Aloo chiwda / Vrat ki Falahari Namkeen

Fried potato sticks,peanuts and cashews tossed Indian style


During Navratri and other fasting days we need some snacks or munchies along with the main course meals.As there are only few option to use during fasting ,so often we have to try something mainly with potato,banana and yam.This aloo chiwda can be easily used during fasting.

Potato is grated and fried and then fried peanuts,cashews,green chilies and few spices which are acceptable in fasting are added .You can also make this with sundried potato sticks if you want to make it quick and easy.but the taste and texture will be slightly different.

Prep time- 10 min

Cooking time-20 min

Cuisine-North Indian

Type-snack,vrat ki recipe

Yield-approx. 5 cups



INGREDIENTS-

• Potatoes- 4 medium(500 gms)


• Peanuts- 3/4 cup


• Cashew nut,halves- 3/4 cup


• Raisins- 2 tbsp


• Green chili,chopped- 2 tsp


• Curry leaves- 10

Spice mix-

• Castor sugar/pisi hui chini-1.5 tsp


• Tatri/citric acid,powdered -1/4 tsp *


• Pepper powder- 1 tsp


• Rock salt/sendha namak-to taste

PROCEDURE-

1. Peel and grate potatoes with a thick grater .


2. Wash the grated potato with enough water and then squeeze well.


3. Now spread it on a kitchen towel for 20 minutes.


4. Take a small bowl and mix all the spices and keep aside.


5. Heat oil in a deep and wide pan.


6. Add the grated potatoes in the pan and fry on high flame for 2 minutes.


7. Then lower the flame and fry till they become golden and crisp.


8. Drain the fried potatoes on a paper napkin


9. Repeat the process and fry potatoes in batches.


10. Then fry peanuts on low heat till they become golden,drain on a paper napkin.


11. Fry cashews on low heat till golden and then drain


12. Add chopped green chilies in the hot oil and fry,after few seconds add chopped curry leaves .


13. When curry leaves become crisp, add raisins.


14. When raisin flots on top of the oil then take out and drain on a paper napkin.


15. Now sprinkle the spices over all fried ingredients and mix well.


16. Let the chiwda cool down completely then serve or store.

Note-

1-Citric acid can be substituted with mango powder,or can skip both.

2-Instead of making with freshly grated potatoes,you can also make this potato chiwda with readymade dried potato sticks/sev .But the taste and texture will be different



To make sun dried Aloo sev and papad- http://maayeka.blogspot.ae/2012/05/aloo-papad-and-aloo-sev.html

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