
This trio of tiny little cakes are aloo-ki-tikki, pancakes made from mashed potatoes that have been fried, sauced with a tamarind chutney, and garnished with chopped onions. The potato pancakes were lightly spiced and soft inside, dark, but only slightly crisp on the outside. I didn't love the tamarind chutney all over each pancake, as I would have liked to have it on the side so I could add the amount I wanted. I would have preferred a chutney that was more spicy than sweet.
They were good, but not good enough to steal my stomach away from samosas.

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5-11-2006 @10:18PM spline9 said... Where did you get these at? They look good and I'm always looking for good places to eat on our end (west) of LA. Especially if they are vegetarian friendly since my girlfriend is of the "animals are not for eating" kind.
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5-11-2006 @10:35PM Vinay said... That looks too much Tamarind. Generally you put little of it and also put little bit of curd (yogurt).
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5-11-2006 @11:09PM Jake said... There is a great vegetarian Indian place in Fremont, California that sells such foods. It is called Chatpatta Corner, and is said to have the greatest chaat(the food category aloo-tikki falls under) around. Located off of Ardenwood Blvd., a bit towards Newark.
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5-12-2006 @12:07AM fouziya suleman said... HMMMMM. YUMMY.
BUT IS IS FRIED SO BEST THING WE CAN DO IS ADD CARROT,PEAS,CAULIFLOWER,CABBAGE,ECT.[STEAM AND SMASH.]
SO THAT IT HAS MORE FIBRE AND ALSO YOUR GUILT TOWARDS FRIED TIKKI IS LESSENED.
THOUGH U CAN MAKE TIKKI ,LITTLE MORE THIN AND BAKE,OR JUST SAUTE.
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5-12-2006 @12:31AM floretbroccoli said... I make a totally un-authentic, um, fusion dish. I take my grandmother's recipe for potato latkes, and add the spices from a Madhur Jaffrey potato recipe (from Spice Kitchen) before frying. Yum!
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5-12-2006 @2:15AM James said... Eat this then have some burfi and you'll OD on the sweetness.
Savory > Sweet
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5-12-2006 @1:00PM BG said... I love eating these when they're really spicy. Jake, if you want to go to a great chaat place, the best in the entire Bay Area is Vik's in Berkeley. The decor sucks, it's basically a wharehouse, but at lunch time you'll see people coming in droves. The food is excellent. Also, the Chinese guy who yells the orders to the cooks and speaks perfect Hindi always trips me out.
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