Alu Tikki (Potato Patties)

Ingredients-

Filling:
1 medium onion (chopped)
½ cup green peas (boiled)
3 tablespoon coriander (cilantro) leaves (chopped)
2 fresh green chili (seeded and chopped) (according to preference)
1 teaspoon cumin powder
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon oil
salt to taste

Outer Cover of Patty:
2 cups potatoes (mashed)
1 teaspoon garam masala powder
½ spoon pepper
2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
salt to taste


Preparation
Outer cover for the Patty:

1 Add garam masala, pepper, lemon juice and salt to mashed potatoes. Knead the mixture thoroughly.


Method


2 Divide potatoes mixture into 24 equal balls.


3 Flatten each ball in the greased palm and put one tablespoon of filling on the flattened ball. Close it with another potato ball and flatten it to patty.


4 Repeat for each patty.


5 Heat a tawa or frying pan and grease it with oil.


6 Put patties in the pan and heat over medium heat and one spoon of oil until light brown. Turn over (with a flat spatula) and heat on the other side.