Potato – Corn Cutlets / Tikki (Air-Fryer & Pan-Fry Method)

Recipe Cooked, Photographed and Written by Praveena

PrepTime:20 mins  CookTime:10 mins  Cuisine:Indian

Snacks, snacks, snacks….this is what every kid keeps on hauting their Mum about. Isn’t it!  And if its a holiday this becomes more. Like any other Mum, even I keep making eatable snacks with the available veggies/ingredients in my kitchen.

This is one such recipe which I usually make, where in I take potato as the base ingredient and just add any other veggies that I have. It is so quick and straightforward to make. On top of all this, its quite easy to please my kids.

Air-fryer is a new gadget in my kitchen, so this is my first recipe in the air-fryer series of my blog. I shall add more recipes from my air-fryer from now on. I explained both methods separately with pics, have a look below.

The tikki/cutlets which are pan-fried, also used very little oil, so its guilt-free too. The air-fried version of cutlets/tikki were more crunchier when compared to the pan-fried.

You can make the patties and freeze them, just pan-fry/ air-fry them before serving. Hence, this is a Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten free, Guilt-free, Prep-Food type of starter/snack.

Before starting to cook, don’t forget to see the Tips mentioned at the end.

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Ingredients: (makes 10-12)

• Boiled Potatoes – 3 (large size) 
• Cooking Oil – 3 to 5 tablespoons
• Sweet Corn  –  1 cup (boiled / frozen)
• Onion – 1 large size (finely chopped)
• Black Cumin / Jeera – 1 teaspoon
• Green Chillies – 3 (finely chopped)
• Salt – as per taste
• Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
• Chat Masala / Garam Masala – ½ teaspoon
• Bread Crumbs – ¼ cup
• Fresh Coriander Leaves – 3 tablespoons (finely chopped)
• Curry Leaves – 10 leaves (finely chopped)
• Sev / Crisps – handful (optional) (for garnish)
• Tamarind sauce – 1 tablespoon (for garnish)
• Tomato sauce – 1 tablespoon (for garnish)

Special Ingredients:

• Green Chillies
• Curry Leaves
• Coriander Leaves

Step wise pics Procedure:

PREP WORK(common for both methods):

• Peel the boiled potatoes, mash them perfectly and put aside.

  

  

• Get all the other ingredients at one place.
  
• Put a frying pan on stove top under medium flame, add 2 tablespoons of oil, heat it, then add the black cumin/jeera and let it splutter.
• Add chopped onions and fry them until they become transparent.
• Now add chopped coriander, chopped green chillies and curry leaves. Give a stir.
• Transfer the sweet corn, mashed potato, salt, turmeric powder and chat masala to the pan.
• Mix up everything thoroughly from all sides and switch the flame off.
  

  

• Let this mix cool a bit, and then make patties of your desired shape. Set them aside.

Stove Top Method Frying:

• Put a pan cake griddle / dosa pan on stove top under high flame and let it heat.
• Pour a teaspoon of oil and brush it throughout the pan.
  

  

• Gently place the patties on the pan, let them fry for 2-3 mins on each side. 
• Using a spatula turn each one to the other side, pour few drops of oil around each.
  

  

• Take them off onto a serving plate. Garnish with chopped coriander, tamarind sauce, tomato sauce and sev/crisps. Done!!

Air-Fryer Method:

• Apply / brush oil throughout the air-fryer mesh.
• Gently, roll the patties over the bread crumbs.
  

  

• Place the patties onto the mesh tray.
• Close the air-fryer, set the timer for 10 mins at a temperature of 200ºC / 390ºF.
• Using tongs, take them onto a serving plate, garnish with chopped coriander & serve. Done!!
  

  

Tips:

• Boiling the potatoes can be done, in a sauce pan on stove-top (or) in an Instant Pot (or) in an stove-top pressure cooker.
• Adjust the salt and spice as per your taste.
• Chat Masala can be replaced with garam masala.
• I did not use bread crumbs for the pan-fry cutlets / tikkis. Just to have different taste.
• You can make the patties, put them in an air-tight container and freeze them. Just pan-fry/ air-fry them before serving.
• For the air-fryer version, you can fry for more time than mentioned, if you wish to have more crispier cutlets. 
• These, potato corn cutlets / tikki (air-fryer & pan-fry method), stays good up to a month in the freezer.
• The cutlets which are pan-fried, also used very little oil, so its guilt-free too.

Result:

• The taste of these, potato corn cutlets / tikki (air-fryer & pan-fry method), is truly good with a very soft melt in mouth texture.
• I just drizzled some sev and tomato sauce on top as a dip. 
• The air-fried version of cutlets/tikki were more crunchier when compared to the pan-fried.
  

  

   

  

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Aloo – Corn Tikki / Potato – Corn Cutlets (Air Fryer, Stove Top)

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A Vegan, Gluten free, Guilt-free, Kids, Storage Friendly snack, made either in an Air Fryer / on Stove-top.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine Indian

Servings 12 pieces

Ingredients

  

• 3 large Potatoes (boiled)
• 1 cup Sweet Corn (boiled / frozen)
• 1 large Onion (finely chopped)
• 1 tablespoon Black Cumin / Jeera
• 1 teaspoon Salt (or as per taste)
• ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon Chat Masala / Garam Masala
• ¼ cup Bread Crumbs
• 3 tablespoons Fresh Coriander (finely chopped)
• 3 count Green Chillies (finely chopped)
• 3 to 5 tablespoons Cooking Oil
• 10 count Curry Leaves (finely chopped)

For Garnish:

• 1 handful Sev / Crisps
• 1 tablespoon Tamarind sauce
• 1 tablespoon Tomato sauce

Instructions

 

PREP WORK:

• Peel the boiled potatoes, mash them perfectly and put aside.

  Gather all the other ingredients at one place.
• Put a frying pan on stove top under medium flame, add 2 tablespoons of oil, heat it, then add the black cumin/jeera and let it splutter.

  Add chopped onions and fry them until they become transparent.Now add green chillies and curry leaves. Give a stir.

  Transfer the mashed potato, sweet corn, salt, turmeric powder, chat masala to the pan.

  Mix up everything thoroughly from all sides and switch the flame off.
• Let this mix cool a bit, and then make patties of your desired shape. Set them aside.

STOVE-TOP METHOD FRYING:

• Put a pancake griddle / dosa pan on stove top under high flame and let it heat.

  Pour a teaspoon of oil and brush it throughout the pan.
• Gently apply the bread crumbs on both sides of each pattie and place it on the pan.

  Place the patties on the pan, let them fry for 2-3 mins on each side. 

  Using a spatula turn each one to the other side, pour few drops of oil around each.
• Take them off onto a serving plate. Garnish with chopped coriander, tamarind sauce, tomato sauce and sev/crisps. Done!!

AIR-FRYER METHOD:

• Apply / brush oil throughout the air-fryer mesh.
• Gently, roll the patties over the bread crumbs and place them on the mesh tray.
• Place the patties onto the mesh tray.

  Close the air-fryer, set the timer for 10 mins at a temperature of 200ºC / 390ºF.

  Using tongs, take them onto a serving plate, garnish with chopped coriander & serve. Done!!

Notes

Please see the MAIN POST for step wise pics,tips & full video!

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