BHEE TIKKIS / MASHED LOTUS STEM FRITTERS

There are many vegetables I don't eat the way they are, but definitely indulge in them with a twist, here is something I made , so dat I cud eat something .
Yes , that something is lotus stem (bhee in Sindhi )
It is a normal aaloo wada,(mashed potatoes dipped in gram flour slurry and fried till golden) with some add ons, nd some variations, but this made me eat lotus stem
Usually aaloo wada , is fried only once, like u get at wada pav stores, but we at home , being Sindhi , being a lover of Oil...fry them twice and then eat...
Same is the case with these TIKKIS

Recipe:
(makes 12-13 tikkis)
For the TIKKIS :

• 1 cup boiled nd mashed potatoes
• 1 cup boiled nd mashed lotus stem (boil the lotus stem by cuttin them in small pieces , puttin a bit oil nd salt)
• 1 tbsp amchur powder
• Salt to taste
• Green chilled chopped 1-2
• Garlic cloves 5-6
• Oil(for giving garlic tadka(tempering) in tikki mixture )
• Oil for deep frying

For the besan(gram flour) coating :

• Besan  - 1 cup
• salt to taste
• red chili - 2 tsp
• soda bi carb - 1/2 tsp
• water as required to make a droping consistency slurry 

Method:

• Mix everything under the tikki section , except oil , now finely chop garlic and give tadka (heat oil in a pan and add chopped garlic) of garlic into the tikki mixture , mix again and make balls. -- Picture shown above.
• Make mix  everything under the besan section and keep ready for coating the balls. -- Picture shown above.
• Now dip the balls in besan slurry and deep fry them - do not fry till golden brown as we need to fry in again .
• Once done frying first time - flatten them a little onto ur palm, fry again and they are ready. -- Picture shown above.
• Serve hot.

Happie cookin.