We are starting the second week of BM#53 and I will be doing Snacking all the way for the next three days. Making snacks for my kids is pretty standard. When it comes to my boys, I can only think of chocolates, cakes, or ice creams. I know these may not strictly fall under snacks.
However, they think that and I leave it at that! When it is Konda that I am making something, I can be more adventurous and try out different tikkis, cutlets, including burgers. If you must know, Tikkis and Cutlets are the same, I differentiate the way I make them. For me, cutlets will always be deep-fried, whereas Tikkis can be shallow or pan-fried.
I mostly pan fry my tikkis when it's for Burgers. And also you have the option of sneaking in vegetables when you make these. Not that Konda needs to be sneaked in, for all the picky kid she was, thanks to blogging, she now is ready to taste anything. And has got used to enjoying the vegetables as well.
The Tikkis today were made for buggers, I missed clicking the burger since there is nothing new in that. Since the tikkis were enjoyed as such as well, I decided I would show the tikkis on their own. The clicks are entirely taken by Konda as I didn't have time. So I was taken in on how much she was thinking about the composition as well.
While I used to buy the burger buns previously, ever since I made it at home, I don't want to try anything else than my Homemade Burger Buns. I also have a typical store-bought burger done. You could check out Potato and Sweet Corn Sliders or Roasted Vegetables Sliders for other options.
Carrot Capsicum Tikkis
Ingredients Needed:
Grated Carrot - 1 cup
Finely chopped Yellow Capsicum - 1 cup
Onions - 1 medium
Potato, boiled and mashed - 1/2 cup
Chopped Garlic - 1 tsp
Chopped Ginger - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder - 1tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Fried Gram powder - 2 -3 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil to fry
How to make the Tikkis
MW potato and mash it well.
Heat a pan with oil, saute onions, garlic, ginger well. Next, add the grated carrot and capsicum. Add salt and let it cook.
Add all the spice powders.
Add this to the mashed potatoes and mix well. Add the fried gram flour to make the tikkis hold their shape.
Make balls and flatten them.
Heat non stick pan with oil, pan fry the tikkis till done.
If you are making burgers, slide them in between, or else serve with sauce!
Recipe
Other Cutlet recipes you can try:
Raw Banana Cutlet
Moong Potato Cutlet
Noodle Cutlets
Vegetable Spinach Cutlets
Greek Chickpea Fritters
Leftover Vegetable Cutlet
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Tikkis are such a good vehicle to sneak vegetables into kid's snacks. I so agree with you and these look really good.
praba bubesh says
completely new tikki...looks great...
Pavani N says
Such a healthy & delicious looking tikki Valli. Love the clicks as well. Konda did an amazing job.
The Pumpkin Farm says
u cook such amazing dishes and then ask for ideas on food....this is such a faab recipe for tiffin
Harini-Jaya R says
I so love to make tikkis just for the reason that I can sneak in as many veggies as I can 🙂
Suma Gandlur says
Konda did an excellent job considering her age / experience. Tikkis are a great way to sneak in veggies.
Sapana Behl says
Healthy and filling tikkis. Kudos to Konda for such a great job.
Kalyani says
These look so nutritious 🙂
Padma Rekha says
That's an interesting combination of vegetables looks yumm..
Priya Suresh says
Very interesting combo for tikkis, can have just like that..
Archana Potdar says
Valli I always shallow fry my cutlets and tikkis. we love tikkis so this is now to do.
Chef Mireille says
a nice snack!
Padmajha PJ says
Tikkis with carrot and capsicum sound like a tasty idea!!
vaishali sabnani says
I love any kinds of tikkis and these look fantastic Valli !
Priya Srinivasan says
healthy combination of veggies and perfect for snacking!!!
veena krishnakumar says
what a way to snack!!Must be very tasty
Sowmya :) says
Lovely snack...good mix of capsicum and carrot