Smashed Potato Chaat

Smashed potato chaat was something unconventional, but it was a hit in our family.

Chaats are absolute love for me. It’s a perfect amalgamation of the flavor, taste, and texture. A single bite of chaat gives a platter full of tastes. A perfect chaat is one with a filling base, a pea or chickpea topping, with amazing chutneys which is the heart and soul of chaat (one sour n spicy and the other sweet and sour), and some chickpea crips (namkeens or sev) and veggies (cucumber, tomatoes, and onions) for toppings.

Traditional aloo chaat is made up of potato patty and here I replaced it with a tray baked smashed potato. Smashed potatoes are often served as a side to the burger. The crisp potatoes seasoned with the basic spices and baked to a crisp will serve as a wonderful base for the chaat. This fusion recipe was derived when we were driving one evening and talking about the smashed potatoes. We were talking about seasoning the smashed potatoes with Indian spices and serving next to a chickpea salad and that very moment my 4-year-old son prompted, ” Mamma it would be a chaat”. There came the idea to form this, and what better time than Diwali night feast.

Here goes the Recipe for the Smashed Potato Chaat:

Ingredients:

Smashed Potato:

1. Red Baby Potato: 1 bag
2. Cumin Powder – 1 tsp
3. Coriander Powder – 2 tsp
4. Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
5. Chaat masala – 2 tsp
6. Salt – according to taste
7. Oil – 2 tbsp

For Chaat Assembly :

1. Chickpea – 1.5 cups boiled
2. Cucumber – 1, finely chopped
3. Red Onions – 1/4 finely chopped
4. Green Chutney – 2 tbsp
5. Sweet Tamarind Chutney – 2 tbsp
6. Thin Sev – for topping

Steps for Preparation of Smashed Potatoes :

1. Firstly, boil the potatoes to about 70-80%.
2. After the potatoes are boiled. Switch off the flame and let the potatoes cool to normal temperature.
3. Next, smash or press the potatoes using a glass tumbler back or a potato masher, so that the potatoes are smashed but are intact.
4. Then, season one side of the potatoes with the salt, spices, and oil and bake for 15 mins for one side at 400-450 F.
5. Lastly, flip the potatoes and repeat the seasoning and baking for the other side too.

Steps for Serving of the Chaat:

1. Firstly, Place two potatoes per serving in a quarter plate.
2. Then, top it with a handful of boiled chickpeas.
3. Next, sprinkle both the Green Chutney and the Sweet Chutney.
4. After that, top with the chopped veggies of your choice (cucumber and onion, you can add tomatoes, carrots, beetroot).
5. Finally, sprinkle another layer of chutneys and top with some sev and serve.