Aloo Tikki & Corn Bhel (Indian Street Food Fare)
There’s something mystical and magical about Indian street food indulgence with the flavours sinking into the food cooked in the open, right before our eyes,the aromas awakening our senses which in turn fires the appetite and its hard for the taste buds to resist the temptation of these freshly made, mouth-watering,wide variety of snacks like pani puri,bhel puri,masala vada,pav bhaji,dahi bhalla,aloo tikki,mirchi bajji,kebabs and papdi chaat to name a few.
Aloo Tikki
Ingredients:
1/4 kg potatoes boiled and grated
1/4 cup of boiled and mashed green peas
2 slices white bread toasted a bit and made into a coarse pwd
2-3 green chillies finely chopped
1″ ginger grated
3 tbsps of chopped fresh coriander leaves finely chopped
salt to taste
1/4 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp chaat masala (optional)
1 tsp roasted cumin pwd
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
ghee/oil for shallow frying
Heat 1 tbsp ghee on a griddle and add 3 to 4 tikkis at a time and let them cook on slow fire till a crisp golden color crust is formed on both the sides.Remove on absorbent paper and serve with tamarind chutney.Aloo Tikki can be served in a number of ways and one way is to drizzle some green chutney over the tikkis or just plain tamarind chutney and the other is to pour some beaten curd and tamarind chutney with a sprinkling of coriander leaves.Now that’s what I call a hard to resist,absolutely lip smacking,inviting snack..:).Corn Bhel,another delicious snack,is a crunchy spicy sweet chaat or salad,prepared with corn kernels,onions,tomatoes,coriander leaves,sev(crisp lentil based savoury),boiled chick peas,crushed roasted peanuts and drizzled with tamarind chuntey (dip)giving it a spicy, sweet and tangy flavour.
Corn Bhel
Ingredients:
3 tbsps of sev
2 tbsp of crushed roasted peanuts
1 boiled potato diced into small cubes
¼ cup of boiled chick peas (kabuli channa)- optional
small cup of boiled corn kernel
1 small onion chopped finely
1 green chilli finely chopped
1 small tomato de-seeded and chopped finely
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves
big pinch of chaat masala pwd(optional)
¼ tsp red chilli pwd
½ tbsp lemon juice
salt to taste
Ingredients:
1 cup tamarind pulp
½ cup fresh dates pureed
3/4 cup grated jaggery or brown Sugar
1/2 tsp red chilli pwd
1 tsp cumin pwd
1 tsp saunf pwd (aniseed)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp jeera powder
2 cups water
Heat this ground sauce in a vessel on medium flame and cook it for 2-3 minutes.Add the spices and mix well.Bring to a boil and turn off heat.Cool and serve.Note: This chutney should have more of a sweeter flavour and less sour.So check the taste before turning off the heat and if you find that its more sour,add some more grated jaggery.This sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for a few weeks.
Food,Food Blogs,North Indian Recipes,Snacks,Indian Cooking,Flickr
By Sailu • Feb 18th, 2006 • Category: All Recipes, Appetizers & Starter Recipes, North Indian Recipes, Savories, Snacks, Chaat & Tiffin Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes
Why you are sneaky arent you? Two in one! I looove corn bhel.
Looks very yummy …I will have to definitely try to soon … can’t resist for long!!
Wow! sailu, you have made it impossible to resist any longer…will try this asap….spicy Bhel is my all time fav.
ooh love the corn bhel…I have to try that!
Hey thanks for dropping by cos I found your blog. I love aloo tikkis and am gonna try this. Will let you know
That looks like a mouth watering dish. Today have a small party at home. Will try this one. Thanks for the recipe.
Looks absolutely delicious!!
Most comprenehsive blog I have seen on cooking. Great blog. I think my wife will finally start to blog.
Yes,2-in-1,Ashwini..:)
Anjali,Lera,Nupur,Shilpa,Krishna ..can you tell me of one person who can resist bhel?!
Thanks for dropping by Hiren.Your wife joining our tribe?Great!-:)
Oh you made me all nostalgic. I didn’t had street food since I was a little girl (trips to Morocco for vacation). I’d so love having some of these foods now.
Thank you for the mouth watering recipes.
Sailu, I love the chaat spread at your blog!
I was going to ask how long does the tam. chutney keep… Just saw that you have mentioned that it keeps for a few weeks in the fridge. Thanks! I’ll try this and let you know.
Looks absolutely mouthwatering, Sailu. Love the bhel and aloo tikki.
I used to have loads of that aaloo tikki when I lived in Delhi. Cant wait to try that recipe..
Your welcome,Zoubida.
Oh ,you will love the chaat for sure,Kay.
Indira and gini,I dont there is anyone who can resist our Indian streed foods.
Sailu – what a wonderful post.
I can’t wait to try your Aloo Tikki.
Thanks for sharing.
They look so delicious, Sailu! Wish some of it would pop off the screen into my mouth. Wonderful spread, really
really it taste good and is been helpful for women like me who wants to eat and serve people with such delicious food.
Once again thank u
Your welcome, Renu.
hi
thankx for recipe .. oit lookss very yummy n mouth watering… ill try itt.
thankx
bye
raji IYer
I love to eat tikkis thet are my weakness but since few months i am unable to make them proper as they spluttered when put in oil and too much bread doesnot taste good. so will mtry in this proportion .i hope it works good.
Anshu
[...] A twist on the classic palak kebabs, these adraki palak kebabs as the name suggests are prepared with a generous amount of ginger and spinach and get their body and flavor from potato, white bread, dry mango powder and pounded coriander seeds. I usually prepare these kebabs as a evening snack and serve with some date and tamarind chutney. Adraki Palak Tawa Kebab [...]
This aalu ki tikki is a very nice dish..My husband loove it even me n my childrens..
Thanks to u to teach me numbers of great dishes!!
superb web site and excellant work done on recipes. keep it up.
The recipes are very delicious. they are also very mouth-watering. i always love aloo tikki and pav bhaji. please send some more on indian street food.
Personally, I havee ben looking for simular information as I am writing a sals page for our employees to assist them with having th knowledge they need
Hello Sailu,
I have been trying out a bunch of your recipes and so far they have never failed me. Very different style of andhra cooking. I love it. I love the fact that the recipes are simple and all ingredients are easily available at home. Just wanted to let know that I have recently made your Corn bhel recipe and it was a big hit at the party. Thank you!
Also, I was wondering if you had any recipes for Sorakayi and cabbage apart from the usual sorakayi palu posi kura, sorakayi pulusu, cabbage pesarappu. These are some veggies that I would like to be a little more creative but cant find anything interesting. Thanks
Hey! When you say saunf, do you mean the one as in Fennel seed (sompu in telugu) or the anise seed (as in anas puvvu–the star shaped one)?
Sompu/fennel seeds/saunf.
I’ve been watching indian street food on a tv show and in my search for finding recipies ive come across this page.. my taste buds are in full flow despite not having even an atom of food infront of me. I cant wait to try these dishes. Im in food heaven..thanks for sharing !!