About Aloo Ki Tikki
Aloo Tikki Chaat is a delicious Indian Street food of crisp potato patties layered with curd, chutney, and spices. It is one of the most famous street food across the Indian subcontinent. I am sharing a farali aloo tikki recipe you can eat while observing the Hindu fasts (vrat/upvas) during Navratri, Janmashtmi, or Shivratri. It is a sattvic style aloo tikki without onion, garlic, regular salt, and all-purpose flour. The simple ingredients, easy cooking method, and delicious crisp texture are the USPs of this farali aloo patties. The BEST part is you need only two tablespoons of ghee to cook these aloo patties in an air fryer.
Ingredients Required
Potato: I prefer to boil the potatoes well in advance, allow to cool, remove the skin, and keep them in the fridge. The chilled, firm, grated potatoes do some magic to the texture of the cutlet, turning them into crisp goodness. Flour: For this farali aloo tikki recipe, I use buckwheat flour (kuttu ka atta). You can use chestnut flour (singhada atta), rice flour, or regular all-purpose flour. Nuts: Roasted Peanuts and Cashews give a delicious crunch to the aloo tikki and increase its protein value. Fresh Herbs: Grated Ginger, Green Chili, Fresh Coriander Leaves, Curry Leaves Seasoning: Cumin Powder, Black Pepper Powder, Rock Salt, Powdered Sugar
How To Make Tikki
Step 1) Boil the potatoes. Peel off and discard the potato skin. Grate the boiled potatoes (image 1). Step 2) Add flour, spices, salt, sugar, green chili, peanut, cashew, coriander, and curry leaves to the grated potatoes (image 2). Step 3) Mix nicely to form a smooth, non-sticky dough or mixture (image 3). Step 4) To shape the aloo tikki, rub a teaspoon of ghee in your palms. Take a scoop of potato mixture. Shape it into a flat, round patty of ¼th inch thickness (image 4). Similarly, shape all the tikki and arrange them neatly on a plate. Step 5) Brush each patty with ghee from both sides. Step 6) Preheat the air fryer to 180 degrees Celsius. Once preheated, arrange patties on the air fryer basket. Step 7) Air Fry for 20 minutes, turning the patties halfway through the cooking time.
Serving Suggestion
This farali aloo tikki is a delicious Indian snack. Serve it with green mint chutney or coconut chutney. Layer the patties with sweet curd, green chutney, and tamarind chutney to make chaat. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter or follow us on Youtube for video recipes.
