Lucknow/Awadhi Recipes : Tikkia & Alu

While reading Tehzeeb if there is one recipe that haunted me it was tikkia and alu, I have never had it before and the picture in the book looked droolworthy. Also the recipe was quite interesting. I love aloo and eggs together but I have always made them together in the form of a curry and not a dry sabzi and alu was just that, thin slices of potato and onions cooked with tempered methi seeds and chillies and served with sliced boiled eggs. Whats not to like I ask.

Tikkia on the on the other hand was rotis made with stiff poori like atta on slow flame and finished off with a brush of milk. Almost like a cross between mathri and parantha and no oil at all apart from a little ghee that went in the dough. I was convinced this has to be tried in the house.

I called a friend of mine who is from Lucknow and he told me that his grandmom used to make it for breakfast and serve it with hot steaming cup of chai. Last week at my house I did the same. Everyone in the house from the househelp to the child licked the alu loved it, the child actually licked the bowl clean and here we are talking about a child who is probably the king of picky eaters. Heck he is a king of non eaters. I now have standing instructions to make this twice a week atleast

The tikkia however had mixed response in the house, there were a set of people like me and MIL who loved it whereas the N and O preferred a plain parantha over tikkia. MIL even kept one for later and had it dipped in chai

Recipe – Tikia & Alu 

Recipe Source : Tehzeeb 

For the Alu

What I used

• 5-6 Potatoes, peeled and sliced thin
• 1 tsbp oil
• 1 tsp methi seeds
• 1 large onion, sliced thin
• 2 dried red chillies
• 3 green chillies chopped roughly
• 1 heaped tbsp of coriander leaves chopped
• 2 eggs boiled and sliced
• Salt to taste

How I made it

• Heat the oil in a pan, add the methi seeds and fry till they turn dark brown. Add the onions and fry till they turn light golden brown
• Add the potatoes and salt, cook covered till done. Sprinkle some water now and then if needed.
• Once the potatoes are done, add the red and green chillies and the corainder. Mix well and switch off the gas. Let it sit covered for 5 mins or so
• Just before serving, add boiled and sliced eggs.

For the Tikkia

What I used

• 1 cup atta
• 2 tsp ghee, melted
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp milk to brush

How I made it

• Combine all the ingredients (apart from milk) together and knead with enough water to make a stiff poori like dough
• Divide the dough equally into 6 portions. Roll each portion out into 1/10′ thick discs. Prick the discs all over with a fork or knife so that it doesn’t puff up while being cooked.
• Heat the tawa, place the rolled tikkia and cook on low heat for 1 minute or so. Turn over and cook the other side a little longer till brown spots start appearing.
• Turn over and smear milk over the side on the top now (the one with the brown spots). Cook the other side the same way and smear milk over it when done.
• Repeat for all six tikkia’s
• Serve hot with alu and chai

This recipe is part of the endeavor to create a collection of recipes of Lucknow/Awadhi Recipes in collaboration with a few bloggers who share the same passion of cooking. All the recipes from #thekitchendivas are pinned on this Pinterest board.

Other Lucknow/Awadhi recipes this week from #thekitchendivas

Bakarkhani Roti from WhiskAffair

Awadhi Arbi Ka Qorma from Saffron Trail

Shahi Dal from FunFoodFrolic

Broccoli Malai Kofta from Archana’s Kitchen