Aloo tikki, spiced potato patties

Name: Aloo tikki, spiced potato patties
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 800g floury potatoes, peeled and chunked; 2 tbsp gram flour; 2 green chillies, finely chopped; 15g fresh coriander, chopped; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 1 tsp amchur; 1 tsp salt; 4 tbsp sunflower oil

Crisp-edged potato patties with cumin, chilli and coriander. Brilliant with chutney.

Time45 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.34 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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800 gfloury potatoespeeled and chunked
2 tbspgram flour
2green chilliesfinely chopped
15 gfresh corianderchopped
1 tspground cumin
1 tspchilli flakes
1 tspamchur
1 tspsalt
4 tbspsunflower oil

Method

1
Boil the potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes until soft. Drain well and let the steam rise for 5 minutes so they dry out.
15 min
2
Mash the potatoes until smooth. Mix in the gram flour, chillies, coriander, cumin, chilli flakes, amchur and salt.
3
Wet your hands and shape the mix into 8 flat patties.
4
Heat the oil in a non stick frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the patties for 4 to 5 minutes on each side until crisp and golden.
9 min
5
Serve hot with mint chutney or tamarind chutney.

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