DAHI ALOO CHAAT

Dahi Aloo Chaat is one of the most popural North Indian street food, which is famous for its lip-smacking taste. This is quick snack recipe is simple yet indulgent mix of flavours in every bite. We don’t have to think about using potatoes as there are endless numbers of recipes to make with potatoes in fact most of the Indian street foods are made with potatoes, snack, side dish, curries and even dessert can be made with potato. This recipe just need to boil and deep/ shallow fry potatoes. Aloo Chaat is an easy-to-make snack recipe, which can be prepared within 30 minutes and require very few ingredients. You just need potatoes, chaat masala, cumin powder, both spicy coriander and sweet dates-tamarind chutney, salt, curd and chopped onion and coriander. It is one of the most tastiest and easiest snack dish which can be made with the leftover boiled potatoes. So try it and serve it, aloo chaat just for you.   

INGREDIENTS:

200 gms Boiled and Peeled Baby Potatoes [see notes]

½ teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

1 teaspoon Chaat Masala

1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

3 tablespoon Coriander Chutney [see notes]

3 tablespoon sweet Dates and Tamarind Chutney [see notes]

¼ Cup Curd whisked with 1 teaspoon Sugar

2 tablespoon Nylon Sev

2 tablespoon Pomegranate Seeds

2 tablespoon Fresh chopped Coriander, chopped

1 teaspoon roasted Cumin Powder

Ghee for frying

METHOD:

STEP 1 – Boil potatoes for 2 whistles.

Let the steam release and then peel the potatoes.

STEP 2 – Heat ghee in a pan,

fry potatoes until golden in colour.

STEP 3 – Remove and drain excess ghee on a tissue paper/ kitchen towel.

STEP 4 – Sprinkle red chilli powder, salt, chaat masala and lemon juice on fried potatoes and let it mix properly.

Keep them aside.

STEP 5 – Now for serving, transfer the spicy potatoes on a serving plate,

top them with coriander and dates chutney, whisked curd, nylon sev, pomegranate seeds[I don’t have, so not used] and finely chopped onion and coriander

and serve immediately.

NOTES: *If you don’t have baby potatoes, use big potatoes cut into big chunks.

                    *I have already shared both the chutney recipe on my blog. You can use the store brought chutneys too.