Aloo Chaat Recipe (Street Style)

Aloo Chaat Recipe (Street Style)

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Aloo chaat, a beloved street food snack, features fried crispy potatoes tossed in a medley of spicy and sweet chutneys, along with various ground spice powders. The dish is then beautifully garnished with curd, pomegranate arils, and sev, creating a delightful combination of flavors and textures.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3
Calories 160 kcal

Ingredients
  

For Frying Potatoes

  • 250 grams potatoes or 2 large or 3 medium potatoes
  • 4 tablespoons oil for shallow frying

Other Ingredients

  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
  • ½ teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
  • ½ teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur powder)
  • ½ teaspoon chaat masala powder
  • black salt or pink salt or white salt as per taste
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped mint leaves
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
  • ½ teaspoon finely chopped green chilies or 1 green chili – optional
  • 1 tablespoon Tamarind Chutney or add as required
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons lemon juice or add as per taste
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons pomegranate arils for garnish – optional

Instructions
 

Frying Potatoes

  • Rinse potatoes a couple of times in fresh water and then peel them. Chop the potatoes in small bite sized cubes.
  • Heat oil in a frying pan or kadai (wok). Keep the heat to medium. Use any neutral oil with a high smoking point to fry the potato cubes.
  • Add the potato cubes. You can fry potatoes in one or two batches depending on the size of the pan or kadai.
  • When one side become light golden, turn over and fry the second side. Keep on turning the potatoes as required for even frying.
  • 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.
  • Remove with a slotted spoon. place the fried potatoes on kitchen paper towels.

Making Aloo Chaat

  • 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.
  • Also add black salt or white salt as per taste. 
  • Add the finely chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves. 
  • At this step you can also add finely chopped green chillies.
    Note that green chilies give pungent and hot notes while eating. Add only if you can eat raw green chilies. 
  • Toss and mix well.
  • Then add sweet tamarind chutney and lemon juice.
  • Toss and mix everything very well, so that the chutney, spice powders and lemon juice is evenly coated on the fried potatoes.
  • Place the aloo chaat in a serving bowl. While serving you can garnish with some pomegranate arils. You can also garnish with sev if you want.
  • Serve aloo chaat as an evening snack or a starter snack. 

Nutrition

Calories: 160kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 66mgPotassium: 377mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 190IUVitamin C: 13.6mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 3.2mg
Keyword Aloo Chaat Recipe (Street Style)
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