Cooking with Sudden: Aloo Tikki (potato things)

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Pretty easy to do and not too time consuming either. Best of all, lends itself very well to variations :) Called Aloo Tikki's are essentially just spiced potatoes (indian spices needed). I've only made them a few times and could no doubt do with some improvements but thought i'd share nonetheless! More of a snack/party food rather than a meal. Though of coures if you cook enough of it, it becomes a meal :p

First off, boil and peel some potatoes.


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Once that's done, mash them up and add in some spices. I have added in about 3/4 tsp salt, 3/4 tsp garam masala, 1 and 1/4 tsp red chilli powder, 1/4 tsp haldi (turmeric) and 1 and 1/2 tsp amchur (dried mango powder. this gives it a nice little tang). Feel free here to vary it a bit and add in more/less of things you prefer.


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Follow that up with making patties like this. Easiest way is to roll some into a ball and then flatten it in between your palms.

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Pan fry them on a medium heat. Too high and the outside gets burn without the inside being properly cooked.

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Do that until nice and golden brown. Ideally, a little while longer than done here so as to get the brown bit nice and crisyp.

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Eat with toast/on it its own with sauce of choice :) I like ketchup. (ignore the watery bit :p)

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Pro tip : buy Tesco or Sainsburies brand ketchup, tastes nicer than Heinz, has a higher tomato content and has no water on the top.

And best of all, it's about half the price :D
 
Is the sainsburies stuff actually better? Never tried it tbh, kinda presumed Heinz is better.

Normally eaten with dips AcidHell. Ideally you want it more crispy on the outside but i'm new at this whole cooking thing and afraid of burning it :p They are also eaten as part of 'chaat' but that's a whole different thing and way too complicated for me :p

PapaLazaru - if you don't have the mango powder, try squeezing some lemon on it when done. I haven't done it myself, but the point of the amchur is to give it a tanginess and I presume lemon would achieve the same result.
 
PapaLazaru - if you don't have the mango powder, try squeezing some lemon on it when done. I haven't done it myself, but the point of the amchur is to give it a tanginess and I presume lemon would achieve the same result.

Cheers for that. Funny thing is that I delved further into my larder and found some mango chutney. Not a lot mind, but I am going to bang it in anyway. Might add some ground coriander as well. :)
 
Ok as promised, here is a photo. Now they did not come out exactly as planned, but they taste damn good!

I had 6 spuds (which were all sprouting), so made 6.

I deviated slightly. I had a small amount of double cream in the fridge so used it to bind them, along with a bit of butter.

I mashed the spuds up and added a teaspoon of garam masala, hot chilli powder, turmeric and coriander powder. I also had a very small amout of mango chutney so banged that in with some salt, pepper and some freshly squeezed lemon.

I think the key is to cook the patties slowly. You really want the spices to actually cook off in the potato. I gently fried mine in olive oil, flipping every few minutes for at least 10 minutes. I also noticed that they actually improved in flavour as they cooled, but this is the same with most foods.

Got two left for munchies later. :D

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