Aloo Basket Chat

by sumagandlur

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Aloo basket chat is an innovative chat recipe with a crispy fried basket made from boiled and mashed potatoes or aloo. The aloo basket is filled with a sweet and tangy mix and served with any chutney of choice.

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Preparation Time: 15 min Cooking Time: 40 min Total Time: 55 mins 10

Ingredients

For the potato baskets
2 cups thickly grated potatoes (old potatoes)
oil for deep-frying
For the filling
2 cups bean sprouts
1/2 cup red or yellow capsicum, finely chopped
1/4 tsp pepper powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp dried ginger (soonth) powder
1/4 tsp sugar
1 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
1/2 tsp roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
1 tsp butter
salt to taste
Other ingredients
1/2 cup Green Chutney

Method

For the potato baskets

Soak the grated potatoes in cold water for 10 to 15 minutes.
Drain and wash in running water for about 5 to 7 minutes.
Drain and wipe dry using a dry absorbent cloth.
Divide the grated potatoes into 10 equal portions.
Place each portion of the grated potatoes on a 37 mm. (1½") diameter metal tea strainer and top with a second strainer.
Hold firmly and deep fry in oil on a medium flame till the basket is golden brown. remove the strainer from the oil, invert it and tap lightly to unmould the basket.
Repeat steps 5 and 6 to make 9 more baskets. store in an air-tight container.

for the filling

Heat the butter and add the pepper powder, chilli powder, ginger powder and sugar and sauté for a few seconds.
Add the bean sprouts, capsicum, amchur, cumin seed powder, coriander and salt and cook for about a minute. keep aside.

how to proceed

Put 3 to 4 tablespoons of the filling into each potato basket.
Top with a spoonful of the green chutney.
Arrange on a serving plate and serve immediately.

This recipe was contributed by sumagandlur on 27 Dec 2003

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