Recipe for Aloo Matar Tikki by Dawn’s Recipes

We’ve outlined all the ingredients and directions for you to make the perfect Aloo Matar Tikki. This dish qualifies as a Intermediate level recipe. It should take you about 1 hr 15 min to make this recipe. The Aloo Matar Tikki recipe should make enough food for 12 patties.

You can add your own personal twist to this Aloo Matar Tikki recipe, depending on your culture or family tradition. Don’t be scared to add other ingredients once you’ve gotten comfortable with the recipe! Please see below for a list of potential cookware items that might be necessary for this Aloo Matar Tikki recipe.

Ingredients for Aloo Matar Tikki

• 1 teaspoon roasted ground cumin
• 1 1/4 teaspoons amchoor powder (dried raw mango powder)
• 1/2 teaspoon kala namak (black salt)
• 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 to 4 small Russet potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• 11/2 cups frozen peas
• A 1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated (about 1 teaspoon)
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• 2 to 3 green chiles, finely chopped, such as serrano
• 1 bunch cilantro, leaves and tender stems, washed and coarsely chopped (about 11/2 cups)
• 1 lime, juiced plus more to taste
• Kosher salt to taste
• 1 cup plain breadcrumbs (see Cook’s Note)
• 2 teaspoons chaat masala
• Oil, such as olive of safflower for forming and frying

Directions for Aloo Matar Tikki

1. For the chaat masala: Combine the cumin, amchoor, kala namak, chile powder, black pepper and salt in a storage container with a tight-fitting lid. Store at room temperature for up 6 months.
2. Cover the potatoes with cold water in a large pot. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Add the peas to the same water and cook until bright green and tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain, remove the potatoes to a plate to cool and transfer the peas to the bowl of a food processor.
3. For the filling: Add the ginger, sugar, 1 green chili, 1/2 cup cilantro, juice from half the lime, 1/2 teaspoon chaat masala and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the peas in the food processor and process in spurts until a rather coarse paste. Adjust with salt to taste. Remove half the paste for the filling (about 1/2 cup). Then make the chutney for serving: Add 2 tablespoons water, the remaining chilies, cilantro and lime juice to the food processor and pulse until it has the consistency of a fine pesto. Adjust seasoning with lime juice and salt to taste. Set aside.
4. When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, remove the peels and transfer to a large bowl. Mash the potatoes. (I find it easier to coarsely grate the potatoes on a box grater and then mash.) There shouldn’t be any large pieces but it shouldn’t to be super smooth either. Add 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, 1 1/2 teaspoons chaat masala and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix well and adjust seasoning to taste with salt.
5. Divide the potato mixture into approximately 12 equal-sized pieces (about 1/4 cup each). Rub a little bit of oil on cleaned and dried hands (it helps forming the patties) and roll into balls and then make an indentation in the center with your thumb. Spoon about 1/2 tablespoon of the reserved pea mixture into the indent and gently close the edges together to seal. Roll into a ball again and flatten into a patty about 1/2-inch-thick. (If a little pea mixture gets mixed with the potato part of the patty do not worry.) Repeat with rest of the balls and filling. If you have filling left, you can add it to the chutney.
6. Add the remaining breadcrumbs on a plate or shallow bowl. Press both sides of each patty into the breadcrumbs to coat.
7. Heat 2 to 3 tablespoons of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the patties in single layer batch, evenly spaced out. Fry until you get a nice golden crust, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove to paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle with salt. Wipe out the skillet with a couple paper towels. Repeat with more oil and the remaining patties. Serve hot with chutney.

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• Indian Recipes
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• Pea Recipes
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