Aloo dahi chaat recipe | Dahi aloo chaat recipe | Potato chaat

India is renowned for its extraordinary food and incredible usage of spices. Indian cuisine is like a huge ocean where you will get myriad recipes with their own specialities. Indian street food is an inimitable part of Indian culinary where countless tempting recipes of chaat, bhajjis, pakodas etc. are prepared in each corners of India.

Recipes of Chaat is known for its amazing flavours, different layers of texture and combinational taste which tickles all the taste buds of our mouth and dominates the senses. All of these reasons have been drooling people for chaat recipes since decades. Though it is easily available in every small towns, cities, villages of India but people never get bored of it.

What is Aloo dahi chaat?

Aloo dahi chaat is one of the most effortless Indian chaat recipes. In this preparation, boiled potato chunks are deep fried till crispy golden brown and is then served with chilled yogurt and the other components of chaat. It is a hugely popular Indian street food of North India, especially in Delhi and Mumbai. There are many variations in this preparation like Simple Aloo Chaat, Paneer Aloo Chaat, Chana Aloo Chaat etc. other than Dahi Aloo Chaat.

I am a huge fan of Indian street food and never miss any chance to admire the deliciousness of it. When I was in India, I used to try different types of street foods including chaat recipes frequently. But after coming to the UK, I have started preparing most of the recipes for Chaat at home. Though it sounds difficult but it’s not that tough to bring the essence of chaat recipes at home with your culinary.

Homemade chaat recipe not only makes the chaat yummier & healthier but also gives me an inner satisfaction. I serve my handmade chaat recipes to the elders and kids of my family without a pinch of hesitation. In fact, I have prepared different types of chaat recipes as evening snacks for many get together and parties. This Potato chaat is one of the biggest hits of my chaat recipe collections.

I have already shared the simple Aloo chaat recipe with you. Today, I am going to share the Aloo dahi chaat recipe with you. It is a perfect snack for evening which gets prepared very quickly. Whenever I plan to prepare any Chaat Recipe, first I prepare the chutneys for chaat couple of days before hand and refrigerate them. It makes the recipe handy in front of guests.

Aloo dahi chaat recipe is very simple and easy to make. It gets prepared very quickly and can be prepared in big batches which makes it a perfect starter for any get together, kitty parties and small birthday parties. If all the components of the recipe are assembled and potato chunks are halfway fried, then it’s a matter of minutes to make a plate of Dahi aloo chaat in front of guests. You just need to deep fry the potatoes till crispy brown and add with the remaining chaat components.

Aloo dahi chaat recipe with step by step photos and instructions have been provided in the ‘Instruction’ section of the recipe. If you follow each step of my recipe precisely then you will get the perfectly crisp potatoes for the potato chaat recipe.

Tips to prepare Perfect Aloo dahi Chaat

How to make aloo dahi chaat?

For the recipe of Aloo dahi chaat, first I have peeled the potatoes and cut them in medium chunks. Then I have boiled them in salted water till tender but not mushy. After this, I have deep fried the potatoes till golden brown and crispy.

You can also shallow fry the potatoes to make the potato chaat healthier. But it will not give you that crispy outer layer which you get in street corner stalls. Sometimes, little cheating in your diet plan is not so bad, especially it’s for a mouth-watering Chaat recipe.

To prepare any Chaat recipe, it is very important to assemble all the ingredients before you start plating.

For plating, I arranged the fried potato chunks in a bowl. Then I have sprinkled some Rock salt, Chaat masala and Roasted Cumin Powder one by one on it.

Then I have drizzled green chatni, Imli ki chatni and chilled yogurt on the fried potato chunks.

After this, I sprinkled some chopped onions, nylon sev, chopped cilantros and pomegranate seeds on the top.

At the end, I have sprinkled some red chilli powder on the top. It gives a heaty touch to the potato chaat.

The best part of preparing any chaat recipe is that there is no hard and fast rule to prepare it. It does not require any fixed measurements. Chaat is the combination of sweet, tangy, salty and heaty taste and you can adjust things according to your choice. As an example, I always go heavy with the Sweet Tamarind Chutney for any chaat recipe.

Ingredients:

• 3 Potatoes, peeled and medium diced
• 3 cups of water, to boil the potatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup Oil, for deep frying

• 4 tablespoons chilled Yogurt, beaten
• 2 and ½ tablespoons Nylon sev
• ½ small Onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons Coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons Pomegranate seeds
• 3 tablespoons Sweet Tamarind Chutney or Imli ki Chutney
• 2 tablespoons Green Chutney or Coriander Mint Chutney
• ¾ teaspoon Chaat Masala
• ¾ teaspoon Roasted Cumin powder
• ½ teaspoon Black salt, quantity may vary according to preferred taste
• ½ teaspoon Red chilli powder

1. First peel the potatoes and dice them in medium size. Then wash the potato chunks.
2. Put a pan on high flame and add 3 cups of water and potato chunks into it. Add 1 teaspoon salt into the pan give a stir. Put the flame in high until the water starts boiling. Then put on the lid of the pan and put the flame in low. Cook the potatoes for 10 minutes until they get tender but not mushy. Check the potatoes with the help of a fork.
3. Switch off the flame and strain the potatoes to a separate plate. Allow the potatoes to come to room temperature.
4. Take a pan on flame and add enough oil to deep fry the potato chunks. Wait until the oil is hot. Add boiled potato chunks in batches into the pan. Don’t overcrowd the pan. Fry the potatoes evenly in medium high flame till crispy golden brown. Turn the potato chunks in regular intervals.
5. Drain the potatoes and transfer them on a tissue lined plate.
6. Take a plate and transfer the potato chunks into it.
7. Sprinkle some Roasted cumin powder, black Salt and Chaat masala powder on it.
8. Drizzle Green chutney and Imli ki chutney one by one on the fried potato chunks.
9. Pour generous amount of chilled yogurt on the top of the fried potatoes.
10. Add some chopped onions, nylon sev and Coriander leaves on the top.
11. At the end, top with Pomegranate seeds and sprinkle some red chilli powder.

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