Showing posts with label tamarind pulp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tamarind pulp. Show all posts

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Tawa Aloo Chat

Here is one of my favorite recipe, and I can just have this 24*7 - 3 times a day......


3 boiled potatoes - cubed
4 Tbsp oil / ghee - for shallow fry
Salt - To taste
1Tbsp Tamarind pulp
1 Tsp Lemon juice
1 tsp red chilly powder
1tsp roasted cumin seed powder
1/4 tsp black salt
1/2 tsp Jaljeera / Chat masala

And loads of excitement + mouth watering moments


In a pan heat oil and add the potatoes , shallow fry until brown and crispy - If you wish you can also deep fry it once until light brown and then fry it on a tawa with ghee until crisp
Once done remove the potatoes in a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients
Mix well and serve

Tips:-

You can serve these on plastic plates - like the one I got from BJ's or in paper plates
Garnish it with coriander / cilantro / pomegranate pearls - I could not wait long to garnish it over
If you want to make it a lil bit healthy - you can add in finely chopped cucumber - tomatoes and onions...it tastes really good and gives a very colorful look to the dish
I did not add tamarind pulp ( I never miss it though), and that s why the aloo chat has turned a lil bit as a dry version, the tamarind helps in coating the masala evenly

So what are you waiting for.................Happy Chat-ing

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

How to Make Tamarind Pulp in Microwave


  • Soak 1/2 cup tamarind in a cup of water for 10 mins
  • Seal it with cling wrap and prick it for steam to pass 
  • Microwave it on full power for 3 - 4 minutes in a microwave safe bowl
  • Give it a standing time of 5 mins, when cool strain and extract the pulp