Chana Jor Garam Tikki

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, who was in town to promote The Yellow Chilli and Hong Kong, shares a recipe

BENGALURU: Ingredients

• 100 gms cottage cheese mashed
• 40 gms processed cheese mashed
• 5 gms green chilli chopped
• 2 gms cardamom powder
• 5 gms ginger chopped
• 3 gms salt
• 40 gms chana jor garam crushed
• 10 gms corn flour
• 20 gms refined flour
• 20 gms ghee for frying
• Juliennes of bell pepper and lemon wedges to garnish

Method

Grate the cheese and cottage cheese and keep aside. Add refined flour and cornlflour with some water to make a smooth batter. Add chopped green chilli-ginger, cardamom powder and salt in mixture and knead it into smooth dough. Divide the mixture in eight parts and roll each like a disc and sprinkle some flour over it. Refrigerate for an hour. Dip the tikkis in flour batter and then roll over crushed chana jor garam to coat evenly. Refrigerate for 10 to 15 minutes. Fry over medium heat in ghee till crisp. Serve hot, garnished with juliennes of bell pepper and lemon wedges.