Apr 10 2008
Power Packed Greens
We are little picky with our greens here. I shouldn’t't be saying anything about my son here as I was just the same when I was little. I remember picking up those small coriander leaves, mustard seed and garlic in daals and everything. On top of all this I used to complain to mom why she used to add all those yak things. Little I know how they enhance those subtle flavours in those simple dishes.
Coming to greens, Dad used to be a great fan of them and would love to have them everyday. For him that’s a ultimate healthy meal and for me, its just the other way round, i used to gobble up at once and imme have a glass of water.
How strange is life when you see your little one doing the same. No curry leaves, no coriander, no spinach and the list goes on and on. He is not at all fussy except for these little things. One thing he doesn’t like is spinach in dal. So I have been inventing few recipes where I can sneak in a bunch of baby spinach leaves here and there in my salads, rotis and now even my snacks as well.
I have an event planned on Saturday where I am about to showcase my potato tikkis.
I wanted an element of surprise in otherwise normal potato tikkis.
I looked around in some blogs to find an ultimate recipe and found this absolute beauty at Sailu’s, with all the ingredients I wanted to be in my tikkis.
I tweaked and twisted the recipe to suit my palette.
Ingredients:
1/2 kg packet of baby spinach, roughly chopped
2 large potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 lemon squeezed
Salt to taste.
Mix all the above ingredients and make them into whatever size patties you want and keep them aside.
Shallow fry these patties with a drizzle of oil now and then. 2 minutes on either side and serve them with tomato ketchup.
The final result was absolutely delightful. I loved those beauties along with Noel and couldn’t stop with a couple.
Rocky hasn’t tasted as yet but I am sure what he is going to say!!!!!YUM YUM YUM!!!
Hi Padmaja,
First time here. Your blog looks so nice. I loved your tikkis. I also loved your idea of serving ketchup in lemon halves!! Looks delicious.
Meera!! Welcome to my world, hope u enjoyed your stay and thank you very much for appreciating, it gives me a kick to try more n more
tikki’s look so good, Padmaja! am ready for alu tikki anytime
ketchup in lemon peel looks adorable!
Richa, Me too love potatoes and tikkis, a fav among the family!!
Wow, I love that arrangement, colors and images, Padmaja. Lovely!
Hi Sailu, Thank you very much my dear. I was so determined yest to post something and so there they were!! absolute beauties aren’t they??!!
thanks for coming over
When it come to veggie , my daughter is sill the same.
Delicious patties and beautiful picture
Hi Happy cook. Ya its hard to make the kids understand eh!!
but the beauty is when they snack out these healthy tid bits without even knowing as potato enhances these rich tikkis.
thanks for coming over my dear
Ha ha… poor boy with such a devious mommy. I always say that the first sign of age is enjoying vegetables! Looks so delicious Padmaja. By the way, I don’t know why you were missing off my blogroll. I have added you on now (sorry for being rubbish).
Nice and wonderful recipe!!!!
Looks yum! like the ketchup in the lemon.I have blogged aloo tikki too
wow… the tikki the photography or shud i say the cute lemon peel cup?? everything looks so perfect and awesome…. wow.. amazing blog… i dont think i have visited ur blog earlier… do loved it now….
do check my blog too…:P
beautiful is the first word that comes to mind… can I just pick a few from the plate?
good to see you’re back to blogging!
oh my gosh! those look amazing!!
Thanks Em and welcome to my world
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Sra!!
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