It does make a delicious meal that is healthy too when you serve them as spicy Matar Tikki Chaat! You can stuff them as vegetarian burger patty as after school snack or lunch box. Here’s presenting to you a healthy Chaat recipe “Matar Tikki Chaat” You generally do not get this in market but It’s super easy to make so you can make it at home anytime. After Eating these Matar Tikki you do not even feel guilty. In fact these will make you feel better because you consumed a lot of veggies. For those who don’t know Green peas in Hindi are known as matar. So this is basically a green peas patty, shallow fried to crispy perfection and topped with a variety of toppings like chutneys yogurt and spice powders to make a delicious and healthy meal. Even if you don’t want toppings these Green Peas Tikki are a healthy and tasty 5pm snack to serve with ginger tea or coffee. I know many of you will say that I have used tamarind sauce/imli chutney which is slightly sweet. But you can make that without sweet if you wish to. Other than that everything is quite nutritious. Many of you do not eat Tikki chaat because you avoid potatoes for various reasons. So I came up with this recipe which I make without potatoes. So what did I add to make the taste creamy without potatoes. I used poha to make it crispy, poha is flattened rice. I washed poha and kept it for 5 minutes before using it.
How To Make it
In a blender jar, crush fresh green peas into a coarse mixture. Now mix the crushed peas with chopped mushrooms, green chili, chopped mint leaves, chopped onions, soaked poha, bread slices (which are ground in blender jar to make bread crumb, salt to taste and chopped ginger. Combine everything nicely to make a thick stiff dough like Tikki mixture.
Now divide this mixture into 10-12 parts and with palm of your hands shape them like round patties/tikkis. In a non-stick pan add 1tsp oil and when oil is hot place 3-4 patties in the pan. Cook till bottom is golden brown and crispy and flip to cook the other side similarly. It will take approximately 3-4 minutes to cook one batch. Cook all the matar tikkis till both sides are golden brown. You can enjoy them as is or use as vegan patty for burger.
You can also make chaat, for which the steps are mentioned below.
To Make a Matar Tikki Chaat:
Onto a plate spread a tablespoon of whipped yogurt. Place 2 matar patties over it Now again cover it with 1tbsp of yogurt and drizzle 1tsp each of tamarind sauce and green chutney. Sprinkle black salt, red chilli powder, roasted cumin powder as per taste. Sprinkle sev and finally some crushed toasted peanuts and chopped coriander.
Tips and Recipe Notes
I know I have said these are healthy. So let me tell how what makes them healthy and tips to make best matar patties for chaat.
In this recipe I replaced bread crumb/maida/cornflour with fresh brown bread which crushed in grinder. Also I added poha/flattened rice which is healthier option and iron rich too I replaced potatoes with crushed matar or green peas. And major instead of deep frying I fried them in very minimal amount of oil.
Things to Take care for Best Results
Peas or matar should retain some texture after grinding, we do not want a pasty mixture. You can adjust the quantity of bread crumbs to adjust the consistency of mixture. It should resemble soft dough and should not be watery. Instead of mushrooms you can add grated carrots too. While frying turn them gently and cook on medium to slow heat.
Storage
- Uncooked Tikkis:
Refrigerate: Store in a single layer covered with cling film for up to 2 days. Freeze: Freeze on a tray, then transfer to an airtight container for up to 1 month. Thaw in the fridge before cooking.
- Cooked Tikkis:
Refrigerate: Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat in a pan or air fryer. Freeze: Freeze in a container with parchment paper between layers for up to 1 month. Reheat directly from frozen.
- Reheating:
Pan: Heat with a little oil for crispiness. Oven/Air Fryer: Reheat at 180°C for 5-7 minutes.
More Peas Recipe You can Try
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