Aloo Tikki (Appetizers - Vegetarian)
Ingredients:
* ½ Lemon
* Oil for frying
* ½ tsp Cumin seeds
* ¼ cup Peas, boiled
* Breadcrumbs to coat
* 3 tsp Coriander powder
* 2-3 tsp Coriander leaves
* Salt, Chilli powder to taste
* ½ kg Potatoes, boiled & mashed
* 2-3 pieces green Chillies, chopped
* 250 gm Carrots, Beans, Cauliflower, Cabbage, all chopped
Method:
1. Heat the oil in a pan and saut the cumin seeds. Add all the vegetables.
2. Add half a cup of water to cook the vegetables till tender and keep aside.
3. Add salt, lemon, green chillies and coriander leaves to the mashed potatoes.
4. Make a small sized balls, flatten in palm, put 1 tsp of thevegetable mixture on it, place another flat ball of potatoes on it andclose the edges by pressing.
5. Pat cutlets in breadcrumbs or can be fried just like that.
6. Fry in hot oil in a shallow frying pan, 3-4 pieces at a time.
7. Serve with chutney, curd and chaat masala.
Tip: Peel and cut potatoes and boil them in water in which a littlevinegar is added . It will retain their texture & will be done inno time.It will also avoid bad odor and to give a good color to oldpotatoes.