This is a tasty and easy recipe to make beetroot tikki or cutlet. These are perfect snacks and look pretty too. Air fry or shallow fry they are delicious.
½cupsoy granulesor chunks or use mashed paneer/tofu optional
Saltto taste
Instructions
Grate boiled beetroot and carrot (optional) and keep aside.
Squeeze them well to remove any water. Peel and grate potatoes and keep aside.
In a pan, mix together grated beetroot and carrot with cilantro , ginger garlic and chilli grated.
Add mashed or grated potatoes and powdered oats along with garam masala and other spices. Mix well.
If using soy granules, mashed tofu or paneer, add here.
Only if the mixture is still wet, add more oat flour or breadcrumbs. Form round patties using your hands.
For shallow frying
Now shallow fry the patties on each side till they get a nice golden coating.
For Air frying
Preheat Air fryer for 4 minutes at 360 F or 180 C.
Put in the tikkis on the air fryer basket and air fry for about 10 minutes at 360F or 180C.
Flip the tikkis once midway.
If you want a golden brown colour, then lightly brush with oil else you can make these oil free too.
Serve hot with dip of choice. Enjoy.
Notes
1. You can add herbs like parsley, basil or mint as per taste.2. If you can't find soya granules, you can use soya chunks that you easily find in Indian stores. Boil them in hot water, squeeze them and then blend them and use.You can also skip soy granules and use mashed paneer (cottage cheese) or tofu in its place.3. You can also add boiled spinach to the mix if you like.4. Make sure you nicely spice these tikkis or they will taste bland.5. You can also use powdered nuts like peanuts or almonds if you like.6. In place of bread crumbs, you could use more oat flour. These are used for binding the tikkis.7. Make sure that your beetroot and carrot are dry else your tikkis will be very moist and will not hold their shape well.