Crispy aloo tikki or potato patties is a fabulous snack. One of the easiest and yummiest of Indian street food recipes. While the potato cakes or croquettes of the west use egg wash or egg whites. Indian version has bread crumbs or corn flour in it for crisp texture. These cutlets can be served with a dipping sauce or made into an elaborate meal too. We love serving easy veg cutlet recipe with chickpea curry as a chaat along with some chopped onions, tomatoes and lemon juice for a vegan snack or serve it with some yogurt on top for vegetarian version. This is commonly known as chole tikki. My mouth is watering as I mention it. It is my all time comfort food.
You can also make a gluten-free aloo tikki chaat at home by using quinoa instead of bread crumbs. Read on for the recipe with a variation to make air fryer potato patties.
Travel tip: Great place to try deep fry aloo pattice is in Amritsar. You could also try serving aloo tikis within burger buns as an aloo tikki burger Mc Donald style with some French fries.
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- Benefits of potato
- Equipment
- Ingredients
- Why does my potato patties breaks while frying ?
- How to cook potato patties in air fryer ?
- Instructions to make air fryer potato patties
- Instructions: potato patties recipe (traditional shallow fry)
- Storage
- Related links
- Variations
- FAQs
- Versatile potato recipes
- Indian potato patties recipe | potato cutlets recipe
- Food safety
Benefits of potato
Potatoes are very good for health unlike the the common notion that they make you fat. If you cook them with low oil,they are actually very good for health.
- Potatoes are an excellent source of Vitamin C,potassium, B-complex.
- They contain anti-oxidants and are naturally gluten-free.
- Potatoes prevent bone health and helps maintain blood pressure.
- Potatoes also contain folate and also helps prevent cancer.
Equipment
- cast iron pan
- or air fryer for low oil version
- potato masher
- food processor (optional)
Ingredients
- Large potatoes boiled and peeled
- Mint leaves chopped
- Bread crumbs or 1 slice of bread or Buckwheat flour for gluten-free recipe
- Dry mango powder / amchur powder (optional)
- Green chilies finely chopped (as per taste)
- Ginger finely chopped
- Salt as per taste
- Ghee / Coconut Oil / vegetable oil
refer to recipe card for details.
Why does my potato patties breaks while frying ?
The reason that potato patties breaks or falls apart can be due to multiple reasons
1. The quality of potatoes - starchy potatoes are best for this recipe as they are low in water and high in starch
2. You need to rest the patties in the fridge or freezer so that they retain their shape while cooking
3. Do not add too much of bread to the recipe, else it will break too.
4. The potato mix should not be wet, for example, remove any excess water from the boiled potatoes.
How to cook potato patties in air fryer ?
Recently the air fryer has been very populer with home cooks. I consider the air fryer as just as optimized mini oven on fan forced mode. It does not use any other special technique, just cooks with lot of hot air in a small oven and hence the better results.
To cook the aloo kotlet in air fryer ,freeze them in the freezer for few hours and transfer them to a pre heated air fryer and cook. These crispy air fryer tikkis can be stored in the freezer for days. Frozen aloo tikki can cooked in a preheated air fryer, whenever required. Refer below for steps.
Instructions to make air fryer potato patties
- Mash the potatoes in a bowl. Add bread crumbs/buckwheat flour with ginger, chillies, salt and mint.
2. Take a small amount of mix and shape them into round patties. Apply ghee/coconut oil on top of the patties
3. Plate the patties/tikkis in a tray and place them into the freezer for 4-5 hours.
4. Pre heat the airfryer at 190C/375F for 5 minutes. Place the frozen aloo tikki in air fryer basket. Cook at 190C/375F for 18-20 minutes in total. Use oil spray in between and flip them over.
- Optionally use the grill option for 3-4 minutes to get crispy potato patties.
Instructions: potato patties recipe (traditional shallow fry)
1.Mix all dry ingredients.
2.Take a small amount of mix and shape them into round patties.Apply ghee/coconut oil on top of the patties .Keep into the refrigerator 3-4 hours.
3. Heat a pan on low flame,start cooking the patties in with oil/ghee.
4. Cook on low flame, flip it slowly. Cook on both sides adding more oil/ghee during the cook.
5. Serve golden brown potato tikkis with green coriander chutney.
Storage
Store the raw aloo patties in freezer(for long term) or fridge(for a day) until cooked.
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Related links
Variations
You can stuff cheese and corn and make mashed potato with cheese. You can also make a punjabi aloo tikki recipe by adding more spices like cumin powder, coriander powder and garam masala to the aloo patties. Add crumbled paneer to it and make a delicious protein rich aloo paneer tikki.
Serving suggestion: You can serve this as aaloo tikki chaat with mint and date or tamarind chutney. Another way to serve this is aloo tikki burgers more commonly known as mc aloo tikki recipe by serving lettuce leaves, tomatoes, onions along with aloo tikki sliders.
FAQs
there is too much moisture in your patty.
You can eat green chutney, ketchup or tamarind/ date chutney as per your taste. aaloo tikki chat is also a popular snack where chana masala is served with patties ,some yogurt and chutneys.
Versatile potato recipes
You can make potato in many ways. Be it chips or soup.Curry or samosa. Be it the spicy aloo bonda or the mirchi bada. Potato makes everything special. Whether it is an appetizer or a main course, dessert or salad. Potato appeals in every way. It is also allowed during the fasting period during Navratri and Sawan. Make an easy curry if you like aloo baingan, aloo matar,aloo gobhi, dum aloo.Everything tastes delish!
Indian potato patties recipe | potato cutlets recipe
Equipment
- cast iron pan / air fryer for low oil version
- potato masher
- food processor (optional)
Ingredients
- 3-4 large potatoes boiled and peeled
- ¼ cup mint leaves chopped
- ¼ cup bread crumbs or 1 slice of bread or 2 tablespoon buckwheat flour
- 1 tablespoon dried mango powder optional
- 2 green chillies finely chopped,use as per taste
- 1 piece ginger finely chopped
- Salt as per taste
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil or ghee or any vegetable oil to coat the patties
- Oil/ghee for frying
Instructions
- Mash the potatoes ,sweet potato in a bowl.
- Add bread crumbs with ginger,chillies,salt and mint.
- Take a small amount of mix and shape them into round patties
- Apply ghee/coconut oil on top of the patties,
For cast iron (traditional frying method)
- Keep the potato patties into the refrigerator 3-4 hours.
- Heat oil/ghee in a pan,start cooking the patties in a batch of 2-3 patties.
- Cook on low/medium flame until light brown on both sides adding more oil/ghee during the cook.
For air fryer potato patties (low oil version)
- Plate the patties/tikkis in a tray and place them into the freezer for 4-5 hours
- Preheat the air fryer at 190C| 375F for 5 minutes
- Place the frozen aloo tikki in a single layer in the air fryer basket. Cook at 190C/375F for 18-20 minutes in total. Use oil spray in between and flip them over.
- Optionally use the grill option for 3-4 minutes to get crispy potato patties.
- Serve these delicous patties hot with mint chutney or sweet tamarind chutney
For cooking in oven
- Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 200C/390F.
- Place the frozen patties into a tray in the oven. Cook at 200C/390F for 25 minutes in total, use oil spray/brush in between and flip them over.
Notes
Nutrition
Food safety
- Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove.
Conclusion: homemade aloo tikki is one of those easy recipes which please everyone. Serve them with a spicy chutney or a sweet one. This easy snack recipe always makes tea time special.
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