Learn how to make Aloo Tikka Masala recipe with detailed step by step pictures. Tandoori Aloo Tikka recipe, potato tikka masala recipe, easy aloo tikka recipe – perfect side dish for any Indian flat bread or pulao!
In a mixing bowl add 3 medium potatoes boiled, peeled and cubed along with all the other marinate ingredients – 2tbsp thick curd, 1 tablespoon gram flour/besan, ½ tablespoon Kashmiri red chilli powder, ½ teaspoon coriander powder, ½ teaspoon tandoori masala powder, ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, ¼ teaspoon cumin powder, ¼ teaspoon asafoetida and salt as needed.
Mix well until the spice powders are coated on the potatoes. Set it aside for atleast 20-30mins.
Meanwhile heat 1 teaspoon oil in a heavy pan and add ½ teaspoon cumin seeds.
Next add 2 large onions roughly chopped along with 1 large tomato, 2 green chillies, 7-8 whole cashews, 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste.
Cook covered on low flame until the onions and tomatoes are soft. Remove from heat and cool down completely.
Add to the blender along with ¼ cup thick fresh curd.
Grind into a smooth paste. Set aside.
In the same pan heat 2 tablespoon oil and add the marinated potatoes. Spread them over the pan and cook on low flame.
After 3-4 mins, mix them around scrapping the bottom of the pan if needed. Add 1 small onion cubed along with 1 small capsicum cubed.
Continue to cook the potatoes until they are crispy and the marinate mixture is caramelizing. Remove from pan.
In the same pan heat 1 tablespoon oil and add 1 dry bay, 2 cloves, 1 cardamom and 1 cinnamon stick.
Add the prepared curry base and set the flame on low.
Cook for 3-4 mins and ½ tablespoon Kashmiri red chilli powder, ½ teaspoon garam masala powder, ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, ½ teaspoon sugar and salt as needed.
Mix well and cook covered for 7-8 mins until oil starts to release from the edges.
Add the cooked aloo tikka now.
Mix well and add ¼ cup of water if needed.
Next add 1 teaspoon kasoor methi and mix well. Cook covered for another 3-4 mins.
To smoke the curry, heat the coconut shell/fiber until it is red hot.
Place a bowl at the center of the pan and drop the red hot cococut shell/fiber on the bowl.
Add ¼ teaspoon of ghee on top and quickly close the pan with a lid. Do not open for 10-15 mins. If the coconut shell/fiber is red hot, it smokes on adding ghee inducing a great flavor to the curry.
Serve hot with any Indian bread. I served it with Tawa Kulcha.
Instead of cooking the potatoes on stove top, spread them on a baking tray and grill at 200°C in a preheated oven for 15-20 mins until golden brown. Same can be done in an airfryer. It is optional to spray or brush with oil while grilling.
Adjust spices as per preference.
Instead of potatoes, mixed vegetables, mushrooms or paneer or meat can also be used.