Saturday, June 18, 2011

Aloo Cholay (Alu Choly)

NGREDIENTS
Potatoes 1/2 kg boil, peel, cut in small pieces
Chickpeas 1/2 kg wash and soak in water for 30 minutes
Masoor lentil 1/2 cup washed Tomatoes
4, finely chopped Green chillies
6, finely chopped Mint
1/2 bunch, finely chopped Onions
3 medium, sliced fine, soaked in salted water Lemons
2, cut in eight pieces Soda bicarbonate
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2 tbsp, roasted and powdered Sonth
1/2 tsp powdered Chaat masala
1/2 tbsp Sweet and sour tamarind chutney as needed Salt to taste
2 COOKING DIRECTIONS
Drain the chickpeas. In a large pan combine chickpeas with masoor daal add water and bring to boil.
Turn down heat add soda bicarbonate.
Cook till tender. Remove from heat, add sonth, salt and a little cumin seed powder and mix well. Serve the remaining ingredients in separate small dishes; do not add to the chaat, before serving.
Let people help themselves according to taste.
Chaat spoils quickly if onion, tomatoes and potatoes are added in with it.

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