Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time 5-7 min
Resting time – 20 min
Ingredients:
1 cup Sooji/Rava
2 tablespoon Rice flour
1 cup Boiled Vegetable mix – Methi, Palak, Peas
3 cups water
2 teaspoon salt or adjust to taste
1 teaspoon green chilli paste
1 teaspoon Garam Masala powder
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
5 tablespoon oil
1/2 cup bread crumbs
Method:
1. Boil the water in a large saucepan – add the pre-cooked vegetable mix, chilli paste and all the spices. Mix well and let cook for a minute.
2. Now slowly add the Sooji/Rava to the boiling water stirring continously to avoid any lumps – then add the rice flour similarly.
3. Mix well and cook for another 1 minute or until all the water is absorbed. Let the mixture cool down off from the stove – the mixture should be warm enough to work with and not cool down completely otherwise tikkis cannot be formed easily.
4. Make lemon-sized balls of this mixture and press each ball within the palms of your hands to form the shape of the tikki - for creative touch – use different shapes of cookie cutters to form the tikkis.
5. Heat oil in a shallow frying pan – meanwhile dip all the tikkis into the bread crumbs and keep aside. When oil is hot enough add the tikkis into it and cook for about a minute on one side or until golden brown. Turn over and cook another side for about 30-40 seconds.
If frying the tikkis in batches then about 1 tablespoon oil is needed for 5-6 tikkis to cook completely so the oil can also be similarly added in batches.
