Easy Kurkuri Aloo Tikki Chaat Recipe | Aloo Tikki Chaat

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: snacks
  • Cuisine: indian street food

Ingredients

for chana stuffing:

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • pinch hing
  • 4 chilli (finely chopped)
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp cashew (chopped)
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander cumin powder
  • 1 tsp amchur
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup chana dal (boiled)
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

for aloo covering:

  • 3 potato (boiled & mashed)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper powder
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp corn flour
  • oil (for frying)

Method

  1. Firstly, in a pan heat 2 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp cumin, pinch hing, 4 chilli, 1 inch ginger and saute until it turns aromatic.
  2. Add 2 tbsp cashew and roast till the cashew turns crunchy.
  3. Keeping the flame on low add ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander-cumin powder, 1 tsp amchur and ½ tsp salt.
  4. Saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
  5. Now add pressure-cooked chana dal and mix well.
  6. Mash slightly, making sure everything is well combined.
  7. Add in 2 tbsp coriander and mix well. Chana dal stuffing is ready. Keep aside.
  8. Now in a large bowl take 3 boiled and mashed potato, ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper powder.
  9. Also, add 2 tbsp coriander and 2 tbsp corn flour.
  10. Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
  11. To prepare the tikki, grease your hands with oil and pinch a ball-sized dough.
  12. Flatten slightly, and stuff into a portion of prepared aloo stuffing.
  13. Stuff in and secure making sure the stuffing doesn't come out.
  14. Flatten slightly, to shape into tikki.
  15. Now fry in hot oil, keeping the flame on medium.
  16. Fry both the sides until they turn golden brown and crispy from both the sides.
  17. Now to prepare the chaat, place the tikki onto the plate.
  18. Top with curd, green chutney, tamarind chutney, chaat masala and coriander.
  19. Finally, Kurkuri Aloo Chaat Recipe can be topped with sev before serving.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.