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Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024


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tandoori aloo recipe | restaurant style tandoori aloo | tandoori aloo tikka | with 31 amazing images.
tandoori Aloo Tikka is a delicious appetizer popularly served in restaurant. Learn how to make tandoori aloo recipe | restaurant style tandoori aloo | tandoori aloo tikka |
tandoori aloo tikka recipe is one of our favorite starter dishes which we order often in restaurants. So, I had to give it a shot and create a recipe that can be done at home also, with ease without using tandoor.
This restaurant style tandoori aloo which is not just brimming with flavor, but is simple to make appetizer too. Potatoes are marinated with a curd based marinate which is spicy and chatpata and charred on open flame for the restaurant style tandoor effect at home.
Tips to make tandoori aloo: 1. You can also use baby potatoes to make this recipe. 2. If you do not have steel skewer, you can cook this tandoori aloo on pan. 3. If you like you can also use coloured capsicum cubes instead of green capsicum.
Enjoy tandoori aloo recipe | restaurant style tandoori aloo | tandoori aloo tikka | with detailed step by step photos.
Tandoori Aloo recipe - How to make Tandoori Aloo
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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Total Time
30 Mins
Makes
5 skewers
Ingredients
For Tandoori Aloo
2 cups par-boiled potatoes big cubes
1/2 cup onion cubes
1/2 cup tomato cubes
1/2 cup capsicum cubes
1/4 cup melted butter
1 small charcoal piece
1/2 tsp ghee
For The Marinade
1/2 cup thick curd (dahi)
1 tbsp roasted besan (Bengal gram flour)
1 tbsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1 tsp garam masala
2 tsp chaat masala
salt to taste
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Method
For tandoori aloo
- To make tandoori aloo, combine all the ingredients of the marinade in a deep bowl and mix well.
- Add onion cubes, tomato cubes, capsicum cubes and par boiled potato cubes.
- Gently mix to coat them well in the marinade. Make a space in the center and place a vati.
- Now give smoke of live charcoal and put ghee over it cover the bowl and keep aside for 2-3 minutes.
- Arrange the marinated onion, tomato, capsicum and potato on a wooden skewer.
- Cook the skewer on an open flame for 3 to 4 minutes while applying melted butter all over until they get charred evenly.
- Serve tandoori aloo hot with green chutney and pickled onions.
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tandoori aloo recipe | restaurant style tandoori aloo | tandoori aloo tikka | then do try other tandoori recipe also:
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tandoori aloo recipe | restaurant style tandoori aloo | tandoori aloo tikka | then do try other tandoori recipe also:
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See the below image of list of ingredients for making tandoori aloo.
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See the below image of list of ingredients for making Marinade.
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See the below image of list of ingredients for making tandoori aloo.
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To make tandoori aloo, in a deep bowl, add 1/2 cup thick curd (dahi).
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Add 1 tbsp roasted besan (bengal gram flour).
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Add 1 tbsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste.
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Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi).
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Add 1 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder.
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Add 2 tsp lemon juice.
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Add 1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder.
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Add 1 tsp garam masala.
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Add 2 tsp chaat masala.
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Add salt to taste.
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Add 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi).
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Add 2 tbsp hot mustard (rai / sarson) oil.
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Mix well.
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Add ½ cup onion cubes.
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Add ½ cup tomato cubes.
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Add ½ cup capsicum cubes.
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Add ½ cup par-boiled potato big cubes.
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Gently mix to coat them well in the marinade.
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Make a space in the center and place a vati.
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Now give smoke of live charcoal.
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Put ghee over it.
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Cover the bowl and keep aside for 2-3 minutes.
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To make tandoori aloo, in a deep bowl, add 1/2 cup thick curd (dahi).
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Now arrange the marinated onion cubes, tomato cubes, capsicum cubes and potato cubes on a steel skewer.
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Cook the skewer on an open flame for 3 to 4 minutes.
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Apply melted butter all over the skewer.
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Cook until they get charred evenly.
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Serve tandoori aloo hot with green chutney and pickled onions.
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Now arrange the marinated onion cubes, tomato cubes, capsicum cubes and potato cubes on a steel skewer.
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You can also use baby potatoes to make this recipe.
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If you do not have steel skewer, you can cook this tandoori aloo on pan.
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If you like you can also use coloured capsicum cubes instead of green capsicum.
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You can also use baby potatoes to make this recipe.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 162 cal |
Protein | 1.8 g |
Carbohydrates | 5.6 g |
Fiber | 1 g |
Fat | 14.7 g |
Cholesterol | 24.2 mg |
Sodium | 77.1 mg |
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Krishna
March 13, 2025, midnight
What can I use instead of cream

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, Use malai

Samir
March 13, 2025, midnight
The receipe did not come out well at all. The quantity of oil, water mentioned looks wrong. This should need half the oil and half the water mentioned above

VK#613100
March 13, 2025, midnight
Yes!!!! It came out amazing

Gandhi Dhwani
March 13, 2025, midnight
Just loved it! So fast to make and so tasty. A little spicy yet so tasty. While in the making, it smells so amazing that you cant resist to have it once it is made.

Foodie#465792
March 13, 2025, midnight
Love this recipe.turned out amazing.. serve with readymade mint mayo...

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Great to know you enjoyed the recipe. Please continue to review recipes which you have made and loved from tarladalal.com

shota
March 13, 2025, midnight
nice