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I love making these tikkis as a healthy afternoon snack or appetizer with drinks. These tikkis or vegetable patties are made with left over Sai Bhaji. Sai bhaji is a delicious vegetable made with spinach, dill, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes and lentil.
I dry the sai bhaji mixture by cooking it on medium flame in a saucepan or flat griddle. Then, add a pinch a garam masala powder and bread for binding. Make round patties and shallow fry. Serve hot and enjoy!
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups sai bhaji
- 6 slices bread, soaked in water and squeezed tightly to remove the water
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 2- 3 tablespoons oil
- salt to taste
Method:
Heat the sai bhaji in a saucepan or griddle till all the water dries out and the mixture becomes thick.
Transfer to a plate, cool and add garam masala and bread. Salt to taste, if required. Mix well.
Shape into round balls and flatten them with your palms.
Heat oil on a griddle. Shallow fry the patties for 2 mins on each side. Serve hot and enjoy!
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I have made sai bhaji several times and even use the leftover for parathas but never even thought of making tikkis. Healthy preparation.
Thanks Balvinder. I shall try using it in my parathas. Thanks for the tip.
These look and sound delicious. I’ve never seen anything like these before. They do look like the perfect appetizer to enjoy with drinks.
I call it guilt free eating.
They look fab. I love healthy snacks!
I love the mini patties. I can see this as a great appetizers for kids and adults. And the best part is that you are using leftover but doesn’t look like it.
Have a nice day!
Yummm a great vegetarian appetizer! I love anything with lentils!
I’ve never had these before actually and now I’m very interested to try!
I like this!! It’s always good to use leftovers. This one sounds delicious…I’m in love with the Indian cuisine! Now I want to read the recipe for preparing Sai Bhaji….Ciao
lovely way to use up the leftover sabji………it’ll def ensure that everone relishes this tasty snack.
This is a new dish to me – looks great. Like others, I’d use these as an appetizer, too. Nice post – thanks.
These tikkis look simply perfect my friend – healthy delicious and bursting with flavour
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I don’t like to waste the food either. I always use leftover next day to make innovative recipes.
Your tikkis look delicious and I am sure taste delicious too.
I always have left over bread slices and thanks for this simple recipe. You certainly made it easy on what to do with the bread slices the next time around. Looks nice and we will dip into some chili sauce before yumming them.
This looks so good but I have to admit I’m a bit intimidated!
These look like fantastic snacks.
Thanks for this recipe. I always order them when I go out to an Indian restaurant but have never known how to make them!
I love a good snack of tikki with my afternoon tea. This looks delish, Asmita
It’s a fantastic way to use up leftovers, isn’t it? I love patties of all kinds! Great quick recipe.
you have used the leftover in such a delicious way. i also make sai bhaji some times. we just have the leftover with bread or rotis. i will surely make the tikkis next time when there is leftover sai bhaji.
Looks delicious. I love the multi-use of food. Just perfect.
This is the first time Iam hearing tikkis from sai bhaji.
The tikkis looks so good.Great idea!
I never heard of this savory patties…but from your description they sure look very tasty.
Thanks for sharing such a nice recipe Asmita…and hope you are having a fun week
They sound healthy and very tasty too.
The tikkis look great, my mother used to make us cutlets with more or less the same ingredients when we were kids
Asmita, I got your email, sorry for not replying earlier….I have been having laptop woes! Will reply soon 
Those look delicious–and I can’t believe how perfectly uniform you got them!
This is a brilliant way to use up leftovers! And all your tikkis are the same size…mine usually end up having different sizes and shapes….hahaha.
These look like a great cocktail party idea!
I have never heard of or eaten these, but who could resist these flavorful fried balls? Not me
I have never had something like this, they look delicious!!
I have only eaten these once and a friend made them. They seemed like way too much work when she was describing what went into making them.
You make them sound almost humanly possible.
I loved them when I ate them.
both recipes (the sai bahaji and the tikkis)are new to me
they sound like a wonderful way to serve vegetables
Simply gorgeous
Sounds and looks so good! I’ve never tried these but would love to. This is the best part of blogging – experiencing new recipes and foods you and I may never have had otherwise. Have a lovely weekend.
Nice treat, as a snack or maybe with a meal, they look delicious!
Hmm… must be good to snack on. They also look good for making vegetarian burgers, with some re-sizing.
Om nom nom! These tikkis are too cute and too yummy
What a great way to use up leftover! They look a lot like falafels which I absolutely adore, and I’m pretty sure that I’ll like these too. Thanks for sharing!
I love these mini veggie patties!
Yum Yum
Love these tikkis Asmita. Ever since I came back from Israel I have been cooking more Indian food daily. Been calling my mom on the more complex dishes.
I have never tried sai bhaji tikkis! These really look amazing and should be tried out soon!