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Today I am going to share with you a Kolkata Street Food
Alur Chop or Potato Chop
This is a very famous street food
very tasty...particularly during monsoon season
as an evening snack
with some hot tea
or you can have it with puffed rice/mumra/Muri
 
 
so..let's start..stay with me till the end and watch this video
this is a very easy and tasty recipe
 
 
 
 
 
First we will make the batter for Alur Chop
here I have taken...
1/2 cup Beasan or Chickpea flour
I am going to add..
1/4 tsp Haldi or Turmeric Powder
1/4 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
salt
1/2 tsp
1/2 tsp crushed carrom seeds
 
let's mix them now
here I have taken 1/2 cup water
we will add little at a time
the batter shouldn't be too liquid
it should be little thick
there shouldnt be any lumps
now I am adding  1/4 tsp baking soda
 
the more you beat the batter, it is better
 
 
this way the Alur chop will be fluffy
need some more water
adding little more water
 
don't add too much water at once
then the batter will be very liquid and you will have to add more Besan
this is good now
see
1/2 tbsp water left from 1/2 cup water
 
 
 
let me show the consistency ..there are no lumps
see
little thick batter..should be like this
 
batter should be like this
batter is ready now
now we will make the fillings for Alur Chop
for filling, I have taken 2 potatoes here
boiled potato
about 370 gms ..I have grated the potato
 
I hard boiled the potato first and then grated it
 
this way you won't see pieces of potato
if you like you can soft boil too
and then use a smasher like this to make it finely grated
now we will make the filling
flame is on medium
I am using mustard oil for fillings
1 tsp mustard oil ..we don't need to much oil
because I will fry the chops using vegetable oil
 
now I am adding 2 tbsp finely chopped red onion
we have to fry for 3-4 mins only
we don't want to make it golden brown
2 finely chopped green chilis
 
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1/4 tsp Haldi or Turmeric Powder
let me add the mashed potato
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
 
let's mix it well
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp Bhaja Masala or Roasted Ground Masala
I will add the Bhaja Masala recipe in the description box below
 
please check that
if you make it once..
you can use it over and over again for Bengali dishes
It is very tasty and flavorful
that's it..we don't need anything else
we don't need to fry anymore
once it cools down we will mix it well
let me turn off the gas
the potato mix has cooled down..
 
I am applying some oil in hand
and I am going to grease the plate too
we will make it like patties and keep here before frying
 
 
now we will make a round shaped patty ...we have to flatten it by pressing like this
like this
let me finish the rest of it
so I made 8 pcs of patties for Alur chop  out of 370 gms of potato
 
everything is ready..let's go and fry them now
here I have taken vegetable oil in a pan..
little extra oil for deep frying the Alur Chop
and I kept the flame on medium
let me check the oil if it is hot
add some batter to the oil
 
see the batter is floating on the top..
that means the oil is hot enough
 
now we can start frying
flame was on medium..now I am going to
turn ot down to medium-low
 
we have to dip the patties in batter one by one
and then add to the pan
let's flip the other side
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it will take 3-4 mins to fry one batch
but keep the flame on medium
we have to flip them
couple of times while frying
 
until it turns nice and golden
and crispy
For Kolkata Street Food
usually Mustard oil is used for frying
it tastes even better
one batch is done..let me remove them
and will fry the second batch like this
Alur chop is fried and ready
now I will serve with Puffed Rice
and hot tea
 
 
we serve Alur Chop with puffed rice or Muri
 
 
please try with this
it tastes really good
add a few whole green chili
and Garam Chai/ Hot Tea is a must with this
I hope you like today's recipe
please try it at home and do let me know in the comment section below
Thanks for watching my video..see you next time with a new recipe
Till then..take care. Bye!
