Vegetable Tikki

Don’t throw the vegetable residue after making the soup, turn them into these wonderful tikki.

Ingredients

• Mixed vegetables 1 cup
• Onion 1 medium
• Green chillies 2
• Oil 2 tbsp
• Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
• Roasted cumin seeds,powder 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala powder 1/2 tsp
• Chaat masala 1 tp
• Salt to taste
• Potatoes,boiled, peeled and mashed 2 medium
• Bread crumbs 3-4 tbsp

For garnishing

• Mint leaves a few
• Onion cut into rings 1 medium
• Red capsicum,cut into thin strips      1 small
• Yellow capsicum,cut into thin strips 1 small

Method

Finely chop onion and green chillies. Heat oil in a non stick pan, add onion and green chillies and saute till translucent. Put the vegetable residue in a chopper and chop finely and add to the pan. Saute for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring.

Add red chilli powder, roasted coriander seeds powder, garam masala powder, chaat masala, salt and mix well. Transfer this mixture into a bowl, add potatoes and breadcrumbs and mix well. Divide the mixture into equal portions and shape each portion into a round tikki.

Heat oil in a non stick pan and shallow fry the tikki, turning sides, till golden brown on both sides. Drain on absorbent paper.

Place the tikki on a serving plate, garnish with mint leaves, onion rings, thin strips of red and yellow capsicums. Sprinkle some chaat masala and serve.