ALOO CHAAT

ALOO CHAAT

Aloo chaat is a simple snack made with potatoes and chaat chutneys. This sweet spicy and sour tangy aloo chaat is also a popular street food which is made by deep frying the potatoes.

Ingredients:

For frying potatoes:
2 large or 3 medium potatoes

Oil for frying

Other ingredients:

1/4 tsp black pepper powder

1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder

1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder

1/2 tsp dry mango powder (amchur powder)

1/2 tsp chaat masala powder

Salt as per taste

2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves

1 tbsp sweet tamarind chutney

1 tbsp green chutney

2 tsp lemon juice

Recipe:

Frying potatoes:

1. Rinse potatoes and then peel them. Chop the potatoes in small bite sized cubes.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan or kadai. Keep the flame to medium. Add the potato cubes to fry.
3. When one side become light golden, turn over and fry the second side. Keep on turning the potatoes as required for even frying.
4. Fry till the potatoes turn crisp and golden. Make sure to fry well so that the potato cubes are not raw or half cooked from the center.
5. Remove with a spoon. Place the fried potatoes on kitchen paper towels.

Making aloo chaat:

1. When the potatoes are still hot, take them in a mixing bowl.
   Add all the spice powders mentioned above. You can adjust spice powders as per your requirements.
2. Also add black salt or white salt as per taste. 
3. Add 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves. 
4. Toss and mix well.
5. Then sweet tamarind chutney and green chutney.
6. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons lemon juice or add as per taste.
7. Toss and mix everything very well, so that the chutney, spice powders and lemon juice is evenly coated on the fried potatoes.
8. Place the aloo chaat in a serving bowl.

Serve aloo chaat as an evening snack or a starter snack. 

Enjoy and keep showering your love.