Schezuan Oats and Sweet Potato Tikki

Preparation:30 mins
Cook: 5 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: Makes 2 to 3 servings

Ingredients

400 gms sweet potato (shakarkand) , boiled
50 gms quick cooking rolled oats
1 tsp cornflour
10 gms chopped celery
10 gms chopped basil
salt to taste
1/2 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
oil for shallow frying

For Filling
50 gms mixed nuts
50 gms fried onions
1 tbsp schezuan sauce
1/2 tsp dried mixed herbs

Method

For filling:
For filling:Mix all the ingredients. If the filling is too watery due to paste, put a teaspoon oats and mix well. Keep aside.
For the tikki
For the tikkiMix all the ingredients and make a stiff pliable mixture.Make small tikkis out of this and proportionately put the filling inside each tikki.Complete the shape as desired and if you want you can coat it with bread crumbs.Heat the oil in a thick base pan and shallow fry all the tikkis till golden brown from outside.Serve with any cocktail sauce.