Aaloo Tikki Chaat

Serves for 5-6 persons

Kitchenware and Tools used by Kitchen-e-India:

(1) Tawa -1
(2) Spatula -1
(3) Medium bowl -1
(4) Pressure Cooker -1
(5) Grater -1
(6) Knife -1
(7) Large Spoon -1
(8) Large Bowl -1
(9) Potato Masher -1
(10) Large Plate -1
(11) Small plate with some depth : 6 plates for 6 serves or as required.

Ingredients used by Kitchen-e-India:

For Aaloo Tikki:

(1) Potato - 4 to 5 medium sized in numbers
(2) Common salt - 1-2 tea spoons
(3) Mustard oil  - 100 ml
(4) Mustard oil - 2 tea spoons
(5) Green chillies - 2 tea spoons finely chopped.
(6) Water - Sufficient to cover all the potatoes in pressure cooker.

For Garnishing:

(1) Onion - 1 cup finely chopped
(2) Coriander leaves - 1 cup finely chopped
(3) Tomato - 1 cup finely chopped
(4) Carrot/Cucumber - 1 cup finely grated ( you can use each half cup or a cup of anyone)
(5) Curd - 500 ml
(6) Bikaneri Bhujia - 1 cup  ( Haldiram brand is preferred)
(7) Chaat powder - 2 tea spoons
(8) Cumin powder - 2 tea spoons
(9) Red chilly powder - 1 tea spoon
(10) Black Pepper powder -  1 tea spoon
(11) Black Salt - 1 tea spoon
(12) Common salt - 1 tea spoon
(13) Coriander powder ( optional) - 1 tea spoon
(14) Tamarind Chutney - 250 ml , click  here to see the recipe.
(15) Chick peas or Yellow peas Chhola  - made with 2 cups of chickpeas/yellow peas, click here for recipe.

Preparation Method used by Kitchen-e-India:

Steps:

(A) Get the Tamarind chutney ready ( to be used preferably at room temperature, though you can also use it hot) : http://kitcheneindia.blogspot.in/2014/10/tamarind-chutney.html

(B) Get the Chick peas or Yellow peas Chhola ready ( to be used hot ) : http://kitcheneindia.blogspot.in/2014/11/chick-peas-chhola.html

(C) Get the garnishing item ready ( to be used at room temperature) : see below for the Recipe.

Recipe for Garnishing by Kitchen-e-India:

(1) Take curd into medium bowl and add sugar and cumin powder into it. Keep mixing the sugar with the help of a spoon until all the sugar dissolves. This way the curd will also become little smooth and will increase its fluidity.
(2) Mix chaat powder, black pepper powder, chilli powder and coriander powder, black salt and common salt,  and roast 2 mins on the heated tawa ( without oil). Keep stirring on the tawa with the help of spatula for 2 mins and then take off the tawa.

(D) Get the Aaloo Tikki ready ( to be used hot ) : see below for the Recipe.

Recipe for Aaloo Tikki by Kitchen-e-India:

(1) Wash all the potatoes and put them in pressure cooker and cover it with water. Let the potatoes boil in the cooker until they become soft from inside.
(2) Once the potatoes have boiled, put them in the large bowl after peeling.
(3) Mash the potatoes in the bowl with the help of masher.
(4) Add 2 spoons of mustard oil, chopped green chillies, common salt and mix well with the help of a large spoon.
(5) Heat tawa and apply a layer of mustard oil over it with the help of spatula.
(6) While the tawa is becoming hot make small balls of mashed potato ( 12 in number approx).
(7) Once tawa has become hot then put 4-5 mashed potato balls on it and apply mustard oil on the balls with the help of spatula and press the balls little bit so that it become flat.
(8) Keep the stove knob at medium and turn each of the mashed potato piece on the tawa after 5 mins ( or until it has a layer of crispy golden brown ) so that the other side of it turns crispy golden brown. Apply mustard oil as required on the Tawa and the mashed potato piece.
(9) Once both the sides of the mashed potato piece turns into crispy golden brown color, take it off the Tawa and put into the plate. Keep repeating steps (8) and (9) until all the mashed potatoes are heated on the Tawa and turned into beautiful crispy golden brown color.
(10) Your Aaloo Tikki is ready. Use it hot when making chaat.

Preparation method for Aaloo Tikki Chaat by Kitchen-e-India:

(1)  Take two Tikki in a small plate.
(2) Add a spoon(large) of chhola, 1/2 spoon (large) of beaten curd  ( prepared in step (1) of garnishing ) and 1 tea spoon tamarind chutney ( in that order ) over it.
(3) Sprinkle a pinch of roasted salts/powders ( prepared in step (2) of garnishing )
(4) Sprinkle some grated carrot/cucumber, some chopped onion and tomato, and at the last the some chopped coriander leaves.
(5) Sprinkle some Bikaneri Bhujia  over the plate at the end.
(6) The mouth watering Aaloo Tikki Chaat is ready. Eat it and enjoy.

Tips by Kitchen-e-India:
If you do not have the potato masher, you can also use the back side of a metallic glass or bowl to mash the boiled potatoes.