Samshed Potato Chaat
Aloo Tikki Chaat served in Smashed Potato Chaat Style | How to make Smashed Potato Chaat or Crispy Baby Potato Chaat
Ingredients
- 24-30 Baby Potatoes 1.5lbbag /700g
Spices and Herbs
- 1-2 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
- ½ tsp Amchur/Dry Ginger Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder/Paprika
- 1 tsp Salt or as per taste
- 2-3 tbsp Olive Oil or any good flavorless plant based oil
Assemble Smashed Potato Chaat
- 1 Cup Yogurt
- ½ Cup Mint Coriander Chutney
- ½ Cup Tamarind Chutney
- 1 tsp Raw Cane Sugar or Castor Sugar
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Potato(optional) to sprinkle on top
- Chaat Masala as required
- Fresh Coriander/Cilantro finely chopped for garnish
- ½ Cup Nylon Sev
- Whole Wheat Papdi as required
- Pomegranate Arils for topping
Instructions
Prepare Oven Roasted /Smashed Potatoes
- Wash and clean potatoes very nicely in running tap water. Soak for 10 mins. this way it is easy to clean potato of dirt.
- In a open pan add enough water to soak potatoes and boil for about 10-15 mins on medium flame. Check with a fork if it is soft enough.
- To cook potatoes in Indian Style Pressure cooker, cook potatoes till 3-4 whistles in medium flame and then let the pressure come down on it's own.
- Drain water and cool potatoes completely.
- In a mixing bowl mix together oil and spices mentioned under smashed potato section.
- Add potatoes and mix coating all potatoes nicely in spices and oil.
- Smash potatoes with fork or a small bowl or use potato masher.
- Preheat oven /otg at 400°F or 200°F. For OTG keep the baking mode with both rods mode on.
- Take a baking tray and brush oil on it nicely. Do not use a parchment paper /aluminum foil.
- Line potatoes on it avoiding stacking and overcrowding. Keep some space in between the potatoes.
- Once more brush little leftover oil potatoes again(if any left).
- Bake at 400F/200C from both sides 15 mins each.
Assemble Smashed Potato Chaat
- Beat yogurt to smooth mix. Add a tsp of sugar, chaat masala, red chilli powder(if using). Add salt carefully as we added salt while roasting potatoes.
- To serve as chaat, spread 1-2 tbsp of yogurt on dish plate.
- Place 5-6 roasted potatoes in serving dish/plate.
- Top with more yogurt, chutneys and finely chopped coriander and pomegranate arils.
- Also, add nylon sev and crushed papdi.
- (Optional)Add some boiled masala chickpeas for a more filling and nutritious smashed potato tikki chaat.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Smashed potatoes can also be served with simple sweet and spicy yogurt dip and chutneys on side.
To make sweet and spicy yogurt dip, take thick or greek yogurt, add sugar, black salt/pink salt, red chilli powder, roasted cumin powder, dried mint leaves and mix everything. Serve it topped with pomegranate arils.
Another delicious way of serving smashed potatoes, is Barbeque Nation style Cajun Potatoes.. smashed potatoes with creamy mayo topping in Cajun spice
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