Tikki Chole (Potato Patties with Chickpea Curry)

Tikki chole – crispy potato patties with tangy chickpea curry – a well-liked Indian snack, has a fully superb taste! I add quinoa to make these hearty potato quinoa cutlets. Serve with tamarind or cilantro chutney for much more deliciousness. This publish was initially printed on July 25, 2013

Tikki Chole had been a favourite Friday or Sunday night occasion whereas rising up. The crispy potato patties are scrumptious on their very own, I imply crispy potatoes! Pair that with the amazingly scrumptious and simple North Indian model chickpea curry, assemble with chopped onion, lime juice, cilantro, chutneys akin to tamarind chutney or cilantro mint chutney! It’s a burst of flavors and textures. My dad loves my mother’s tikki chole, so I haven’t deviated from the recipe a lot. I did add some cooked quinoa to the potato patties, for additional crunch and protein. This Indian avenue meals recipe is soy-free, and nut-free and simply gluten-free.

The chickpea curry makes use of just a few complete spices and chole masala spice mix. In the event you don’t have chole masala spice mix, you should use garam masala as a substitute, however chole masala does have a extremely distinctive taste. It’s a Punjabi spice mix with cumin, coriander, black peppercorns, cloves, crimson chilis, cardamom, cinnamon, and dried mango powder.

Tikki chole is scrumptious by itself, or you possibly can serve it garnished with chopped onion tomato, chutneys and non dairy yogurt, for the total chole tikki chaat avenue model expertise! Attempt with my spicy mango chutney, tamarind chutney, mint chutney, tomato chutney, or spicy cranberry chutney.

You may serve these crispy potato quinoa cutlets with out the chickpea curry as effectively, serve with chutneys or dips of selection. Or serve with Chana masala or a unique chickpea or bean curry. 

Why You’ll Love Tikki Chole

• crisp potato quinoa patties
• tangy, wealthy chickpea curry
• simple to customise with toppings and chutneys of selection
• naturally soy-free and nut-free with simple gluten-free possibility

Elements and Substitutions

• potatoes and quinoa – That is the bottom for the crispy patties.
• aromatics and contemporary herbs – The patties get tons of taste from onion, inexperienced chili, cilantro, and ginger. The curry will get taste from onion, ginger garlic paste, and contemporary ginger.
• complete spices – For the patties, you will want carom seeds or cumin seeds. For the chickpeas, we’re utilizing cumin seeds, cardamom, bay leaves, and cloves.
• floor spices – The tikkis use crimson chili powder, coriander, kala namak, and salt. For the chole, use Kashmiri chili powder, coriander, chole masala or garam masala, fenugreek, and kala namak or dried mango powder.
• bread – Helps the patties keep collectively. You should use coarsely floor oats for gluten-free.
• non-dairy yogurt – Provides creaminess to the chickpeas.
• chickpeas – For the chole.
• toppings – Prime the chole with cilantro, lemon juice, and pepper flakes. Prime the tikki chole with chopped onion, tomato, and cucumber together with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. You can even serve with chutney of selection on the aspect.

The best way to Make Tikki Chole

Add the potatoes and quinoa to a pan of water. Carry to a boil then cowl and simmer for 15 to twenty minutes, till the potatoes are tender. Drain and switch to a bowl.

In a big bowl, mash the potatoes effectively. Add the remainder of the substances, combine effectively.

Form into patties and pan fry or bake them. See baking directions in notes beneath. Warmth 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet over medium warmth. When scorching, add the potato patties. Cook dinner for 3 minutes or longer till golden then flip and cook dinner the opposite aspect as effectively till golden and crisp.. Make these potato patties after you’ve made the chickpea curry as they the very best texture when freshly pan fried or baked.

Make the chickpea curry: Warmth a skillet over medium-high warmth. Add the oil, and as soon as the oil is scorching, add the cumin seeds and cook dinner them till they’re very aromatic and alter shade considerably, about 1/2 to 1 minute. Then, add within the black cardamom, bay leaves, and cloves.

Combine in for 15 to twenty seconds, then stir within the onion and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. Proceed to cook dinner till the onion is golden, including splashes of water in between to assist the onions cook dinner evenly, 6 to eight minutes.

Then, stir in all the floor spices and two tablespoons of water, after which add the ginger garlic paste. Combine in and cook dinner this for a couple of minute, in order that the spices and the ginger garlic paste can cook dinner down just a little bit and get properly roasted.

Add within the non-dairy yogurt, minced ginger, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 cup of water, and chickpeas and produce to a boil. Cowl with the lid, cut back the warmth to medium, and proceed to simmer this for about 10 minutes.

Open the lid and regulate the consistency by including extra water, if wanted. Style it and regulate the salt and taste, including extra salt, warmth, or tang, if wanted. Mash a few of the chickpeas, and change off the warmth.

To serve the tikki chole, add a superb serving to of the chickpea curry and high it with the potato patties. Prime the entire combination with some chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, a squeeze of lemon juice, salt, and pepper and serve. You can even drizzle some chutneys, like tamarind chutney or mango chutney and a few non-dairy yogurt, for an genuine Indian avenue meals expertise.

What to Serve with Tikki Chole

This can be a nice snack by itself, or make it a meal by serving with a rice dish, like Lucknowi biryani. You can even serve with different Indian avenue meals, like bhel.