Alu Tikki

Ingredients:

3 large potatoes
50 gms peas
salt to taste
2tbsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder (can add more if like spicy things)
Bread crumbs/ coarse semolina/ cornflour
oil

Method:

• Boil potatoes and peas till soft. 
• Mix and mash them well. 
• Add salt, cumin powder and chilli powder. Mix well. 
• Add bread crumbs/ cornflour/ semolina to bind the mash properly so that it doesn't break when it's on the pan. 
• Make small flat roundlets of the mash. 
• Heat some oil in a frying pan and cook the cutlets till they are golden brown on one side. Flip and cook the other side. (You can even deep-fry them - it's tastier but considerably less healthy!) 
• Garnish with coriander leaves (optional). 
• Serve hot with chutney and/or ketchup.

Raita

Ingredients:

1 cucumber
1 tomato
1 small onion
Yogurt
2-3 tbsp cumin powder
1 tspn Chaat Masala (optional)
salt to taste

Method:

• Wash the vegetables and chop them very finely. 
• Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. 
• If the yogurt is too dense, add a little bit of water to it and then, mix again. 
• Can also use finely chopped coriander instead of onions. 
• Use as an accompaniment with rice or nan bread/ paratha. 
• Best eaten with a hot curry to balance the palate.