Easy and Spicy Aloo Chaat Recipe

 Namaskar.  Today we will make Street style Aloo chat. We are making Quick aloo chaat If there is boiled potato in fridge, Then you can instantly make it and serve it as a snack for evening. Aloo chaat is a popular snack found at NorthIndian road side vendors. This is one of the very few chaats served without any chutney. However you can always add cilantro and tamarind chutney. This recipe is inspired by the chaat. I used to enjoy it in my hostel . I incorporated a special spice mix also known chaat masala. I would suggest trying this recipe with chutney. This mouthwatering chaat is just perfect for anyone who loves spicy food. This recipe will serve 2.

The potato is now the most consumed vegetable in the India. White potatoes contain essential nutrients,vitamins and are a good source of fiber. One medium russet potato for example provides 37% of your recommended daily intake of vitamin C, 31% of Vitamin B6, 27% of potassium and 20% manganese, to name just a few. Potatoes provide lots of Resistant starch. Resistant starch is a type of starch that is not digested in your small intestine. Instead, it passes through to the large intestine,where it can feed the beneficial bacteria in your gut. Resistant starch has been associated witha number of health benefits, especially in terms of blood sugar control and insulin sensitivity. Interestingly the way we prepare our potatoes can influence their nutrient content. Many of their nutrients are concentrated in the outer skin, so peeling the potato can remove a large portion of the fiber and mineral content in each serving. However in Dr Greger’s book, die white potatoes are listed as a red/yellow light food on his food traffic light system, why is this? Why are white potatoes a red/yellow light food? The reason white potatoes are not the best thing is because every time we put a white potato in our mouth we’re missing an opportunity to put something healthier in our mouth so just like, why is ice berg lettuce not the best thing in the world? Because every time we have an ice berg lettuce salad we’re missing an opportunity to have an arugula salad or a spinach salad and everytime we eat a white potato we’re missing an opportunity to eat a sweet potato which is  much healthier.Although probably the primary reason why white potatoes have been associated with negative health outcomes is because people eat them fried or if they eat them baked and put a lot of sour cream cheese or whatever on them. But the Harvard found some negative associative affects even controlling for that. Although a new study that just came out, actually this month, trying to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy plant food indexes ,there's pro vegetarian indexes-basically gives you points for all the plant foods you eat, it gives you negative points for the animal foods you eat, and you see if that correspond to health outcomes and when you do that- feed healthy plant foods then you live longer lower risk of cardiovascular disease etc. But if you do an unhealthy plant food index which had included white potatoes, french fries, unhealthy processed snacks that kind of thing, you actually don’t get that benefit. Ironically actually you don’t get a detriment either but you do get a detriment compared to eating lots of whole healthy plant foods but when they did that with or without white potatoes they actually didn’t see a difference so it probably wasn’t the white potatoes but all the other junk that was impairing people’s healthy scores.  

INGREDIENTS :-

• Potatoes - 5 boiled and chopped 
• Cumin powder - 1 tsp
• Imli Chutney - 2 tbsp
• Black Salt - 1 tsp
• Tomato - 1 Small finely Chopped 
• Onions - 2 small finely chopped 
• Green Chilli - 3 chopped 
• Cucumber - 1/2 chopped 
• Tomato Sauce - 1 tbsp
• Chaat Masala - 1 tsp

METHOD :-

• Take 5 potato and Boil it. Than cut into small pieces. 
• Than heat refined oil for light fry the potatoes. 
• Fry it on medium to high flame for 2-3 minutes. Or
• Fry the potatoes until it becomes light golden in colour. 
• Than drain it out. And keep it in a plate. 
• Now spread chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, chopped cucumber and green chilli. 
• Than add cumin powder, chaat masala, black salt, Imli Chutney and tomato sauce. 
• You can add coriander leaves and lemon juice. 
• Now, at last spread sec or dalmot mixture. 
• Our yummy, healthy and spicy aloo chaat is ready to serve. 

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