aloo chaat (piquant potato salad)
Aloo chaat is a serving of shallow fried baby potato halves in a medley of spices and a dash of tamarind chutney. Delicious!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4 1x
- Category: Snack
- Method: Shallow Frying
- Cuisine: Indian
Scale
Ingredients
- 24-ounce baby potatoes (approximately 18-20)
- 1 tsp black salt
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 sprig cilantro leaves, chopped fine
- A dash of tamarind chutney
- 4 –5 tbsp cooking oil
Instructions
- Boil, peel and halve the baby potatoes.
- Heat the oil in a skillet and shallow fry the potato halves till they are golden brown. As the potatoes are frying, sprinkle the black salt and chaat masala on top.
- Once the potatoes are fried, add the lemon juice and mix well.
- Arrange the baby potatoes on a plate and drizzle the tamarind chutney on top. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
Notes
- Black salt, chaat masala and tamarind chutney are all easily available in any Indian grocery store or even big chain supermarkets like Walmart.
- Black salt is a kind of rock salt that is light pink in colour. It is a commonly used ingredient in Indian cooking, especially in chaats, chutneys and raitas.
- Chaat masala is a combination of many powdered spices like paprika, cumin, black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and mango powder.
- I recommend using a cast iron skillet for this recipe. The heat is distributed more evenly in a heavy skillet and the potatoes get fried quickly with a lovely brown crust. However, if you don’t have a cast iron skillet, a regular pan works too.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 243.8
- Sugar: 6.1 g
- Sodium: 423.3 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 30.2 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 6.3 g
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