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{{short description|Indian snack}}
{{About|an Indian snack|the Bollywood movie|Aloo Chaat (film)}}
{{Infobox food
| name             = Alu chat
| image            = Aloo Chaat.jpg
| caption          = A bowl of alu chat
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| country          = [[Indian subcontinent]]
| region           = [[North India]], West Bengal, [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]]
| national_cuisine = [[Indian cuisine|India]], [[Bangladeshi cuisine|Bangladesh]], [[Pakistani cuisine|Pakistan]]
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| type             = [[snack]]
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| main_ingredient  = Potatoes, oil, spices, [[chutney]]
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'''Alu chat''' (also spelled as '''alu chaat''', '''aloo chat''', or '''aloo chaat''') is a [[street food]] originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]], it is popular in [[North India]], West Bengal in [[Eastern India]], [[Pakistan]] and also in parts of [[Sylhet Division]] of Bangladesh. It is prepared by frying potatoes in oil and adding spices and [[chutney]]. It can also be prepared with unfried boiled potatoes{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} and also adding fruits along with spices, lime juice and chutney.
Alu chat is mainly a street food. It can be served as a snack, a side dish or a light meal.<ref>{{cite book|title=India.|year=2010|publisher=Murdoch Books|location=Sydney|isbn=978-1741964387|pages=23}}</ref> It is made from boiled and fried cubed potatoes served with [[Chaat masala|chat masala]]. It is a versatile dish that has many regional variations.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dalal|first=Tarla|title=Punjabi khana|year=2007|publisher=Sanjay|location=Mumbai|isbn=978-8189491543|pages=107}}</ref> The word ''alu'' means potatoes in Hindi and the word ''[[chaat|chat]]'' is derived from Hindi word {{Transliteration|hi|chatna}}, which means tasting. Thus, alu chat means a savory potato snack.
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File:Aloo_chaat_vendor,_Connaught_Place,_New_Delhi.jpg|Alu chat vendor, [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], New Delhi
File:Alu Kabli.jpg|Alu kabli, a Bengali alu chat made with sliced boiled potatoes, chickpeas, tomatoes, cucumbers, tamarind sauce, Bengali spices, chopped chillies and garnished with coriander leaves
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==References==
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{{Street food}}
{{Bangladeshi dishes}}
[[Category:Pakistani snack foods]]
[[Category:Pakistani fast food]]
[[Category:Indian snack foods]]
[[Category:Indian fast food]]
[[Category:Bengali cuisine]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi cuisine]]
[[Category:Street food]]
[[Category:Sylheti cuisine]]