5 Ingredient Aloo Tikki on Tawa | Street-Style Recipe

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Craving crispy street-style aloo tikki but want to skip deep-frying? This 5 Ingredient aloo tikki on tawa is the perfect quick snack you can make easily at home. Crispy on the outside, and soft inside, these golden potato patties come together with simple ingredients and minimal oil.

Table Of Contents

1 What is aloo tikki?
2 Why you’ll love this 5 Ingredient Aloo Tikki
3 Ingredients
4 How to make this 5 Ingredient Aloo Tikki on Tawa
5 Pro Tips
6 Variations You Can Try
7 FAQs
8 5 Ingredient Aloo Tikki on Tawa | Street-Style Recipe

What is aloo tikki?

Aloo tikki, also known as Indian potato patties, is a popular street-style snack prepared with boiled potatoes, spices, and herbs. These 5-ingredient potato patties are shallow-fried on a tawa or deep-fried until golden and crispy. It is loved for its crispy outer layer and soft, flavorful center.

It is commonly served with green chutney, tamarind chutney, or yogurt, and is also used in chaat and burgers. Traditionally deep-fried, aloo tikki can also be made on a tawa with less oil for a lighter version- just like this 5-ingredient recipe. While some versions are stuffed with peas or paneer, this simple 5 Ingredient aloo tikki on tawa keeps it classic and easy.

More evening snacks to try:

Aloo Pakora

Potato Cheese Balls

Why you’ll love this 5 Ingredient Aloo Tikki

Made with just 5 simple pantry ingredients

Cooked on tawa with minimal oil – no deep frying needed

Crispy outside and soft inside

Naturally vegan and gluten-free

Perfect for evening snacks or quick chaat

Ingredients

This 5 Ingredient aloo tikki on the tawa recipe is enough to make in street-style.

Potatoes: I used cooled, grated boiled potatoes for this recipe. You can mash them too.

Rice flour: It helps bind the mixture well and improves the texture, making it crispier. You can use corn starch, corn flour, and gram flour.

Green Chili: They are perfect for spicing the mixture. Red chili powder can also be used instead of this.

Salt: I used regular white salt here. Rock salt can also be used.

Chaat Masala: It’s perfect for the flavor of the mixture without the need for other spices.

How to make this 5 Ingredient Aloo Tikki on Tawa

1. Take 5 to 6 medium-sized potatoes, rinse them in clean water. Cook them with 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker till 3 to 4 whistles on medium heat. After that, close the flame. When the pressure releases, open the lid naturally, remove the boiled potatoes, and drain the water.

When they cool down, peel their skin and keep them in a bowl/platter.

2. Grate them with a grater, or you can mash them with a fork or your fingertips.

3. Add chopped green chili, 1 tsp of garam masala, and 1 tsp of salt or as required.

4. Add 4 tbsp of rice flour into it.

5. Mix all of them well so that the ingredients bind properly with each other.

6. Take some mixture and shape the tikki in 3 inch diameter. Shape all of them one by one.

7. Heat the tawa on medium heat. Drizzle some oil on it.

8. Place 3 shaped tikkis on heated tawa. Pour oil all around and shallow-fry them.

9. After a minute, flip them over to the other side. Again pour oil and cook till golden brown.

10. When they are golden brown from both sides, remove them to a plate.

11. Repeat the same with the rest aloo tikki and place them in a plate.

Serve this 5 Ingredient aloo tikki on tawa recipe hot with tomato ketchup, tamarind chutney, green chutney, or yogurt. You can serve it with a cup of masala tea in the evening. They are also a good pack for lunchboxes.

Pro Tips

Use completely cooled potatoes to avoid sticking and achieve a crispy texture for this 5 Ingredient aloo tikki on tawa recipe.

Do not over-mash the potatoes, as it creates stickiness.

Rest the mixture for 10 minutes if it feels soft.

Cook the tikki on medium flame; high heat can burn from the outside.

Flip them when one side turns golden to prevent breaking.

Variations You Can Try

1. Aloo Tikki Chaat: Top the crispy aloo with yogurt, green or tamarind chutney, onion, papdi, and sev to turn into delicious street-style chaat.

2. Stuffed Aloo Tikki: Add a small filling of spiced peas or paneer in the center before shaping.

3. Burger Style: Place the tikki inside a burger with sauces to make a homemade aloo tikki burger.

4. Air Fryer Version: Instead of cooking on tawa, air fry at 200 degrees C for 10-12 minutes for a lighter version.

5. Herbs and Spices: You can add coriander leaves, garam masala, or cumin powder for extra flavor.

FAQs

1. Why do my aloo tikki break on the tawa?

Aloo tikki may break if the potatoes are overcooked. Make sure the potatoes are completely cooled before making the mixture.

2. How do I make my tikkis extra crispy?

Use rice flour or cornflour in the mixture for binding and crunch. When you shallow-fry them once, fry again until deep-golden for maximum crunch.

3. Can I make aloo tikki without rice flour?

Yes, you can make it without rice flour by using cornflour or gram flour (besan) to bind the mixture.

4. What is the best potato variety for tawa tikki?

Use starchy potatoes like Russet, which are less moist and hold their shape better.

5. How do I store leftover tikki mixture?

You can store the prepared mixture in an air-tight container for 2 days before frying this 5 Ingredient aloo tikki on tawa recipe.

6. Can I air fry aloo tikki instead of cooking on a tawa?

Yes, you can air fry aloo tikki at 200 C for 8 to 10 minutes, flipping halfway. Brush lightly with oil for crispiness.

7. How do I make them for fasting (Vrat)?

Use buckwheat flour (kuttu ka aata) instead of rice flour, rock salt instead of regular salt, and use cumin powder instead of chaat masala.