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Crispy Potato Tikki Recipe

Quick Crispy Potato Tikki Recipe: Perfect Teatime Snack

Shubham Nimbalkar
Looking for a quick monsoon snack? Try this easy Crispy Potato Tikki recipe using raw and boiled potatoes! Crispy, chatpatit, and perfect with tea or chutney.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

For the Tikki:

  • 2 medium raw potatoes peeled and grated
  • 2 medium boiled potatoes completely cooled
  • 3 green chillies adjust to taste
  • 1/2 inch ginger
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds to crush with ginger and chillies
  • 1 tsp coarsely crushed coriander seeds
  • 1/2 tsp raw cumin seeds for the batter
  • 1/2 tsp chaat masala
  • 2 tbsp cornflour cornstarch
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves washed, completely drained, and finely chopped
  • Oil for shallow frying

For Serving (Chaat Style):

  • Sweet tamarind-date chutney
  • Spicy green mint chutney
  • Fine sev nylon sev
  • Finely chopped onions optional

Instructions
 

Step 1: Prepare the Raw Potatoes

  • Wash the grated raw potatoes thoroughly in water. It is crucial to squeeze out all the excess water using your hands or a clean cotton cloth. The grated potatoes must be completely dry before mixing.

Step 2: Add the Boiled Potatoes

  • Take a large mixing bowl. Grate the completely cooled boiled potatoes into the bowl. Do not mash them with your hands, as grating ensures there are no large potato lumps in your Crispy Potato Tikki recipe. Add the dry raw grated potatoes to the same bowl.

Step 3: Prepare the Fresh Spice Mix

  • In a mortar and pestle, coarsely crush the green chillies, ginger, and 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.

Step 4: Mix the Ingredients

  • To the grated potatoes, add the crushed chilli-ginger paste, coarsely crushed coriander seeds, raw cumin seeds, chaat masala, and salt. Add the completely dry chopped coriander leaves and 2 tbsp of cornflour.

Step 5: Form the Tikkis

  • Mix everything well with your hands until it forms a soft dough. Take a small portion of the mixture and flatten it in your palms to make thin, small patties (tikkis). Do not make them too thick, or they won't turn out crispy.

Step 6: Shallow Fry

  • Heat a tawa (griddle or flat pan) on medium heat and add a little oil. Place the tikkis onto the hot tawa.

Step 7: Cook to Crispy Perfection

  • Let them cook undisturbed on medium heat for about 2 minutes. Once the bottom is golden, flip them over. Lower the flame and cook until both sides are exceptionally crispy and deeply golden brown.

Step 8: Garnish and Serve

  • Transfer the tikkis to a serving plate. Top them generously with sweet tamarind chutney, spicy green chutney, and fine sev. Serve immediately!

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