Recipe for Aloo Tikka

 Ingredients:
Potato - 2 nos
Bread Slices - 6 nos
Onion - 1 medium size
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
Lemon Juice - 1/2 tbsp
     or
Tamarind Paste - 1/2 tsp
Green Chilli - 2 nos
Coriander Leaves - 1/4 cup
Mint paste - 1 tbsp
Oil for deep frying

Method:
  Soak the bread slices in a shallow plate for about 5 mins. Remove and squeeze out water and mash it finely. Pressure cook the potates and peel the skin. Chop onion very finely. Grind green chillies, ginger and coriander leaves, Mint Paste to a fine paste and add it to the potatoes. Mix all the ingredients along with mashed bread and make them into equally shapped balls. Shape them to a tikka.

Heat oil in a pan, when hot reduce the flame to medium. Deep fry the tikkas in the oil. Drain the excess oil.

Makes a great snack for parties, evening snacks for the kids. Serve with mint chutney.

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