Aloo chat recipe

Feel like eating snacks? Try aloo chat or potato chat. It is an easy, popular snack served at many restaurants as a chat item as well as an entry dish.

Potatoes are nutritious root vegetables and rich in carbohydrates. Aloo chat contains about 250 calories per one serving.

Ingredients:

1. Potatoes – 2-3 Large ones
2. Green hili- 1 chopped
3. Cumin powder – ½ tsp
4. Turmeric – ¼ tsp
5. Garlic – 1 tsp finely chopped
6. Ginger – ½ inch finely chopped
7. Chat masala – ¼ tsp
8. Red chili powder – ½ tsp
9. Oil – 1 Tbsp
10. Salt – as per taste
11. Cilantro -1/2 cup chopped
12. Lemon juice – 1 tsp
13. Thin sev- 3 Tbsp
14. Pomegranate – 3 Tbsp
15. Green chutney
16. Tamarind chutney (optional)

Preparation:

1. Wash and peel potatoes. Parboil potatoes so that potatoes don’t smash. Cool and cut potatoes to cubes. (You can also retain potato skin)
2. Place a frying pan on medium heat, put oil. Add garlic, green chili and ginger – fry them.
3. Add potato cubes and sauté till they turn crisp and golden-brown color. Turn off the heat. You can also deep fry potatoes.
4. To hot crispy potatoes add chaat masala, chili powder, turmeric, cumin and salt.
5. Add tamarind chutney, green chutney and little lemon juice to spicy potato cubes and mix well.
6. Transfer potatoes to serving plate, sprinkle cilantro, sev and add pomegranate seeds.
7. Serve aloo chaat with yogurt on side.