Thursday, February 27, 2014

Chutney Aloo | Dhania Aloo | Chaat Recipes

Chutney Aloo | Dhania Aloo | Chaat Recipes

recipe of making chaat with cilantro and potatoes
Coriander is a healthy ingredient with lots of maganese, folic acid, vitamin C and vitamin K. Coriander leaves help to reduce bad cholesterol(LDL). We generally use it as garnish, in order to increase its intake in our diet, one easy method is to make chaat from it.
Chutney aloo or Dhania aloo is a famous North Indian Chaat recipe with lots of fresh coriander(dhania) leaves in it.
You can also serve this recipe as an appetizer. In this recipe first chutney is prepared and then combined with boiled potatoes and other spices, if you have already both things in fridge you can prepare it within 5 minutes.
Ingredients required and detailed instructions for the recipe are as follows:

Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 05 mins | Serves :4
Recipe Category: Chaat Recipes | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian

Ingredients for Chutney Aloo:

Coriander(dhania)leaves-3 cups
aloo(potatoes)-8
ginger-1”piece
green chilies-6
salt-to taste
cumin seeds-1 teaspoon
chaat masala-1 teaspoon
lemon juice-2 teaspoon
oil-2 teaspoon

Method:

  1. boil potatoes, peel them and cut them into thick roundles
  2. grind coriander leaves alongwith ginger and green chillies.
  3. step 1 of making chutney aloo
  4. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds as they crackle, add boiled potato slices, roast them till they are pinkish in color from both sides
  5. step 2 of making chutney aloo
  6. add chaat masala powder, salt, chutney and lemon juice to it, mix well, cook for 1-2 minutes by gently turning it.
  7. step 3 of making chutney aloo
  8. Spicy and tasty chutney aloo chaat is ready to serve

Notes:

In this recipe I have used red potatoes(lal aloo) as their starch is of good quality, they are firm in texture.
You can also make this recipe with baby potatoes.
Mint flavored aloo bhujia can be used as a garnish, gives a nice crunch and flavor to this recipe.
Want to know more about health benefits of coriander leaves refer to this article of TOI
Searching for similiar recipe please try pudiney waley aloo.
This recipe is participating in cook with coriander event

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