Description

Aloo Bhujia is a delicious deep fried snack with potatoes, chickpea flour and spices. As it is a deep-fried snack, many times there are chances that it ends up having an excess oil when it is made in stores. Nowadays this snack is being increasingly bought from stores, and while they are good, it is fun to make this dish from scratch at the comfort of your home. To make aloo bhujia at home, wash, boil and peel the potatoes at first. Take mint leaves and carom seeds in a mortar and pestle and pound very well. In a mixing bowl, add mashed potatoes, mint-carom paste, chili powder, turmeric powder, chaat masala powder, amchoor, salt and lemon juice. Add 2 cups besan/ gram flour to the potato mixture. Mix thoroughly without adding water. Once all the ingredients are well-incorporated add water gradually and make a soft dough. Heat oil for deep frying. Load the murukku press one portion of dough. Press or rotate against hot oil and make sev. Deep fry until golden brown from all the sides. Maintain medium flame. Drain and break the aloo bhujia into small pieces. Sprinkle some more chaat masala over it and toss well. Store in airtight container.