready, Serve with mint chutney. 

Enjoy!