Dahi - Aloo Chaat

Chaats, a savory snacks is quite famous in our country from road side stalls to hi-5 restuarant, you can find this in the menu. It is assortment of spicy, sweet-tangy flavour.

You Need:

Potatoes - 2 small nos

Puri's - 6 nos

Onion - 1 no 

Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

Salt - To taste

Curd - 5 tbsp

You Need - For Sweet-tangy sauce

Dates - 20 nos (Small Pieces)
Jagerry - 1 1/2 cups (Grated)
Tamarind (adjust) 1 lemon size ball
Chilli powder - 1 tspWater 2 cups.
Salt - A pinch
Chat masala - 1 tsp (Optional)

Aloo preparation:

Peel the potatoes and cut them into small pieces. Take a non stick pan, heat 2 tsp of oil. Once heated, add onions and fry till golden brown color. Then add potatoes, chilli powder, garam masala, and salt. Add little water and cook covered till the potatoes are well cooked and mashed. The water should be evaporated. Potatoe masala is ready now.

In a non stick pan, add the tamarind along with the water and bring to a boil until it becomes thick paste. Once cooled down, grind tamarind mixture along with dates to a fine paste. Pour this tamarind-date paste back to non stick pan,cook for 10 mins on medium flame. Add the grated jaggery and allow it to melt with the tamarind date mixture.  Add all the spice powders and pinch of salt. Continue to cook till it becomes little thick, approx 20 mins on medium low flame. Turn off heat and allow it to cool. Sweet tangy sauce is ready now.

Take a serving plate, break the puri's, add potatoe masala and top it with sweet-tangy sauce and curd. Sprinkle chilli powder and serve these delicious chaat as evening snacks.