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     Title: Chola Tikki (Chickpea Patties)
Categories: Indian, Tested, Street food
     Yield: 8 Patties

     1 cn Chickpeas; drained
 1 1/3 lb Red skin potatoes
     1 tb Ginger paste
     1 tb Dried cilantro
     2 ts Hot green chili; chopped
   1/2 ts Black pepper
   1/2 ts Salt
     2 ts Ground cumin
     1 ts Lemon juice

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   1/4 c  Plain yogurt
     2 tb Cilantro chutney
     2 tb Tamarind chutney

 Works okay if done fresh.  Does not freeze well.

 Boil potatoes until they are tender.  Drain and let cool.  After
 potatoes are cool, peel off the skin and use large holes on hand
 shredder to shred potatoes into a bowl. NOTE NEXT TIME USE MASHED
 POTATOES

 Dry chickpeas with paper towels to make sure they are very dry.
 Place in chopper and process until medium chopped texture, not to
 pulp, but still having some larger pieces mixed in with the smaller
 pieces.

 Mix all ingredients together, adjust spices to your taste. Spread both
 hands with canola oil.

 Divide mixture into 8 to 10 1/4 cup patties, form a tight ball and
 then flatten to a pattie making sure edges are smooth. Make Pattie
 about 1/2 thick. NEXT TIME MAKE LARGER PATTIE

 TO FRY

 Heat oil in pan (should cover the surface generously). Heat until a
 small sample of Pattie sizzles when placed in pan.  Fry on both
 sides until both are golden brown.

 TO BAKE

 Heat oven to 350 F (375 F in convection oven). Brush each side of
 formed pattie with oil, place on cookie sheet covered with teflon
 foil which has been brushed with oil.

 Cook 20 minutes, then turn and cook another 20 minutes, turn over
 again and get both sides to a golden brown.  Watch carefully not to
 over cook. Let cool on pan.

 BAKE UNTIL LIGHT BROWN - WILL DARKEN IF REHEATED.

 To reheat either version, microwave on 50% for 30 seconds, then place
 in preheated 300 F oven for about 15 minutes.

 Have not yet reheated from frozen leftovers - will report later.

 Serve warm with garnish if desired.

 Variation of recipe manjulaskitchen.com

 Tested 3/28/14.

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