Aloo Tokri Chaat | Potato Basket Chaat
Aloo tokri chaat is very famous chaat recipe in North Indian especially in Delhi, in which basket made by grated potatoes and filled up with chutneys, yogurts, spices and bhalla and papris.
Ingredients
For Potato Basket
- 2 Large Potatoes, Peeled
- 1/2 Tsp. Salt
- 1/2 Tsp. Turmeric Powder
- Oil for Deep Frying
For Assembling
- Few Bhallas Chopped
- Few Papris Chopped
- 1/4 Cup Boiled Potatoes Chopped
- 1/2 Cup Boiled Chickpeas
- 2 Tbsps. Boondi
- 2 Tbsps Pomegranate Arils
- Coriander Leaves Chopped
- Sev
Chutneys
- Green Coriander Chutney
- Meethi Chutney
- Yogurt Whisked
Spices
- Salt to taste
- Black Pepper Powder to taste
- Chaat Masala
- Roasted Cumin Powder
Instructions
How to Prepare Potato Baskets
- Wash the potatoes and peel off the skin, grate the potatoes thickly.
- Keep the grated potatoes soaked in cold water for 10-15 minutes. Drain the water from the grated potatoes completely and dry the potato using an absorbent kitchen towel.
- Add salt and turmeric powder and mix well. Take a tea strainer and place a portion of potatoes evenly covering the base and sides of strainer completely.
- Now take a second tea strainer which will be a size smaller and place it on top of the grated potatoes inside the first one.
- Heat the oil in kadai, when hot enough. Add the strainer completely immersing it into the oil. Deep fry till the potato basket turns golden brown.
- Remove the top strainer carefully and keep it aside. Invert the strainer with basket and giving it a very light tap, gently unmold the basket from the tea strainer. Use the same process to make remaining baskets.
How to Assemble Aloo Tokri Chaat
- In a plate, place the Aloo Basket, Add roughly chopped bhallas, papris, Potatoes, chickpeas. Add meethi chutney, green chutney and yogurt.
- Now add spices, pomegranate, sev, boondi and coriander till the basket is almost filled up. Serve Immediately.