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M3 Magic tikki aka Moringa- makhana- moongphali tikki

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Hi everyone, Moringa leaves/ murunga-keerai / drumstick leaves have been touted as a superfood in the recent years due to their high antioxidant content. Aloo tikki is a famous street food in UP, something we have enjoyed since childhood. Due to the tikkis being deep fired in oil that’s reheated multiple times and awareness of the way food is handled by street vendors, we started making it at home for health and hygiene reasons. We used to serve it with tomato ketchup/ meethi chutney or prepare it in a fancy manner with toppings of choice like pudina and meethi chutney, sev, pomegranate arils etc. When I came across a  contest to prepare a recipe that includes healthy and traditional ingredients, I was reminded of drumstick leaves that is commonly prepared by my mother as kootu, added to adai or urulaikilzhangu podimas. All of these dishes are tasty and comforting which makes it perfect for everyday cooking. However, I wanted to make something out of the box, so thought of combin