Measure Sawa rice.

In a pressure cooker; add sawa rice...

And water. Close the lid and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles. Simultaneously boil the potatoes either in the microwave or in another pressure cooker. Same way sawa rice can be boiled in the microwave (explained above).

This is how it will look like all cooked and water all soaked up.

Transfer it to a plate and allow them to cool down completely. They should not have any water left in them or else it will make the tikki dough too sticky and difficult to work with.

Assemble: rest of the ingredients. Boil potatoes and peel them.

In a large bowl mash potatoes and add all the ingredients on by one.

Mix till well blended with all the masalas.

Add in cooled sawa rice..

And mix it well.

Shape them in the form of tikki. If it feels sticky apply a drop of oil in your palms and shape them.

You could even shape them as vadas. Make a pit/hole in the center of the tikki..

And there you have it perfectly shaped vada. Or you can even shape them cylindrical as fritters (as shown above).

Heat oil in a kadhai and when the oil is hot, lower the flame.

Fry these tikkis till they are golden brown in color.

Take them out and rest them on a paper towel to get rid of all the excess oil.

If shaping them as vadas - enjoy them as Dahi vadas. Dip these fried vadas in hot water till they are soft. Squeeze out the excess water and dip them in well beaten curd that is flavored with salt and red chili powder. Drizzle some green chutney and enjoy.

If shaped as fritters - nothing much is left to do - just dip and eat.

Enjoy these crispy sawa rice tikkis with vrat ki chutney.