Suran Chana Dal Tikkis Recipe (Suran (Yam) Tikki)

Ingredients

• 1 cup finely chopped yam (suran)
• 1/2 cup chana dal (split Bengal gram)
• 2 tsp oil
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
• 1 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
• 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
• 1/4 cup chopped mint leaves (phudina)
• 1 tbsp chaat masala
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• salt (namak) to taste
• green chutney.

Steps

1. Heat a broad non-stick pan, add the chana dal and dry roast on a medium flame for 6 to 7 minutes.
2. Cool slightly and blend it in a mixer to a fine powder and keep aside.
3. Heat the oil in the same non-stick pan add the onions, ginger paste, garlic paste and green chillies and sauté on a medium flame for 3 minutes.
4. Add the yam, ½ cup of water, mix well and cover it with a lid and cook on a slow flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
5. Transfer the mixture in a deep bowl and mash it well using a potato masher.
6. Add the prepared chana dal powder, mint leaves, chaat masala, garam masala and salt and mix well.
7. Divide the suran chana dal tikkis mixture into 6 equal portions and shape each portion into a flat round tikki.
8. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, and deep-fry the suran chana dal tikkis on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
9. Serve the suran chana dal tikkis immediately with green chutney.