Pyaaz tamatar ka tikkad is like a spicy corn bread with onions and tomatoes. It is a popular flat Indian bread from the dessert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat. Onion, tomato, chilli, ginger-garlic and spices are kneaded into corn meal to make a firm dough and a coarse roti is rolled out by hand and cooked on a pan.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, Rajasthani
Servings: 8pieces
Calories: 98kcal
Ingredients
¾cupmakai ka aata/corn mealthis is not the cornflour used as thickening agent but coarse cornmeal
¼cupwhole wheat flour
1onionfinely chopped
1 tomatodeseeded and finely chopped
3clovesgarlicgrated
1inchginger piecegrated
1green chillifinely chopped (more if you like them hot!)
3-4sprigs of fresh coriander leavesfinely chopped
A pinch of asafoetida
Salt to taste
2-3tbspGheeuse oil for vegan preparation for cooking the tikkad
Warm water for kneading the dough
Instructions
In a bowl mix together corn flour, wheat flour, salt and asafoetida.
Add the chopped ingredients (reserve about a third of chopped tomatoes, chillies and coriander to use as toppings later on). Mix them together, just using your fingers. It will be a soft crumbly mixture.
Add water, little by little, and knead the flour into a soft dough.
Divide the dough into 8 portions and shape into balls.
Dust your kitchen surface or chakla with a little dry flour. Take one dough ball and roll it into a circle with your fingers. You can put a little oil on your fingers and gently press the dough and roll it in a circle of about 5 inches.
Sprinkle some reserved tomato, chilli and coriander on the tikkad. Press them in slightly with your hands.
Heat a tava and add some ghee. Cook the tikkad on the tava from both sides until it gets crispy and golden. I love the golden brown spots that come on it!
Repeat with the remaining dough balls and serve with spiced yogurt or coriander chutney!
Notes
For gluten free tikkads, use 1 cup cornmeal and no wheat.
Cook with oil instead of ghee for vegan restrictions.
All the veggies should be very finely chopped so they can be easily kneaded into the dough.