A traditional Pakistani street food snack at home! This vegan potato cakes recipe, known as aloo tikki, is made with mashed potatoes, diced onions, fresh coriander and spices. Pan fry these delicious potato patties for a spicy and savoury starter that will make your tastebuds burst with joy!
This street food snack of mashed potato patties with a dash of spice is perfect for vegans and meat-lovers alike! A traditional Pakistani street food snack at home! This vegan potato cakes recipe, known as aloo tikki, is made with mashed potatoes, diced onions, fresh coriander and spices. Pan fry these delicious potato patties for a spicy and savoury starter that will make your tastebuds burst with joy!
Aloo tikki are a type of potato cutlets that are a popular Indian snack put together with mashed potatoes and some simple spices. These Indian potato cakes are typical Indian potato starters with a crisp outer layer with a soft and spiced interior. This aloo tikki recipe will help you to make perfect potato patties that can be paired with refreshing homemade mint raita to complement it.
Aloo recipes are common in Indian cuisine and this recipe will show you to make potato cakes that are sure to dazzle your guests. Before you know it, you will be showing others how to make aloo tikki with this crispy aloo tikki recipe.
Aloo Tikki
Aloo tikki are a type of potato cutlets. A popular Indian snack put together with mashed potatoes and some simple spices. These Indian potato cakes have a crisp outer layer with a soft and spiced interior.
Peel the potatoes and cut into small pieces before adding into a saucepan and covering with enough water to cover the potatoes by 1 inch
Bring the water to a boil over high heat then reduce the heat to medium and leave to gently simmer for 10minutes until the potatoes are boiled and can be easily pierced with a knife
Drain then mash thepotatoes and set aside the mashed potatoes to cool
In the meantime, peel and finely dice the red onion
After approximately 5 minutes once the mashed potatoes have partially cooled add the finely diced onion, cornflour, salt, red chilli flakes, turmeric powder, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and coriander then mix to combine until the ingredients are all evenly distributed
Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes – this helps makes the shaping of the patties easier and allows the flavour to develop
Add a little bit of oil or water on your hands then shape the mixture into flat patties about 1cm thick and 2½ inches in diameter – this mixture makes about 10-12 patties
In a large skillet or frying pan add enough oil to shallow fry the aloo tikkis or alternatively add enough oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan then heat up the oil until medium-hot
Gently place the patties in the pan and allow them to cook undisturbed on medium heat for 3-4 minutes on eachside using a spatula to turn them over gently – ensure that you do not flip the aloo tikkis too early as this will cause the aloo tikkis to break
I’m Sadia, the person behind The Aziz Kitchen. A 20-and-some year-old Muslim aspiring doctor and writer who loves to experiment with cooking, baking and all things food. On this blog you will find my favourite, delicious, family-friendly recipes.