Aloo bhujia
Aloo bhujia is a popular dry Indian snack prepared using potatoes, gram flour and spices. It is an easy, simple, spicy and savory deep-fried snack.
Ingredients
- 2 Boiled potatoes
- 1 cup Gram flour / Besan
- Rice flour (as required)
- 1/2 tsp Chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp Dry mango powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala
- 1 pinch Mint leaf powder
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing
- Salt (as required)
- Oil (to fry)
Instructions
- Transfer the boiled potatoes into a bowl and mash them.
- Add gram flour, turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala, asafoetida, dry mango powder, mint leaf powder and salt.
- Don't add any water. Mix everything well, you will get a sticky dough.
- Start adding the rice flour and adjust it according to the consistency. You need to get a soft dough out of this.
- Add 1 tbsp of oil and knead the dough.
- Heat oil in the pan.
- Take a chakli / murukku maker. Use the small holes (or fine net) option. Fill 3/4 th of it with the prepared dough.
- Press the dough over the hot oil.
- Fry in hot oil and in low to medium flame.
- Flip and cook both sides until it is golden brown.
- Once removed from oil, allow it to cool it for sometime.
- Crush the aloo bhujia and store it in a air tight container.
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