Here's how you can prepare the perfect weekend snack.
Celebrity chef Saransh Goila shares a healthy and tasty recipe that you should try.
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Beetroot Tikki Chaat
IMAGE: Beetroot Tikki Chaat by celebrity chef Saransh Goila.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Tute Consult
Ingredients
For beetroot tikki
- 300 gm beetroot, grated
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/4 tsp elaichi powder
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 green chilli
- 1 to 2 tsp coriander
- 1 potato (boiled)
- 100 gm paneer
- Salt to taste
- Oil, for pan frying
For ragda
- 1 cup ragda or dried yellow peas
- 4 to 5 1/2 cups of water
- A pinch of jeera powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
To assemble
- 2 tbsp green chutney
- 1 tbsp date and jaggery chutney
- 1/4 cup potato straws or salli
- 1/2 cup beaten hung yogurt
- 1 pomegranate
- 1/2 tsp jeera powder
- 1/2 tsp chaat masala
- 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
- 3/4 tbsp chopped coriander
- Salt to taste
Method
For beetroot tikki
- Heat oil in a pan and saute beetroot for five to seven minutes on medium flame.
- In another pan, boil and mash the potato until smooth.
- Chop coriander and green chilli. Grate the paneer.
- Mix all the ingredients and bind until it comes together.
- Once done, make medium size roundels and press them to get a semi flat tikki shape.
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan and fry the tikki on medium heat.
- Make sure to fry in batches.
- When they turn golden brown on both sides, remove the fried tikkis on absorbent paper.
For ragda
- Wash and soak the ragda overnight in two to three cups of water.
- Drain and boil it until soft to touch. You can also pressure cook the ragda for two to three whistles. Keep aside.
- In a pan, add boiled ragda, remaining water, jeera powder, turmeric and salt. Simmer on medium heat.
- Using the back of the spoon, mash some of the ragda to get a thick texture.
- Cook for five to six minutes.
- Switch off the gas and remove pan from heat.
To assemble
- Whisk yogurt in a bowl and add chilli powder, jeera powder and salt.
- In a plate, add some ragda and place the beetroot tikki on it.
- Drizzle with some green chutney, date-jaggery chutney and yogurt.
- Sprinkle some potato straws and chaat masala on top.
- Garnish with some chopped coriander.
- Serve immediately.
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