Tuesday, March 13, 2012

BEEHA JI TIKKI (Lotus Root Tikkis)



Ingredients
Lotus root ..... 1 root/1 cup
Potatoes........ 2 medium sized
Bread crumbs ... 2 tbsps.
Ajwain/carom .... 1/4 tsp.
Anardana ........... 1 tbsp. (crushed) or 1 tsp. amchoor powder
Garam masala .... 1/2 tsp.
Red chilli powder ... 1/4 tsp
Green chillies ..... 1-2 (chopped finely)
Coriander leaves ... handful (chopped finely)
Salt ................... to taste
Oil ............. to fry
Method:


1. Boil the potatoes and mash them.

2. Scrape the lotus root and cut into 1 inch pieces. Boil them adding a little salt and let them cool. Crush them in the mortar and pestle.

3. Add the ingredients (except oil) Mix well and make tikkis of any desired shape.

4. Deep fry the tikkis to golden brown colour and serve hot.
Linking this to the events:
Kebab Mela @ - Cooking 4 all Seasons

CC Vegan Diet - Only Plants @
Shrav's Culinary Concepts

Any One Can Cook Series 43 @ - Taste of Pearl City

16 comments:

Satya said...

tempting tikkis shobha...

Priya Sreeram said...

this is something really nice !

Priya Sreeram said...

this is something really nice !

Torviewtoronto said...

delicious happy holidays

Jaisy James said...

looks delicious never had / tried recipes with lotus root. sure taste will be good. yummy

savitha ramesh said...

This is absolutely newto me.......hmm I havent heard abt lotus root...hmm willtry when i get a chance..

Priya said...

Wat a beautiful tikkis, truly fabulous..

Shobha said...

Thank you all : )

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...

Very new recipes. Never cooked with lotus roots before, but looks delicious and sounds simple.

Umm Mymoonah said...

That's very innovative, looks really tempting. Thank you for linking with Any One Can Cook.

Krithi's Kitchen said...

Tasty tikkis... I like lotus stem.. good innovative idea..

Now Serving said...

wow! that's an interesting recipe - never had or made this before - bookmarking!

Andy said...

Hello.
I've never had lotus root before, but these sound & look very tasty. Maybe you can send me some via virtual express (lol). Nice presentation.
Thanks for sharing.

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Sutapa said...

Tooo tempting tikkis Sobha and I think it will go well as a evening snacks!

Santosh Bangar said...

new bo for me but sounds delicious and tempting

Sravs said...

Quiet new to me !! looks wonderful !! Thanks for linking to the event !!

Ongoing event CC:Vegan Diet - Plant Based Food