🍠 Sweet Potato & Sesame Tikkis with Pickle Dip
A Crispy, Wholesome Snack with a Gut-Loving Twist
- 🍳 Meal Type: Snack / Brunch / Light Dinner
- 🕒 Serves: 2-3
- 🕡 Time: 30 mins
- 🌛 Level: Medium
🥣Why You’ll Love This Recipe
These tikkis are:
- Made from sweet potato for sustained energy
- Coated in sesame seeds for crunch + minerals
- Paired with a fermented pickle dip for gut health
- Baked or pan-fried your choice!
Perfect for tea-time, kid lunchboxes, or a healthy party plate.
📺Ingredients (Serves 2)
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Boiled sweet potatoes (mashed) | 2 medium |
| Rice flour or oat flour | 2 tbsp |
| Chopped green chili & coriander | 1 tbsp total |
| Grated ginger | 1 tsp |
| Salt + spices (cumin, chili) | To taste |
| White sesame seeds | 3-4 tbsp (for coating) |
| DFOLS cold-pressed oil (for frying) | 2 tbsp |
For Pickle Dip
| Plain yogurt (or vegan curd) | 1/2 cup |
| DFOLS lemon or garlic pickle | 1 tbsp (chopped) |
🍳 Instructions
Step 1 - Make the Tikki Dough
Mash sweet potatoes with flour, chili, ginger, spices, and herbs. Shape into flat discs.
Step 2 - Coat with Sesame
Roll each tikki in sesame seeds.
Step 3 - Cook the Tikkis
Pan-fry in DFOLS oil until golden OR bake at 180°C (350°F) for 18-20 mins.
Step 4 - Make the Dip
Blend yogurt + chopped pickle to create a tangy probiotic-rich dip.
🧠Health Benefits Snapshot
| Benefit | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| Digestive support | Pickle + curd dip |
| Gut-friendly carbs | Sweet potato |
| Fiber & antioxidants | Sesame + spices |
| Anti-inflammatory | Cold-pressed DFOLS oil + ginger |
🔀 Variations
- 🥝 Add mashed beetroot or carrot to the tikki mix
- 🧂 Swap yogurt with DFOLS carrot pickle chutney
- 🥬 Make mini bite-sized tikkis for parties
🛒DFOLS Product Highlight
That addictive dip? It’s made with:
✨ DFOLS Fermented Pickles
- Use garlic, lemon, or beet as your base
- Blends perfectly into dips, chutneys, and dressings
📸Social Prompt
Try it?
Tag @dfolsfoods with your tikki + dip combo the best ones get reposted!
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Shop Pickles Now🌱About DFOLS & The Vision Behind It
DFOLS was born in 2019 with a single mission to bring India’s finest food and lifestyle products to homes across the globe. The brand is a proud extension of Docsico, known for its eCommerce expertise, and is driven by the vision of delivering purity, authenticity, and purposeful products across categories like spices, pickles, ready-to-eat foods, bed linens, and bathroom essentials.
👤Meet Simmy Jiwani The Force Behind DFOLS
Founded by Simmy Jiwani, a former Amazon and eBay strategist, DFOLS is more than just a brand it’s a passion project. A stubborn entrepreneur with a sharp eye for global trends and local quality, Simmy also runs successful ventures like Docsico (an eCommerce service agency) and Jiwani (a premium product line). Her mission? To take honest Indian products from farms and artisans to kitchens and homes around the world.
