Aloo tikki chaat is a popular street food of India consisting of fried potato patties served hot with yellow peas masala (curry), varieties of chutneys, and accompaniments. The chaat has a wonderful balance of spicy, tangy, and sweet will make your tongue tickle for more!
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When we talk about Indian street food chaats, samosas, kachoris, and jelabis come to mind first. The taste buds are sure to explode with all these delicious Indian street food. Aloo tikki chaat is one such delicious decadent chaat that is everyone’s favorite.
What is aloo tikki
Aloo translates to potatoes and tikki means patties. Aloo tikki is essentially deep-fried or pan-fried potato patties that can be stuffed with grated and spiced cottage cheese (paneer) or freshly grated cheese.
Some even stuff the aloo tikki with spicy lentils mix. Stuff it up with your favorite or just make it plain patties, these are sure lip-smacking good. Who doesn’t love potatoes!? If you have been my regular follower, you’ll know my love for potatoes. I’m a huge potato ADDICT!
To make a healthy pan fry potato patties instead of deep frying. Fried potatoes anyway taste amazing!
What is aloo tikki chaat
Chaat is a term referring to street food in India. Chaat is a savory snack served on the roadside stalls. Street foods of India are made with layers of bold flavors and textures which sure will make your tongue tickle!
Aloo tikki chaat is pan-fried potato patties dunked in yellow peas masala along with spicy tangy sweet chutney and some raw onions and sev, this chaat is sure to explode your taste buds. Dribble some fresh curd if you prefer on top.
Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need –
For aloo tikki
- Potatoes
- Onion
- Coriander leaves
- Corn flour
- Red chili powder
- Roasted cumin powder
- Salt to taste
- Few tablespoons spoons of oil for shallow frying the tikkis
For peas masala
- Dried yellow peas
- Roasted cumin powder
- Red chili powder
- Salt to taste
For chaat
- Onion
- Coriander leaves
- Mint chutney
- Tamarind chutney
- Sev
- Black salt
- Chaat masala powder
- Lemon juice
All the ingredient’s exact measurements are mentioned in the recipe card below.
How to make aloo tikki chaat
- Soak yellow peas in enough water overnight. Next morning, drain all water from the yellow peas, add fresh water, salt, roasted cumin powder, and red chili powder, and pressure cook for 2 or 3 whistles. Keep aside.
- Cook potatoes with 1 teaspoon salt. Once fully cooked, mash it well. Add finely chopped onions, fresh coriander leaves, red chili powder, roasted cumin powder, salt corn flour and mix well. Divide equal portions, roll them balls, and flatten them a bit to resemble the shape of the disc.
- Heat a pan and add 1 tablespoon oil. Place the potato patties and shallow fry until it turns golden brown on both sides. Repeat with all the patties, add oil if the pan turns dry.
- Assembly – place the potato patties(aloo tikki) on the serving plate. Pour enough pea masala on top. Pour mint and tamarind chutney over it. Sprinkle finely chopped onions, coriander leaves, lime juice, chaat masala, black salt, and sev on top. If you prefer you can add a few tablespoons of yogurt too. Serve immediately.
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📋Aloo Tikki Chaat
Ingredients
For Aloo Tikki
- 2 large potatoes
- 1 onion
- 4 tablespoon coriander leaves
- 1 ½ tablespoon corn flour
- 1 tablespoon red chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
- Salt to taste
- Few tablespoons of oil for shallow frying the tikkis
For peas masala
- 1 cup dried yellow peas
- 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- Salt to taste
- Water as required
For chaat
- 1 onion finely chopped
- ½ cup coriander leaves finely chopped
- 4 tablespoon mint chutney
- 4 tablespoon tamarind chutney
- ½ cup sev
- Black salt
- Chaat masala powder
- Lime juice
Instructions
- Soak yellow peas in enough water overnight. Next morning, drain all water from the yellow peas, add fresh water, salt, roasted cumin powder, and red chili powder and pressure cook for 2 or 3 whistles. Keep aside.
- Cook potatoes with 1 teaspoon salt. Once fully cooked, mash it well. Add finely chopped onions, fresh coriander leaves, red chili powder, roasted cumin powder, salt corn flour and mix well. Divide equal portions, roll them balls, and flatten them a bit to resemble the shape of the disc.
- Heat a pan and add 1 tablespoon oil. Place the potato patties and shallow fry until it turns golden brown on both sides. Repeat with all the patties, add oil if the pan turns dry.
- Assembly – place the potato patties(aloo tikki) on the serving plate. Pour enough pea masala on top. Pour mint and tamarind chutney over it. Sprinkle finely chopped onions, coriander leaves, lime juice, chaat masala, black salt, and sev on top. If you prefer you can add a few tablespoons of yogurt too. Serve immediately.
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Created by Jyothi Rajesh
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I’m Jyothi Rajesh (Jo for short) and i’m the founder of the food blog, Curry Trail where I share my culinary Adventures. I live in Bangalore, India. I’m a mom of two beautiful kids. My passion is creating and sharing delicious and easy recipes for the home cook. I have been blogging since 2007 and many of my recipes have appeared in both online and print publications over the years. Learn more about Jyothi Rajesh.
Comments & Reviews
karthika says
I love this! Will love to try sometime as a evening snack. While i don’t personally like chats, my husband is fond of chat items. And that too with aloo, he is gonna do a happy dance. I found out at the right time jyo!Thanks for sharing
jyothirajesh says
Thanks Karthika, hope you’ll enjoy the chaat 😀