easy basket chaat recipe | potato basket recipe | aloo basket chaat

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Servings
  • Category: chaat
  • Cuisine: indian street food

Ingredients

for basket:

  • 3 potato / aloo
  • ½ cup corn flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • oil for frying

for chaat stuffing:

  • 1 cup chana / chikpea (soaked & boiled)
  • 1 potato / aloo (boiled & cubed)
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp aamchur / dry mango powder
  • ½ tsp chaat masala
  • ¼ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
  • 1 tsp green chutney
  • ½ tsp salt

for 1 basket chaat preparation:

  • 2 tsp green chutney
  • 2 tsp tamarind chutney
  • 3 tbsp curd / yogurt (whisked)
  • pinch chaat masala
  • pinch cumin powder / jeera powder
  • pinch aamchur / dry mango powder
  • pinch kashmiri red chilli powder
  • pinch salt
  • 2 tbsp onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp tomato (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp sev (fine)
  • 2 tbsp boondi
  • 2 tsp coriander (finely chopped)

Method

  1. firstly, peel and grate 3 potato. use fresh potatoes, else aloo basket will not be crispy.
  2. now rinse the grated raw potato well to remove of starch.
  3. drain off the potato and squeeze out water completely.
  4. further add ½ cup corn flour and ½ tsp salt.
  5. squeeze the potato and prepare a moist potato mixture.
  6. now spread the potato mixture over sieve.
  7. deep fry in hot oil until it turns golden brown.
  8. finally, prepare the potato basket chaat using prepared aloo basket.

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.