Aloo chaat is a simple snack made with potatoes and chaat chutneys. This sweet spicy and sour tangy aloo chaat is also a popular street food which is made by deep frying the potatoes. Just to keep it healthy I have made this aloo chaat by boiling potatoes. You can also use grilled or fried potatoes.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Snack
  • Cuisine: North Indian

Ingredients

  • 2 large potatoes (cubed)
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon ginger (or garlic chopped)
  • 1 green chili (chopped)
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder (roasted jeera powder (optional))
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon chaat masala powder
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 tablespoon coriander leaves (chopped)
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons nylon sev
  • 2 tablespoon pomegranate arils ((replace with sweet raisins & roasted cashews))
  • ½ to ¾ teaspoon lemon juice (or 1 teaspoon sweet tamarind chutney)
  • ¼ to ½ cup coriander leaves
  • 4 to 6 mint leaves ((pudina, optional))
  • 1 garlic (clove)
  • ⅛ inch ginger
  • 1 teaspoon fried gram ((optional))
  • 1 tablespoon water (if needed)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt (or as needed)

Method

Preparation

  1. Wash and peel potatoes. Cube them to 1 inch pieces and soak in water until used.
  2. Optional - To make green chutney, add coriander leaves, pudina, garlic, ginger, fried gram and salt to a mini blender jar. Add 1 tbsp water. Make a fine smooth green chutney. Set this aside.

How to make Aloo Chaat - Method 1 - No deep fry

  1. Boil potatoes till al dente. They must be just cooked without turning mushy. You can steam or pressure cook or boil them in a pot. Cool these completely and cube.
  2. Add oil to a pan and heat it. Add ginger or garlic and green chili.
  3. Next add the potatoes and saute on a high flame until golden and little crisp. Turn off the stove.

Method 2 - Deep fry

  1. Parboil cubed potatoes for few minutes. Drain and wipe off excess moisture.
  2. Heat half cup oil in a deep pan. When the oil is hot enough drop the potato cubes and deep fry until crisp and cooked through. Remove to a mixing plate.

Make aloo chaat

  1. Next to the hot fried potatoes, add red chilli powder, chaat masala powder, very little salt and cumin powder.
  2. Add green chutney, tamarind chutney or lemon juice. Check the salt and spice.
  3. Mix well and transfer aloo chaat to a serving plate.
  4. Add some coriander leaves, sev and pomegranate arils or raisins and cashews. Serve aloo chaat immediately.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.