Poha Aloo Tikki

Ingredients

Boiled Potatoes: 2, large, roughly mashed

Onions: ½, medium, finely chopped

Green Chili: 1, finely chopped

Cilantro: 1 teaspoon, finely chopped

Poha (flattened rice): 1 cup

Salt: 1 teaspoon

Red Chili Powder: 1 teaspoon

Amchoor Powder (dried mango powder): 1 teaspoon

Chaat Masala: 1 teaspoon

Fresh Mozzarella Cheese: ¼ cup, cut into ½ inch cubes

Steps

1. Mix the potatoes, onions, green chili, cilantro, salt, red chili powder, amchoor powder, and chaat masala in a large bowl.
2. Soak the poha by running it through water in a sieve.
3. Mix the poha with the potato mixture.
4. Heat oil in a flat pan at high heat.
5. To make a tikki, take a small amount of mixture and roll into a ball.  Flatten the ball and put a cube of mozzarella cheese in the center and fold over. 
6. Place them in the pan and shallow fry on medium-high heat until both sides are golden brown. 
7. Serve with coriander or mint chutney.

Chef’s Note: cheese is optional

This recipe is adapted from Sanjeev Kapoor's recipe for Poha Aloo Tikki