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Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Stuffed Broccoli Tikkis

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Hi All!
First of all a hearty thanks for writing such elaborate and open hearted comments here in my previous post. I have always loved an open and healthy discussion happening here and somehow I was missing it the past few months but the last two days I was overjoyed. I hope we will continue doing that.
I am here to share yet again another snack item which I had made as an evening snack for my kids. Yes, moms have a never ending challenge of providing a new, interesting, healthy and tasty snack everyday. To satisfy their burgeoning demands can become  burdening at times. I do try that I am able to provide them the best, but at times I do fail when health or time does not permit.
I always tell myself to finish maximum chores in the morning when my body is rested after the night’s sleep and with the mind full of energy and enthusiasm I do create and innovate well. Though, the stress is to plan things in advance and then complete things accordingly, I do fail at times and then regret when I’m short of time and energy.
It was surely not any of the case I mentioned above when I made these tikkis as I had planned my day well and could finish a lot of work that day apart from making these beauties. I made the tikkis in advance in the morning along with the morning lunch and refrigerated them and fried them in the evening. The kids loved them to the core and I was mighty happy as each tikki is quite filling and is a pack full of energy, vital nutrients, health and taste. What more do you want….and the best part it is quite simple to try. As a matter of fact this entire thing came into existence as I was trying to finish off small portions of a few things left in the refrigerator, so for me it was clearing up and cooking simultaneously Winking smile.
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Ingredients for Broccoli Tikkis (makes 8 of medium size)
For the crust
1 onion chopped
3 green chillies chopped
2-3 garlic pods grated
3/4 cup broccoli finely chopped
5 small potatoes boiled and peeled
2 tbsp. corn starch
1 tsp. white pepper pwd
2 tsp. oil
salt to taste
For the filling
100gms cottage cheese grated
50gms mozzarella cheese grated
2 tsp. chilli flakes
2 tsp. oregano seasoning
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oil for shallow frying
Method For  Outer Crust
Heat 2 tsp. oil and add garlic followed by onion. Add salt to taste and tip in the broccoli and saute for 2 mins. Cool it.
Add the broccoli mix to mashed potatoes and add corn starch, white pepper, green chillies and mix thoroughly. Adjust the salt if required.
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Divide this into 16 equal portions.
Method for Filling
Mix all the ingredients under the heading properly and divide into 8 portions.
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Assembling the tikkis
Flatten each portion of the potato-broccoli mix and sandwich one portion of the filling between two flattened potato-broccoli portions, seal the edges and give it the shape of a tikki.
Shallow fry on a medium flame in oil till golden brown in colour from both the sides.
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Remove on a kitchen towel.
Serve with sauted capsicum, zucchini and tomato ketch up.
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49 comments:

  1. wow They look yummy and loved the capture as well:)

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  2. wow They look yummy and loved the capture as well:)

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  3. yummy tikkis,luks very tempting!

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  4. yummy lip smacking tikkis... beautiful pics...
    Reva

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  5. Thanks so much friends.
    Sushma, i'm glad u liked the clicks.

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  6. Delicious looking tikkis, I loved ur last click very much! :)

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  7. Nice way to make the kids eat broccoli. the clicks are awesome

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  8. Looks very tempting Pari ...and nice clicks ..inbtw wht u did to your step vise pics ? It's kinda blur rite..

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  9. Wat a best way to sneak this antioxidant rich veggie, tikkis looks marvellous..

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  10. that looks very new and intersting too . very innovative recipe

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  11. Wat a best way to sneak this antioxidant rich veggie, tikkis looks marvellous..

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  12. loved this recipe, pari. will surely try this and let u know.

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  13. crispy nd crunchy tikkis....

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  14. Perfect evening snack.Super clicks these days.Hats off to your new camera.

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  15. beautiful clicks and loved the brocolli tikkis...

    Dish Name Starts with F
    Learning-to-cook
    Regards,
    Akila

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  16. Pari-the tikkis look scrumptious ! loved it !!

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  17. hey pari...thatz superb n delicious tikki with broccoli..i loved the entire look n the pic z superb..

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  18. Yummy looking tikkis. So crispy and mouthwatering.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  19. colorful tikkis.apt for a winter evening

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  20. Thanks so much for appreciating, ur encouragement keeps me going.
    Priti, I had reduced the size of the pic so it appeared blurred, have corrected now.

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  21. A perfect dish for the picky tongues of kids... :)

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  22. wow Pari, looks soo yummy and also healthy!...I will try to on my kids!

    Smitha
    http://smithasspicyflavors.blogspot.com/

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  23. Broccoli is a family fav and this looks like a greater option..love it..

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  24. Loving the colour... super good

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  25. Healthy and tasty at the same time :) love it :)

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  26. Awesome looking Tikkis...Beautiful presentation!!!!

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  27. What a vibrant picture..loved the tikkis too!

    US Masala

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  28. Yummy and crunchy snacks...great for kids!!Lovely presented!!

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  29. healthy n delicious tikkis n nice colour ..

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  30. These sound delicious and they are definitely a healthy snack my kids would love..me too! You are such a good mom to make these for your kids:)

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  31. Healthy and delicious snack. Love it.

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  32. Wow lovely and yummy , very very tasty tikkis.. sure everybody loves it. yumm yumm :)

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  33. Tikkis are so inviting.. Love the stuffing..

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  34. mouthwatering tikkis with eyecatchy clicks n cute color with broccoli,,,kids love anything when they hv there fav potato n cheese in it,,,

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  35. These look and sound fantastic!! I love anything with broccoli in it so I think I would love these. They sound similar to croquettes too.

    Rose

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  36. This looks yummy,, perfect n a healthy snack.
    sowmi's kitchen

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  37. this looks beautiful healthy and delicious

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  38. Broccoli is a family fav veggie and I see no reason for not getting tempted by these lovely tikkis..

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  39. Loved the recipe. Definetly going to give a try.

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  40. broccoli is my fav stunning tikkis...yum!

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