Arbi tikki recipe
Arbi tikki is a quick and easy snack recipe using arbi or colocasia that's boiled, mashed, mixed with some spices and then shallow fried. Quick step by step recipe below.
Ingredients
- 2 cups boiled and mashed arbi colocasia
- ¼ tsp red chilli powder adjust to taste or omit
- 1 green chilli
- 1 " piece of ginger
- 2 pods of garlic
- ¼ tsp roasted cumin powder
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- 2 tbsp rice flour or cornflour corn starch
- Salt
- Oil for shallow frying
Instructions
- Wash the arbi thoroughly and place in a pan or pressure cooker with enough water to cover it
- Cook until they are soft (if using pressure cooker, 1-2 whistles or 15 minutes should be sufficient)
- Let it cool and peel the skin off
- Mash with a potato masher or fork without any lumps
- Grind the green chilli with ginger and garlic to a coarse paste. You can also use a mortar and pestle for this
- Place the mashed arbi in a bowl and add the chilli ginger garlic paste, chilli powder (if using), cumin powder, garam masala, and some salt
- Mix thoroughly with a fork or your fingertips. The mixture will be quite sticky
- Add the rice flour or cornflour to make the mixture more easy to shape and handle. You may need more or less flour than what I've mentioned above
- Once the mixture comes together, shape into 3" discs on the palm of your hands and set aside
- Heat oil in a small pan to shallow fry the arbi tikki
- Once hot, place each tikki gently into the hot oil and fry both sides until golden brown
- Drain on paper towels to absorb excess oil
- Serve hot with ketchup or green chutney as a snack or appetiser