Alu chat

A bowl of alu chat
Type	snack
Place of origin	Indian subcontinent
Region or state	North India, West Bengal,Sylhet
Associatedcuisine	India,Bangladesh,Pakistan
Main ingredients	Potatoes, oil, spices,chutney
Media: Alu chat

Alu chat (also spelledalu chaat,aloo chat, oraloo chaat) is astreet food originating from theIndian subcontinent. It is popular inNorth India, West Bengal inEastern India,Pakistan, and also in parts ofSylhet Division of Bangladesh. It is prepared by frying potatoes in oil and adding spices andchutney. It can also be prepared with unfried boiled potatoes^{[citation needed]} and 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 withchat masala. It is a versatile dish that has many regional variations.^[2] The wordalu means potatoes in Hindi and the wordchat is derived from the Hindi wordchatna, which means 'tasting'. Thus, 'alu chat' means a savory potato snack.

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

• Pakistani snack foods
• Pakistani fast food
• Indian snack foods
• Indian fast food
• Bengali cuisine
• Bangladeshi cuisine
• Street food
• Sylheti cuisine

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