ALOO CHAAT / POTATO SALAD

The mention of chaat brings water to my mouth. As mentioned a number of times, my food habits have undergone a change. Chaat was never in my favourite list of food earlier. I preferred rolls, fried stuffs, meats over anything. Be it my age or the unavailability of the things I loved in the place I live, my food preference has changed. Yet, I do enjoy what I eat, if not I cannot even have a spoon of it. The doctor prescribed me to have a lot of salad. A foodie like me cannot have it all the time. Hence, I keep looking for alternatives, which will be nutritious and tasty at the same time. Potato.... though full of carb can be had by those who are prescribed to have a low carb diet. My doctor asked me to boil the potato and discard the water before having it. Even if we are using it in curries, we need to do the same for health reasons. Aloo Chaat or Potato Salad is something I find filling and tasty at the same time. Aloo Chaat is an Indian Potato Salad wherein we boil the potatoes, add few other things to it and toss it with few spices. Let us prepare this quick and easy Aloo Chaat / Potato Salad together. Bengali "aloo kabli" with a little difference is just out of the world, we would make a separate post about it.

INGREDIENTS :

 Potato : 2

Onion : 1 

Cucumber : 1 small sized
Black Gram : 1/4small cup
Sweet Corn : 2tbsp
Red Chilli Powder : 3-4 pinches
Green Chilli : 1
Chilli Flakes : 1tsp
Salt : As required
Coriander Leaves : 1sprig [I did not use]
Lemon Juice : 2-3 tbsp

METHOD :

Wash and soak the Bengal Grams for 2 hrs in hot water and boil in enough water adding salt. Once cool, drain the water. Also boil the sweet corns for few minutes.

Peel, wash and cut the potatoes half. Boil them in enough water adding salt as required. Cut into small cubes.

Peel, chop the onion and green chilli, wash. Discard the two ends, chop and wash the cucumber.

Take the potatoes, Bengal gram, sweet corn, chopped cucumber, onion and green chillies in a bowl. Add the salt, chilli flakes, mix together well.

Add the  lemon juice and mix again.

Garnish with coriander leaves if you may.