Recipe Description

Cottage cheese and spinach mixed with gram flour and a few spices to make these tikkis.

Ingredient                                          Quantity

Paneer, grated                                   250 grams

Spinach, blanched and drain             1 bunch

Oil                                                      2  tablespoon

Ginger, finely chopped                       2 tablespoons

Green chilies, chopped                      3-4

Garlic, chopped                                 10-12

Gram flour                                          4 tablespoon

Turmeric powder                                ½ teaspoon

Coriander powder                              1 tablespoon

Cumin powder                                   1 teaspoon

Dried mango powder                         1 teaspoon

Salt                                                    To taste

Potatoes, boiled and mashed            1

Red chili flakes                                  1 teaspoon

Oil                                                      2 tablespoon

Chaat masala                                    for sprinkle

 

Method:

1. Heat 2 tbsps oil in a non-stick pan, add ginger and garlic and saute till lightly browned. Add green chilies and saute further for a minute. Add gram flour and sauté on low heat till brown.
2. Finely chop spinach and add and mix. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, dried mango powder and salt and mix well and cook till spinach is done.
3. Transfer into a large bowl. Add cottage cheese and mix. Add potato and chili flakes and mix.
4. Heat a non-stick tawa and drizzle some oil on it.
5. Divide the mixture into equal portions, shape them into small tikkis. Shallow-fry the tikkis on the hot tawa, turning sides, till brown and crisp on both sides. Drain on absorbent paper.
6. Arrange them on a serving plate, sprinkle chaat masala and serve immediately.