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Indian Potato Cakes (Aloo Tikki)

Indian Potato Cakes (Aloo Tikki)

Aloo Tikki, or Indian Potato Cakes, are a crispy and flavorful street food favorite. Made with mashed potatoes, fresh herbs, and a blend of spices, these golden patties are pan-fried to perfection. They can be served as a snack, appetizer, or part of a larger meal.

Cooking surfaces

BBQ Temperature

Ingredients

For the potato cakes

  • 600g potates, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 4 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 2 – 3 bird’s eye chillies, finely chopped with seeds
  • handful fresh coriander, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ginger powder
  • 3 tbsp breadcrumbs, panko or regular
  • oil  for frying

For the Indian Yoghurt Sauce

  • 1/2 cup plain or greek yoghurt
  • juice of half  lemon
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • pinch of salt

To garnish

Method

For the pancakes

  1. Setup your Egg for a direct cook at 180°C with just the stainless steel grid.
  2. Place the potatoes and the salt in a pan of water .  Pop the pan on the Egg and bring to the boil.  You want to cook the potatoes until they are soft, then drain.  Transfer to a large bowl to cool down.  Alternatively, you could cook the potatoes indoors!
  3. Add the spring onion, chillies, fresh coriander, cumin and ginger powder, and the breadcrumbs to the bowl.  Mash all the ingredients together until well mixed.
  4. Divide the potatoes mixture into 12 balls.  Press and flatten each one.
  5. Heat a cast-iron skillet on your Egg and when hot, add some oil and add 4 potato cakes to the pan.  You’ll need to cook them in batches.  They will take about 3 minutes each side, you’re looking for them to be golden brown and crisp.
  6. Take them out of the pan and make another batch.
  7. They are best served hot.  We tried them with some mango chutney on the side.
  8. Otherwise, you could serve with some vegetable masala or alternative indian chutneys.

For the yoghurt sauce

  1. Place all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together.
  2. You may need to add a touch of water to thin the sauce so the consistency is thin enough to drizzle.
  3. Taste and add more lemon, sugar or salt to achieve a cool, sweet and citrusy as necessary.
  4. To garnish, sprinkle with a pinch of ground cumin.

 

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