How to make potato pattis - Potato Tikki

Potato Pattis also called as Aloo Tikki is very easy to make and does not require much time.  If you like potatoes, then making potato pattis is very easy.  Whether these are made with normal potato or with sweet potato, they are very delicious.  The potato pattis can be served along with coconut chutney or with tamarind chutney.

Here is the procedure on how to prepare the potato pattis or the aloo tikkis.

Ingredients required ( 1 cup = 250 ml )Sweet potatoes - 4 Nos.

• Ginger and green chilli paste - 1 tea spoon ful
• Arrow root flour, water chest nut flour or buckwheat flour - 1 or 2 tbsp
•  Char garam masala - 1 tsp
• ½ tsp amchur powder or dry mango powder
• Chaat masala -  1 tsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp
• Crushed roasted cumin or cumin powder - 1 tsp
• ½ tsp red chilli powder
• ¼ tsp garam masala powder
• rock salt or black salt as required
• oil for frying

Procedure to make potato pattis

1. First of all rinse the potatoes well in water.
2. Roast them in oven till they are cooked and become soft
3. Otherwise you can pressure cook them with enough water and salt till they become soft
4. you can also boil them in a pan with water & salt.
5. Now drain the water.
6. when they cool down, peel.
7. Mash the sweet potatoes with a potato masher 
8. Add all the ingredients except oil.
9. Mix them well 
10. Shape  into medium sized tikkis or patties.
11. pan fry with little oil till both the sides are browned.
12. while serving garnish with some coriander leaves.
13. serve sweet potato tikki with a chutney or sauce.