Anar aur Shakarkand Tikki Chaat

Ingredients list for Anar aur Shakarkand Tikki Chaat

• ½ cup + for garnishing Fresh pomegranate pearls
• 2 medium Sweet potatoes steamed, peeled and mashed
• to taste Salt
• 1 medium Onion chopped
• ¼ cup Paneer (cottage cheese) grated
• ¼ cup + for garnishing Fresh coriander leaves chopped
• 6-8 Cashewnuts crushed
• 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
• ½ teaspoon Dried pomegranate seeds (anardana) roasted and crushed
• 3 tablespoons Gram flour (besan) roasted
• for shallow frying Ghee
• 1 cup Yogurt chilled
• 2 tablespoons Powdered sugar
• to sprinkle Chaat masala
• for drizzling Date and tamarind chutney
• ¼ cup Nylon sev

Method

1. Mix together sweet potatoes, fresh pomegranate pearls and salt in a bowl. Add onion, cottage cheese, ¼ cup coriander leaves, cashewnuts, chilli powder, dried pomegranate seeds, gram flour and salt and mix well.
2. Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions and shape into ½ inch thick tikkis.
3. Heat some ghee in a non-stick pan. Place the tikkis and shallow-fry, turning sides, till golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
4. Mix together yogurt and powdered sugar in another bowl.
5. Place three tikkis on individual plates. Pour some sweetened yogurt on top and sprinkle chaat masala. Drizzle some date and tamarind chutney and top with some nylon sev.
6. Serve immediately garnished with coriander leaves and fresh pomegranate pearls.