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'''Alu chat''' (also spelled as '''alu chaat''', '''aloo chat''', or '''aloo chaat''') is a [[street food]] originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]], it is popular in [[North India]], [[West Bengal]] in [[Eastern India]], [[Pakistan]] and also in parts of [[Sylhet Division]] of Bangladesh. It is prepared by frying [[potato]]es in oil and adding spices and [[chutney]]. It can also be prepared with unfried boiled potatoes{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} and also adding fruits along with spices, lime juice and chutney.
'''Alu chat''' (also spelled as '''alu chaat''', '''aloo chat''', or '''aloo chaat''') is a [[street food]] originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]], it is popular in [[North India]], [[West Bengal]] in [[Eastern India]], [[Pakistan]], parts of [[Sylhet Division]] of Bangladesh and [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. It is prepared by frying [[potato]]es in oil and adding spices and [[chutney]]. It can also be prepared with unfried boiled potatoes{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} and also adding fruits along with spices, lime juice and chutney.


Alu chat is mainly a street food. It can be served as a snack, a side dish or a light meal.<ref>{{cite book|title=India.|year=2010|publisher=Murdoch Books|location=Sydney|isbn=978-1741964387|pages=23}}</ref> It is made from boiled and fried cubed potatoes served with [[Chaat masala|chat masala]]. It is a versatile dish that has many regional variations.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dalal|first=Tarla|title=Punjabi khana|year=2007|publisher=Sanjay|location=Mumbai|isbn=978-8189491543|pages=107}}</ref> The word ''alu'' means potatoes in Hindi and the word ''[[chaat|chat]]'' is derived from Hindi word ''chatna'' which means tasting. Thus, alu chat means a savory potato snack.
Alu chat is mainly a street food. It can be served as a snack, a side dish or a light meal.<ref>{{cite book|title=India.|year=2010|publisher=Murdoch Books|location=Sydney|isbn=978-1741964387|pages=23}}</ref> It is made from boiled and fried cubed potatoes served with [[Chaat masala|chat masala]]. It is a versatile dish that has many regional variations.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dalal|first=Tarla|title=Punjabi khana|year=2007|publisher=Sanjay|location=Mumbai|isbn=978-8189491543|pages=107}}</ref> The word ''alu'' means potatoes in Hindi and the word ''[[chaat|chat]]'' is derived from Hindi word ''chatna'' which means tasting. Thus, alu chat means a savory potato snack.
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This article is about an Indian snack. For the Bollywood movie, see Aloo Chaat (film).
Alu chat
A bowl of alu chat
TypeStreet food
Place of originIndian subcontinent
Region or stateNorth India, West Bengal, Sylhet
Associated national cuisineIndia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Trinidad and Tobago
Main ingredientsPotatoes, oil, spices, chutney

Alu chat (also spelled as alu chaat, aloo chat, or aloo chaat) is a street food originating from the Indian subcontinent, it is popular in North India, West Bengal in Eastern India, Pakistan, parts of Sylhet Division of Bangladesh and Trinidad and Tobago. It is prepared by frying potatoes in oil and adding spices and chutney. It can also be prepared with unfried boiled potatoes[citation needed] and also adding fruits along with spices, lime juice and chutney.

Alu chat is mainly a street food. It can be served as a snack, a side dish or a light meal.[1] It is made from boiled and fried cubed potatoes served with chat masala. It is a versatile dish that has many regional variations.[2] The word alu means potatoes in Hindi and the word chat is derived from Hindi word chatna which means tasting. Thus, alu chat means a savory potato snack.

  • Alu chat vendor, Connaught Place, New Delhi
    Alu chat vendor, Connaught Place, New Delhi
  • Alu kabli, a Bengali alu chat made with sliced boiled potatoes, chickpeas, tomatoes, cucumbers, tamarind sauce, Bengali spices, chopped chillies and garnished with coriander leaves.
    Alu kabli, a Bengali alu chat made with sliced boiled potatoes, chickpeas, tomatoes, cucumbers, tamarind sauce, Bengali spices, chopped chillies and garnished with coriander leaves.

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  1. ↑ India. Sydney: Murdoch Books. 2010. p. 23. ISBN 978-1741964387.
  2. ↑ Dalal, Tarla (2007). Punjabi khana. Mumbai: Sanjay. p. 107. ISBN 978-8189491543.
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