Sweet Potato Tikki/ Patties

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RECIPE: SWEET POTATO TIKKI/ PATTIES

What is Sweet Potato Tikki/ Patties?

Sweet Potato Tikki/ Patties is an Indian Snack made using boiled or roasted sweet potatoes. Spices are added according to one’s taste. After that, the mixture is rolled into balls or discs. Finally, Sweet Potato Tikki/ Patties are either deep fried in oil or shallow fried. Usually, the tikki or pattis is served with a chutney, tomato sauce or even yogurt.

What is a Tikki or Patties?

In fact, the word tikki is the Hindi or Marathi name for a small cutlet or croquette. By the way, patties is another word commonly used in the Indian Sub Continent for tikki. Patties is a round little flattened serving of minced meat, legumes, grains or vegetables. The word patties probably became more famous during the British Rule in India.

Some Tikkis/ Patties you may want to try out

• Aloo tikki or patties is the most common one available all over India.
• I like to make Samo Tikki/ Barnyard Millet Patties whenever I have leftover Samo Khichdi. It makes a delicious ‘farsan’ to serve with Ekadashi or Navratri Fasting.
• Hara Bhara Tikki is actually quite famous in most Indian restaurants. Spinach and peas are the key ingredients for this delicious starter or snack. Some recipes include paneer in it.
• Beetroot Tikki/ Cutlets – my hubby’s favorite.
• If you have leftover poha then use it up to make Poha Tikki as Renu does.

  It’s Time For Garbas and Dandiyas – It’s Navratri Time

Navratri is back and will be over before we know it. Basically, it’s time for fasting, prayers and dancing (garbas and dandiyas). Many Hindu families abstain from meat and alcohol during this period. Some fast by having only one meal without garlic or onions. Others fast omitting pulses and grains from their diet. A few follow the diet of only milk and fruits. Personally, I don’t fast all 9 days but do fast on the 8th day of Navratri.

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Ingredients required for Sweet Potato Tikki/ Patties:

Sweet Potato – boil, peel and mash or can use roasted potatoes too.

As Binding Flour – If you’re preparing sweet potato tikki for fasting then use arrowroot, cassava, amaranth (rajgira) or water chestnut (singada) flour. I used arrowroot.

Fresh Ginger – grated or minced

Green Chillis – add according to your taste. Finely chopped or minced

Salt – usually for fasting sendha namak or rock salt is used

Lemon Juice – for that little sour taste

Fresh Coriander – chopped

Cumin – jeera

Cashew Nuts – finely chopped. Can replace them with roasted peanuts or omit altogether

Pomegranate Arils – add to the mixture or use it as stuffing. This another optional ingredient.

Cinnamon Powder – taj

Clove Powder – laving.

SWEET POTATO TIKKIS/PATTIES

Sweet Potato Tikki/Patties is a delicious snack with a balance of flavours, sweet, salty and sour. Enjoy them as a starter, or serve as a part of a main meal.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Course fasting food, Snack, Starter

Cuisine Indian

Servings 12 pieces

Ingredients

  

• 800 g 2 large sweet potatoes
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 2-3 finely chopped green chillis
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp rock salt
• ¼ cup fresh coriander chopped
• ½ tsp cinnamon powder
• ¼ tsp clove powder
• ½ tsp cumin
• 2 - 3 tbsp arrowroot flour or cassava flour
• ¼ cup chopped cashew nuts
• ¼ cup pomegranate arils
• oil for deeping frying, shallow frying

Instructions

 

• Boil or roast the sweet potatoes till its done. If you want to roast it then let it bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 180°C.
• Peel the sweet potatoes. Mash the potatoes.
• Add all the remaining ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Grease your hands with oil and a tray.
• Take about a golf ball size of the mixture.
• Roll it and shape it into a flat disc.
• Heat a frying pan over medium heat.
• Pour a little oil into the pan, about 1-2 tbsp.
• Put the patties in the pan.
• Let them cook till its golden brown.
• Flip and cook the other side.
• Serve with chutney.

For Deep Frying:

• Heat oil in a wok or karai over medium heat.
• Add a small piece of the mixture in the oil. If the oil is ready the piece should sizzle and come up.
• Add patties to the oil and deep fry till they are light golden brown in colour.

Notes

• You can make tiny ones to serve as starters.
• Serve with yogurt drizzled over the tikki/patties. Add some chutney and sprinkle fried potato sticks or crisp. (chips).
• Adding pomegranate is optional.
• During shallow frying or deep frying if the tikki disintegrates, then just add 1-2 tbsp more of the binding flour.

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