Palak – Soya Tikki

Ingredients :

Palak ( Spinach ) – 1 bunch

Soya chunks – 8 to 10

Potatoes – 2, medium

Chana dal – 3 tbsp

Green chillies – 2

Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp

Cumin powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Bread slices – 3

Bread crumbs – As required

Salt – To taste

Oil – For shallow-frying

Method :

First cook soya for 5 minutes by adding water as required. Then ,drain the water completely. Squeeze soya chunks to remove excess water. Keep aside.

Cook palak for 5 minutes by adding water as required. Then, drain the water completely.

Pressure cook the potatoes. Then, let it to cool for sometime. Mash the cooked potatoes and keep aside.

Mash the bread slices and keep aside.

Grind soya chunks + palak + chana-dal into fine paste without adding water.

In a bowl, add the mashed potatoes, ground paste, finely chopped green chillies, cumin powder, coriander powder, salt, mashed bread and mix evenly. Prepare small tikkis out of the prepared mixture.

Roll the prepared tikkis in the bread crumbs.

On a tava or flat pan, heat oil. Shallow-fry the tikkies till both sides of the tikkis turns golden browned.

Serve hot with tomato sauce.