Aloo tikki Aloo tikki Aloo tikki is a snack originating from the Indian subcontinent; in North Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi preparation, it is made out of boiled potatoes, peas, and various curry spices. "Aloo" means potato, and the word "tikki" means a small cutlet or croquette in Hindi and Marathi. It is served hot and warm along with a side of saunth, tamarind and coriander-mint sauce, and sometimes dahi (yogurt) or chick peas. It is a vegetarian alternative, and an Indian equivalent of the hash brown. In Mumbai, India a popular version of aloo tikki is served with a spicy curry and
Indian cuisine generally common in Indian cooking, is absent in the cuisine of Assam. A traditional meal in Assam begins with a "khar", a class of dishes named after the main ingredient and ends with a "tenga", a sour dish. Homebrewed rice beer or rice wine is served before a meal. The food is usually served in bell metal utensils. "Paan", the practice of chewing betel nut, generally concludes a meal. Bihari cuisine is wholesome and simple. "Litti chokha", a baked salted wheat-flour cake filled with "sattu" (baked chickpea flour) and some special spices, is well known among the middle-class families served