Lachchedar Aloo Tikki Chaat

Ingredients

• 4 large potatoes, boiled and peeled
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
• 4 green chillies, finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon chaat masala + to sprinkle
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder + to sprinkle
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• ½ teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain)
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• Ghee for shallow frying
• 1½ cups thick yogurt, beaten
• 1½ tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon rose water
• Tamarind chutney as required
• Green chutney as required
• Nylon sev as required
• Pomegranate pearls as required
• Fresh mint sprig for garnish

Method

1. Grate potatoes into a bowl. Add ginger, green chillies, salt, chaat masala, red chilli powder, cumin seeds, carom seeds and raisins and mix the mixture lightly. Divide the mixture equal portions and shape them into tikkis.
2. Heat ghee in a pan, add the tikkis and shallow fry, turning sides, on medium heat till evenly golden brown on both sides. 
3. They should be soft from inside and crisp on the outside. 
4. Take yogurt in a bowl, add powdered sugar and rose water and mix well.
   Drain tikkis on absorbent paper.
5. Spread a spoon of yogurt mixture on a serving platter with back of a spoon.
6. Place tikkis over it, drizzle yogurt, a spoon of tamarind chutney and few drops of green chutney over the tikkis. Sprinkle sev and add pomegranate pearls on top. Sprinkle chaat masala and red chilli powder. Garnish with a mint sprig and serve immediately.