Samosa Tikki Chaat
Samosa Tikki Chaat – pan fried samosa tikki topped with chana masala, sweet & spicy chutney, yogurt, crunchy onions, tomatoes, sev, cilantro
Samosa Chaat is one of the most consuming street foods of India. I am sure many of you know that Samosa is deep fried goodie that has spiced up filling usually made with potatoes, peas & spices. The filling is coated with delicately flavored dough and then deep fried to crispy golden goodie. Samosa chaat is like taking samosas to the next level. Deep fried samosa is topped with pippin hot spicy tangy chana masala. And then topped with sweet & spicy chutney, yogurt, onions, tomatoes, crunchy sev, cilantro & spices. This samosa tikki chaat is a bit healthier version of original samosa chaat!
With all the honestly, I am not a big fan of making samosas at home from scratch. I find it a bit overwhelming and also prefer not deep frying food that much in my house. Hence this healthier version of samosa chaat. This samosa tikki chaat is spot on when it comes to flavors with a little less work required. Samosa tikkis are made with potatoes, peas, spices & lot of cilantro. Then coated with semolina to get that crispiness and pan fried/shallow fried with some oil. And then topped with everything I mentioned above!
This is one of those dishes that is best to prep ahead. Make the tikkis (that freezes well), chana masala, spicy green chutney, sweet date & tamarind chutney ahead of time. Have onions, tomatoes, cilantro chopped ahead of time. And then it is just matter of warming tikkis and chana masala up. And then assemble it quickly on the day of! This also makes a great party dish, where you can have everything laid out separately and have your guest assemble it on their own based on their preference!!
If you are a fan of chaat, check out my PANI PURI, SMASHED POTATOES CHAAT, DAHI BOONDI CHAAT. They are as delicious as this recipe and surely to remind you of home! If you end up making this or any of my recipes and like it, tag me on Instagram @myvegetarianroots. I would love to see your recreation of my recipes!
Happy & Healthy Eating!!
Samosa Tikki Chaat
Ingredients
Samosa Tikki
- 5 med Russet Potatoes boiled, peeled & mashed/crumbled
- 1 cup Peas boiled
- 1 tbsp Thai Green Chili & Ginger Paste
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 pinch Hing
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 cup Freshly Chopped Cilantro
- 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
- 2 tsp Cumin Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala less if your garam masala is too strong
- 1½ tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Chaat Masala
- ½ Lime
- ½ cup Semolina more or less as needed
- Oil to pan fry tikkis
Other Ingredients
- 1 cup Plain Yogurt thinned down using some water if too thick
- 1 cup Thin Sev
- ½ cup Freshly Chopped Cilantro
- 1 cup Finely Chopped Red Onions
- 1 cup Finely Chopped Toamtoes
- 1 tbsp Spice Mix 1 tsp red chili powder + 1 tsp cumin powder + 1 tsp chaat masala + 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Prepare Date Tamarind Chutney by following this step by step recipe. This date tamarind chutney is part of my pani puri recipe, pani puri recipe calls for a thin version of this chutney. For the chaat, keep the consistency thick!
Prepare Samosa Tikki
- Heat oil in a pan. Add in cumin seeds, saute till fragrant and deepens in color.
- Add in pinch of hing and ginger chili paste along with turmeric powder. Saute it for 30-40 seconds, making sure it does not burn.
- Add in chopped cilantro, mix well till it starts to wilt. Then immediately mix in boiled peas. Turn the heat off.
- Add in red chili powder, cumin coriander powder, salt, chaat masala, garam masala. Mix well.
- Add in boiled mashed/crumbled potatoes and lemon juice. Mix well, do not over mix as over mixing of potatoes can make the mixture soft/sticky/slimy.
- Make even sized 12-14 patties out of the potatoe peas mixture.
- Coat each patty with dry semolina. Pan fry each patty with decent amount of oil on both sides until they get nice and crispy with golden brown tint! Once done, keep them aside.
Assemble Chaat
- Place one or two tikki on a plate. Top is with few scoops of hot/warm chana masala.
- Sprinkle finely chopped onions & tomatoes.
- Drizzle decent amount of spicy green chutney, sweet date tamarind chutney & thinned down yogurt.
- Sprinkle generous amount of thin sev, some freshly chopped cilantro and pinch of spice mix mentioned above.
- Serve it immediately!!