Aloo chaat is one of the most popular street foods in India. It is basically made of fried or boiled potatoes with fruits, spices, and chutneys. This Aloo chaat is popular in the Northern part of India especially in the streets of Delhi. It is a spicy, tangy, and tasty street food especially served as a snack, appetizer, or lighter meal for any regular day.
Following are some of the types of chaats prepared with aloo. But definitely, there is more than that as it can be prepared with different combinations of ingredients.
Green chaat
Dahi chaat
Papdi chaat
Chana chaat
Matar chaat
Tikki chaat
Fruit Mixed chaat
About Aloo Chaat
The recipe given here is a basic chaat recipe with boiled potatoes lightly fried in oil and then seasoned with spices, chutneys, curd, herbs, and then topped with crispy sev.
Spices used here for the perfect taste and flavors are chili, coriander, turmeric powder, chaat masala, and amchur powder. We have added some cut raw mangoes to spruce up its tangy flavor along with the tamarind chutney.
For an extra healthy version of this chaat skip shallow frying the potatoes and just add the boiled potatoes or oven-roasted potatoes. This is one of the easiest snack dishes that take a few minutes to prepare and to satisfy the craving for Indian street foods. Feel free to reduce the spices to make it a perfect kid-friendly snack.
Tips
- The key for a perfect aloo chaat dish is boiling the potatoes and lightly frying them in the oil gives the best results to the dish.
- Basically in traditional aloo chaat, ghee is used to fry the potatoes but here in the recipe we have used canola oil and it can be replaced with any cooking oil of your choice
- Adding green and tamarind sauce or chutney gives a fresh flavor to the dish
- The same recipe can be modified by adding samosa, fresh fruits, chickpea/chana, and matar/green peas along with boiled or fried potatoes
- Replace the potatoes with sweet potatoes to make a healthier version of this recipe
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- Baked Potatoes
- Oven Roasted Potatoes
Aloo Chaat recipe video
I have also shared video instructions for this Aloo Chaat below and I believe it will help you to prepare this snack quickly and easily. You could also find this recipe story format for a quick reference.
📖 Recipe
Aloo Chaat
Ingredients
- 4 Boiled Potato, cubed
- ¼ cup Oil
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ¼ tsp Chili Powder
- ¼ tsp Coriander Powder
- ¼ tsp Cumin Powder
- ¼ tsp Chaat masala
- 1 pinch Amachur Powder
- Salt, as needed
- ¼ cup Onion, chopped
- ¼ cup Tomato
- ¼ cup Mango, raw, chopped
- ¼ cup Curd
- 2 tsp Tamarind chutney
- ¼ cup Green chutney
- 2 tsp Coriander leaves
- ¼ cup Sev, Bhujia
- 3 Papad, for tipping
Instructions
To Prepare Aloo Chaat
- In a pan with medium heat, slightly fry the boiled potatoes on both sides for 2 to 3 minutes
- Remove the potatoes from the pan
- In a large mixing bowl, add potatoes, chili, coriander, turmeric powder, chaat masala, salt, green chutney, tamarind chutney
- Add curd, a pinch of amchur powder, crushed papad, onion, mango, tomato, sev/bhujjia, and coriander leaves
- Combine all the ingredients together to coat well
- Top the aloo chaat with sev/bhujjiaa and coriander leaves
To Serve
- Serve the spicy and tangy aloo chaat
Video
Notes
- The key for a perfect aloo chaat dish is boiling the potatoes and lightly frying them in oil gives the best results to the dish.
- Basically in traditional aloo chaat, ghee is used to fry the potatoes but here in the recipe we have used canola oil and it can be replaced with any cooking oil of your choice
- Adding green and tamarind chutney gives a fresh flavor to the dish
- The same recipe can be modified by adding samosa, fresh fruits, chickpea/chana, and matar/green peas along with boiled or fried potatoes
- Replace the potatoes with sweet potatoes to make healthier version of this recipe
Nutrition
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