The Ultimate Indian Street Food

Name: The Ultimate Indian Street Food
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Aloo Chaat; Potatoes; Sunflower Oil; Salt; Cumin powder; Red Chili Powder; Chaat masala; Tamarind sauce; Coriander and mint chutney; To garnish; Yogurt; Lime Juice; Red Onion; Aloo Bhujia; Pomegranate Seeds; Coriander; Chilli; Bhel Chaat; Puffed Rice; Potatoes; Peanuts; Aloo Bhujia; Salt; Red Chili Powder; Chaat masala; Ginger; Chilli; Tomatoes; Red Onion; Pomegranate Seeds

Learn how to cook aloo chaat and bhel chaat with Monica Haldar.

BYMonica Haldar,

Chef / Food Writer / Presenter

08 March, 2021

serves for

ingredients

Aloo Chaat

Potatoes

2 medium, skin on, cut into chunks, parboiled

Sunflower Oil

Salt

a pinch

Cumin powder

¾ tsp roasted

Red Chili Powder

¼ tsp

Chaat masala

1 heaped tsp

Tamarind sauce

4 tbsp

Coriander and mint chutney

2 tbsp

To garnish

Yogurt

2 tbsp (diluted to pouring consistency)

Lime Juice

Juice of ¼ lime

Red Onion

1 tbsp, finely diced

Aloo Bhujia

2tbsp

Pomegranate Seeds

2 tbsp

Coriander

Handful fresh, finely chopped

Chilli

Fresh, finely chopped

Bhel Chaat

Puffed Rice

1 cup (15g), lightly toasted on a dry pan for 2-3 minutes

Potatoes

1 medium (150g), boiled and peeled, cut into bite size chunks

Peanuts

1 tbsp roasted

Aloo Bhujia

3-4 tbsp or Bombay mix

Salt

¼ tsp or according to taste

Red Chili Powder

¼ tsp

Chaat masala

1 tsp

Ginger

1”, very finely diced

Chilli

½ finely chopped

Tomatoes

1 medium, (de-seeded), finely diced

Red Onion

2-3 tbsp, finely diced

Pomegranate Seeds

2 tbsp

Coriander

Handful fresh, finely chopped

Wet ingredients

Lime Juice

Juice of ½

Coriander and mint chutney

2 tbsp

Tamarind sauce

4 tbsp, sweet

Monica Haldar, presenter and food writer, founded the acclaimed Indian pop-up restaurant and cookery school The Spice Club, as well as the online cookery school Shikshak.

She is the host of Fine Dining Lovers' Secrets of Indian Cooking series, and an authority on authentic Indian food (with a little help from her mother).

Learn how to cook aloo chaat and bhel chaat with her recipe steps.

See Monica's Indian Pantry 101: a list of ingredients you'll need to master Indian cooking.

You can also watch Monica making bread in the video tutorial below:

Step 01

For the aloo chaat

Heat 4-5cm of oil in a small saucepan or wok. Once hot, carefully add the chunks of potatoes into the oil and cook on a medium temperature. Keep them moving and cook until crisp and golden (this should take around 5-6 minutes).

Once crisp, remove the potatoes from the oil using a slotted spoon and place into a mixing bowl.

Step 02

While the potatoes are hot, add salt, roasted cumin powder, chilli powder, chaat masala, coriander mint chutney and tamarind chutney.

Step 03

Mix well and transfer into your serving dish. Finish with a drizzle of yoghurt, a sprinkle of onions, potato sev, fresh coriander, pomegranate coriander and mint. Enjoy immediately.