Sweet Potato Tikkis With Tomato Raita Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiled and mashed sweet potato (shakarkand)
• 2 tbsp besan (gram flour)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped mixed vegetables
• 1 tsp green chilli paste
• 1/2 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
• 1/4 tsp salt (namak)
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
• 2 tsp oil for greasing and cooking
• 1/2 cup thick whisked curds (dahi)
• 1/4 cup finely chopped tomato
• 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/8 tsp salt (namak)

Steps

1. To make sweet potato tikki recipe, combine all the tikki ingredients in a deep bowl and mix well.
2. Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions.
3. Roll each portion of the mixture into 50 mm. (2 inch) diameter flat tikki.
4. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle), grease it wel using 1 tsp oil, place the tikkis on it and cook using 1 tsp oil till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.
5. Serve sweet potato tikki immediately with tomato raita.