Want the goodness of a healthy diet and the taste of junk food rolled into one? Why not try the Chana Tikki Burger? On one hand, chickpeas or chickpeas are rich in protein and can boost your energy for the day. On the other hand, fried tikkis stuffed inside burger buns can give your taste buds a respite from the tasteless food. Tikki Burgers are becoming one of the most loved comfort food items in India. So let’s give it a healthy twist with vegetables, chickpeas and lots of Indian spices. Celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor has shared the recipe of Chole Tikki Burger on his Instagram handle.
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Ingredients required for Chole Tikki:
Chickpeas, 1.5 cups, steamed
Potatoes, 2 pieces, boiled
Cheese, 1/4 cup
Pomegranate Seed Powder, 2 tsp
Onion, 1 piece, finely chopped
Green chili, 1-2 pieces, chopped
Ginger paste, 1 tsp
Garlic paste, 1 tsp
Red chili powder, 2 tsp
Coriander Powder, 1 tsp
salt to taste
Garam Masala Powder, 1 tsp
Cumin Powder, 1/2 tsp
Chaat masala
Coriander leaves, 2 tbsp, finely chopped
Mint leaves, 2 tbsp, finely chopped
lemon, 1/2 piece
Bread Crumbs, 1/2 cup
hot coal pieces
Oil, 1/2 tsp
Ingredients for Yogurt Chutney:
Thick Yogurt, 1/4 cup, chilled
Roasted Cumin Powder, 1 pinch
Green Chutney, 1 tbsp
Ingredients for Burger Dressing:
Green capsicum, 1 piece, thinly sliced
Tomatoes, 1 slice, thinly sliced
Carrots, 1 piece, thinly sliced
Onion, 1 piece, thinly sliced
Red chili powder, 1/4 tsp
lemon, 1/2 piece
Process:
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Make a coarse paste by grinding the boiled gram.
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Add boiled potatoes and other tikki ingredients. Mash them together.
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Add bread crumbs to the dough of this tikki.
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Place a bowl of hot coal pieces in the center of the dough and pour oil in it and let it smoke.
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Cover the plate and keep it for 4-5 minutes so that the smoke of coal comes out in the dough.
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Prepare curd chutney with chilled curd, cumin powder and green chutney.
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Open the tikki dough. Roll the dough into tikki shaped flat balls.
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Deep fry the tikkis.
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Toast the burger buns in butter.
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Spread the yogurt sauce on the burger slices.
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Then keep the tikkis.
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Place a piece of paneer on top of the tikki.
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Pour vegetable mix over it.
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Spread the yogurt sauce on the other burger slices and pour over.
Here is the video:
Enjoy this delicious snack with potato chips.
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