Chatpata Aloo Recipe – Sour and Spicy Potato

Here comes Chatpata Aloo Recipe… Blend of Indian Spices and Lime juice. With all this ingredients this Chatpata Aloo tastes amazing. You can even eat this Chatpata Aloo as a starter or side snacks. You can even club this Chatpata Aloo with chapati Or Rice. Aloo also termed as Potatoes in English. Aloo is also called as Batata in India.

Aloo is my favorite vegetable. Although I avoid eating Aloo to curb my pitta level. But Once in a while I always binge on Aloo. I add dash of hing to Aloo so it doesn’t gives you stomach problems. Very few people know that Aloo is a rich source of Vitamin C.

I realised there were lot of Aloos lying in my Kitchen. So I decided to make something with these Aloos. I was feeling eating something sour and spicy. That is when I came to a conclusion to make this Chatpata Aloo Recipe.

I have first parboiled the potatoes. Later peeled their skin and fried them. Kept these fried Aloos aside. Dabbed some tissue paper on them to remove excess oil. Weight watchers could just boil them completely. Omit the frying part. But let me tell you the parboiled fried potatoes tastes yum.

Let me guide you through this Chatpata Aloo Recipe. By the way you could use Baby Potatoes too for this yum recipe. If you wanna know more easy and yum recipes do click on this link.

Total Preparation: 50 mins

Serves: 3 to 4 People

Ingredients:

• 3 Aloos ( Boiled or Parboiled and Deepfried)
• 3 tbsp Melon Seeds
• 3 tbsp White Sesame Seeds
• A pinch of Hing (Asofoetida)
• 5 to 6 Green Chilies
• 8 to 9 Garlic Cloves
• 1 Onion
• 2tbsp Fresh Coconut or Desiccated Coconut
• 3 tbsp Fresh Curd
• 10 Mint Leaves
• Coriander Leaves
• 10 to 12 Curry Leaves
• 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
• 3 tbsp Black Pepper Powder
• 2 tbsp Chat Masala
• Salt as per taste
• Oil

Method:

For White Paste: Grind Melon seeds, Coconut, Onion along with white sesame seeds. Add water if required. Also put mint leaves and few coriander leaves to the paste.

You could use boiled potatoes Or parboil them and deep fry them. I have parboiled potatoes and deep fried them.

Take 2 tbsp oil. Once the oil is hot Saute cumin seeds. When they start crackling add hing and green chillies.

Add the melon paste and stir. Now put curry leaves. Add pepper powder and salt. Stir for about 3 mins on low flame.

Its time to mix Aloos in the paste. Combine all of them well. Cover with lid on low flame for 2 mins. Finally add Curd to it.

Add salt as per taste. Switch off the gas. Squeeze lime juice as much as you want. Also put chaat masala.  Garnish with coriander leaves and white sesame seeds on top.

Serve hot with Roti, Chapati or Rice. You could also eat this Chatpata Aloo as a starter.

Tip:

1. You could add more chilies to make it spicy
2. If green chily is not available you could use red chili flakes
3. Also can replace Aloo with Paneer with the same Ingredients an Method.
4. If you want the gravy more add more curd and melon seed paste to it. Curd is great during summer.

Happy Cooking!