• Potatoes boiled & mashed 6
• Chili powder 1 tsp
• Coriander powder 1 tsp
• Cumin powder 1 tsp
• Raw mango powder 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves chopped ½ cup
• Onion chopped 2
• Salt to taste
• Chickpeas (boiled) 1 cup
• Cloves 6
• Cardamom 3 pods
• Black pepper 8
• Tamarind Chutney 1 cup
• Mint-coriander Chutney 1 cup
• Coriander leaves to garnish
• Chaat masala to garnish
• Oil to fry

Mix the mashed potatoes, red chili, coriander, cumin and raw
mango powders, chopped coriander, 1 chopped onion and salt to taste.

Make into a smooth paste.

Form into equal-sized patties.

Heat oil on a griddle and shallow fry these patties till crisp
and golden. Drain on paper towels.

Add 1 cup of water to the roughly mashed chickpeas.

Add the cloves, cardamom and peppercorns and salt to taste.

Bring to a boil, stirring often.

Turn off the heat. Remove the whole spices and discard.

To serve the Tikki Ki Chaat, put 2 hot patties in a plate and
spoon some chickpea mixture over them.

Add the Tamarind and Mint- coriander Chutneys according to taste.

Sprinkle chopped onion and coriander to garnish.


Sprinkle chaat masala over the whole dish.

A tasty variation to this recipe: add some yogurt (whisk to make smooth) over the chickpea mix and then add the remaining ingredients.

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 2003 views