Description
Boiled potatoes fried crispy in oil, tossed with intensely sour Chaat Masala and lemon juice. A simple yet highly destructive street snack.
Restaurants serving Aloo Chaat (Spicy Fried Potato, Street Style)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Potato
- Lemon
- Chaat Masala
- Cumin
- Chili powder
- Black salt
- Frying oil
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients]
- boiled potatoes, frying oil,
- tsp roasted cumin powder, 1/
- tsp black salt, 1/
- tsp chili powder,
- tsp Chaat Masala,
- lemon.
- Instantly slide cubed boiled potatoes kept warm on the giant flat pan (Tawa) edge into the boiling oil pool in the center upon order.
- Shallow-fry on high heat rolling continuously with an iron spatula until potato corners wear down, the whole surface turns golden, and the outside becomes crispy.
- Drain oil, move to a bowl, instantly sprinkle massive roasted cumin powder, intense sulfur-smelling black salt, bright red chili powder, and secret Chaat Masala 'like there's no tomorrow'.
- Powerfully squeeze a halved raw lemon, violently tossing the bowl so sour juice and spices coat the crispy potatoes. Stuff cheeks 'huff-huff' piercing the piping hot, fluffy, sour-spicy ultimate french fries with a toothpick—the savory temptation of Delhi alleys.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Chaat Masala、Cumin、Black salt
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Frozen french fries (as an easy sub)
Pairing
Masala Chai、Cold water
Trivia
[Trend] The true identity of the savory cumin/oil smell you invariably encounter walking Delhi's Old Bazaar. Gathers absolute support from all ages as 'the strongest way to eat potatoes' without onions or chutneys.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pierce the piping hot oil-absorbing potatoes with a toothpick, rolling them in your mouth 'huff-huff' while choking on the sour-spicy powder!
Allergen
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