Recipe- Addictive Vegetarian Aloo Paneer Tikkis

Here’s an addictive vegetarian and gluten-free street food recipe for snack time! These Aloo Paneer Tikkis are for when you get grubby at 5pm and crave something delicious that is healthy, too! Make them for the festive season or for the kids after they come back from school – they’re going to love it!

It’s no secret that tikkis are as rooted in my North Indian soul as samosas and Thumbs Up. Chaat is always on the menu when I visit Raipur, but this Diwali, time flew away faster than those gol gappas at the local chaat waala. So I made these healthy aloo paneer tikkis to make do.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons Oil
3 Potato boiled and mashed
100 grams Paneer or cottage cheese, grated
3/4 cup Green peas steamed
1 Onion finely chopped
1/2 cup Instant cooking oats ground into powder
1 inch Ginger grated
2 Green chilies finely chopped
2 tablespoons Coriander chopped
1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon Chili powder
1 tablespoon Chaat masala powder
Salt to taste

Method

* To begin making this Healthy Aloo Paneer Tikki Recipe, start by combining all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl, except the oil.

* Combine all the ingredients well, while mashing the green peas lightly with your hands as you mix.

* Check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste.

* Divide the mixture into equal size portions and shape them into 1/2 inch thick discs.

* Heat oil in a large skillet or pan and shallow fry the tikkis for 8-10 minutes on each side till golden brown and cooked through.

* Remove them from the pan and drain the excess oil on a kitchen paper towel.

* Sprinkle the tikkis with more chaat masala and chopped coriander, and serve hot with some spicy Pudina (Mint) Chutney and Tamarind Chutney or Ketchup.