Tandoori Aloo | Aloo Tikka

Name: Tandoori Aloo | Aloo Tikka
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 250 grams baby potatoes (or regular potatoes); ½ cup hung curd (or Greek yogurt or thick curd); 3 tablespoons light cream (or 1 tablespoon whipping or heavy cream, optional); 1 tablespoon besan; 2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste (or ¾ inch ginger + 5 to 6 small to medium garlic cloves - crushed to a paste in a mortar-pestle); ½ teaspoon carom seeds ((ajwain)); 1.5 to 2 teaspoons kashmiri chilli powder (or paprika, add as needed); ½ teaspoon garam masala; 1 teaspoon chaat masala powder; 1 teaspoon coriander powder ((ground coriander)); ½ teaspoon dry fenugreek leaves ((kasuri methi), crushed - optional); ⅛ teaspoon turmeric powder (or 2 to 3 pinches of turmeric powder (haldi) - optional); 1 to 2 drops natural color orange extract (- optional); black salt (or regular salt, add as required); 3 tablespoons oil (- if pan frying, add as needed); oil (as required, for brushing if grilling)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:20min

Tandoori Aloo also called Tandoori Aloo Tikka is a flavorful appetizer or starter snack of marinated, spiced potatoes that are usually grilled in a Tandoor - a clay oven. My recipe of Tandoori Aloo is easily adaptable to grill in an oven or pan-fry in a skillet or frying pan.

Updated at: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:57 GMT