Aloo Tikki Burger: What Makes The Classic Veg Burger So Special?
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Do you ever just crave super good burgers ? Burger is an iconic sandwich that we always love to have in our hands. It is a perfect picnic treat, a quick-to-eat lunch and an easy made dinner. It is easy to prepare a various component-rich meal. It is a real fast food which gets ready quickly. Burger is the all-time treasured food. It is also a very famous North Indian Street food served with the evergreen coriander chutney. Everyone adores to gorge on these Aloo Tikki Burgers. The veggie aloo tikki burger hits every satisfying, savoury note with a hearty mix of fresh coriander chutney, crispy potatoes, onions, tomatoes and a mix of homeland spices. All the ingredients graciously laid down in the green-vibrant lettuce. The effortless aloo tikki burger is filled with crunchiness, crispiness, and deliciousness, which are a treat to eyes but heaven as well. It is pocket friendly and healthy as it does not infuse cheese or mayonnaise. It is only made with the goodness of a variety of vegetables. 

Ancient Rome is the birthplace of the burger created in the 1st century AD when it was savoured as minced meat between two buns consisting of pine nuts, pepper, and flavourings of wine and garum. In 1885, a concoction of a squashed beef meatball between slices of bread, came to be popularly known as the first hamburger. The name ‘Hamburger’ came from the fortress ‘Hammaburg’ in Hamburg, Germany.  A burger is not called a sandwich because of the type of bread used. A sandwich includes two slices of bread and on the contrary, hamburger patties are placed within a roll that’s been cut into half.

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Prep Time: 5 min

Cooking Time: 30 min

Ingredients 

2 large potatoes, peeled and diced

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon ground red chili powder

1/2 teaspoon coriander powder

1/2 teaspoon amchoor powder (dried mango powder) or chaat masala powder

1/4 teaspoon dried mint

1/2 cup fresh coriander, chopped

Salt to taste

2 tablespoons cornstarch

4 tablespoons canola/vegetable oil

6 burger buns

2 tablespoons melted butter

Shredded lettuce

Tomatoes, thinly sliced

Sweet onion (Vidalia), thinly sliced

Coriander Chutney

1 cup fresh coriander

1 small green chili, chopped

1/2 small white onion, chopped

Juice of 1/2 a lemon

Salt to taste

Mint

Method

. Boil potatoes until fork-tender. 

. Gently mash, adding patty spices, fresh coriander, salt and cornstarch. Mix until incorporated.

. Form 6 medium-sized patties similar to the size of the burger bun.

. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.

. When hot, add patties and fry for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown and crisp. Drain on a paper towel.

. Brush melted butter on burger buns; toast them in a hot pan.

. Add lettuce to the bottom bun, followed by Aloo Tikki Patty and sliced tomatoes and onions.

. Dress with coriander chutney before adding top bun.

Coriander Chutney

. Combine all ingredients for chutney in a blender, and blitz until pureed.

This Aloo Tikki Burger is a Street style snack but unlike it is very healthy. Make them for your family and invite over the friends to enjoy the delicacy.