Aloo Chaat: Help me find a recipie

The_blue · May 21st, 2007, 16:48

I'm looking for a recipie to make fried spuds like the street vendors in Delhi.

We had a few (loads) of portions from accross the road from the train station. He fried cooked potatoes in a wock and added spice and lemon juice. What was the spice? I'm realy wanting some right now

Rothrock · May 22nd, 2007, 22:05

What did it taste like? It could be a lot of things. But my guess would be:

a bit of fenugreek (methi)
a bit of coriander (dhaniya)
a bit of cumin (jeera)
cayenne (mirch)

a bit of turmeric (haldi)
some salt (namak)

It would be important to fry the spices in the oil first and then add the potatoes. That way the flavor of the spice goes into the oil and then is available to spread all over the potatoes. Add the turmeric and salt after the potatoes.

Also maybe a bit of garlic and onion paste would go in the oil too?

Nattusbs · May 22nd, 2007, 22:22

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shashank.aggarwal · May 22nd, 2007, 22:23

what exactly is 'spuds'..?

jyotirmoy · May 22nd, 2007, 22:40

You mean sprouts? Don't forget to sqeeze a lemon

Wanderer22 · May 22nd, 2007, 22:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by shashank.aggarwal

what exactly is 'spuds'..?

Spud is western slang for potato. At one time they were considered toxic being a member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).

An organization called the Society for Prevention of Unwholesome Diets tried to discourage people from eating the tubers and their acronym got associated with the potato.

W22

shashank.aggarwal · May 22nd, 2007, 23:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wanderer22

Spud is western slang for potato. At one time they were considered toxic being a member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).

An organization called the Society for Prevention of Unwholesome Diets tried to discourage people from eating the tubers and their acronym got associated with the potato.

W22

That means Blue is talking about Aloo Chaat !!

I guess now it would be easier for him to find the recipe ..

its called "Aloo Chaat" OR Alu Chaat (chaat maybe spelled as chat)..

shashank.aggarwal · May 22nd, 2007, 23:09

its not a complicated recipe...you can search net for Coriander chutney..make that chutney...fry the potatoes, get some chaat masala..(In India we can buy readymade over the shelf)..

mix fried potatoes, with chutney , chaat masala and Lemon juice..

that should do the trick..the taste may differ with the chutney...

you can make it with different chutneys...like Pudina..onion etc...

The_blue · May 23rd, 2007, 04:47

Thanks for the help.

I forgot to add it was a dry dish, no sauce. He fryed potatoes and added the spice after.

shashank.aggarwal · May 23rd, 2007, 10:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_blue

Thanks for the help.

I forgot to add it was a dry dish, no sauce. He fryed potatoes and added the spice after.

chutney is added in small quantity..and there is not much liquid in their...its just all spices and herbs crushed together to form a paste..and that paste forms a coating om potatoes and the end result is dry only..

Or maybe you can simply get some chaat masala and try putting that with fryed potatotes and lime juice..

machadinha · May 23rd, 2007, 11:05

If you can give us the definitive recipe name we could change the title accordingly for others to find it back.

So is it aloo chaat or what?

shashank.aggarwal · May 23rd, 2007, 12:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by machadinha

If you can give us the definitive recipe name we could change the title accordingly for others to find it back.

So is it aloo chaat or what?

sounds like aloo chaat to me...(may be spelled differently though)..

because fried potatoes, Lime juice, masala...these are all part of Aloo chaat only..

The_blue · May 23rd, 2007, 19:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by shashank.aggarwal

chutney is added in small quantity..and there is not much liquid in their.

Or maybe you can simply get some chaat masala and try putting that with fryed potatotes and lime juice..

no chutney was used. I'll try the masala.

I will learn to ask and write it down next time. the vendor wasn't speaking much english, we spoke in fingers and head wiggles.

BabeInTheWoods · May 27th, 2007, 07:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_blue

I'm looking for a recipie to make fried spuds like the street vendors in Delhi.

We had a few (loads) of portions from accross the road from the train station. He fried cooked potatoes in a wock and added spice and lemon juice. What was the spice? I'm realy wanting some right now

Thank you so much for posting this question The_blue. I've often wondered what that dish was called and the guy we got it from had less english than we have hindi so he couldn't tell us what the spice mix was. Now, since I saw the name for this dish (I knew is was 'aloo something' but never figured out the 'something'), I was able to look it up on Google. The other night we had our very first home-made 'aloo gaat' and it tasted just like the real thing. Yay. You are my hero of the week. My gratitude is only exceeded by my overwhelming delight at my partner's look of admiration when he tasted it. (Backs out of the room bowing in immense thankfulness...)

May 21st, 2007, 16:48	#1
The_blue Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: uk Posts: 52	Aloo Chaat: Help me find a recipie I'm looking for a recipie to make fried spuds like the street vendors in Delhi. We had a few (loads) of portions from accross the road from the train station. He fried cooked potatoes in a wock and added spice and lemon juice. What was the spice? I'm realy wanting some right now

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Rothrock Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 97	What did it taste like? It could be a lot of things. But my guess would be: a bit of fenugreek (methi) a bit of coriander (dhaniya) a bit of cumin (jeera) cayenne (mirch) a bit of turmeric (haldi) some salt (namak) It would be important to fry the spices in the oil first and then add the potatoes. That way the flavor of the spice goes into the oil and then is available to spread all over the potatoes. Add the turmeric and salt after the potatoes. Also maybe a bit of garlic and onion paste would go in the oil too?

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Nattusbs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 356	Check out this website, I visit it a lot: www.bawarchi.com Cheers Nattusbs

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shashank.aggarwal Mr. Badboy :D Join Date: May 2007 Location: ~ Dilli ~ Posts: 5,485	its not a complicated recipe...you can search net for Coriander chutney..make that chutney...fry the potatoes, get some chaat masala..(In India we can buy readymade over the shelf).. mix fried potatoes, with chutney , chaat masala and Lemon juice.. that should do the trick..the taste may differ with the chutney... you can make it with different chutneys...like Pudina..onion etc...

May 23rd, 2007, 04:47	#9
The_blue Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: uk Posts: 52	Thanks for the help. I forgot to add it was a dry dish, no sauce. He fryed potatoes and added the spice after.

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