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{{Infobox food<br />
| name = Alu chat<br />
| image = Aloo Chaat.jpg<br />
| caption = A bowl of alu chat<br />
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| country = [[Indian subcontinent]]<br />
| region = [[North India]], [[West Bengal]], [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]]<br />
| national_cuisine = [[Indian cuisine|India]], [[Bangladeshi cuisine|Bangladesh]], [[Pakistani cuisine|Pakistan]], [[Trinidad and Tobago cuisine|Trinidad and Tobago]]<br />
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| type = [[Street food]]<br />
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| main_ingredient = [[Potato]]es, oil, [[spice]]s, [[chutney]]<br />
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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]], parts of [[Sylhet Division]] of Bangladesh and [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. It is prepared by frying [[potato]]es 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.<br />
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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 ''chatna'' which means tasting. Thus, alu chat means a savory potato snack.<br />
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File:Aloo_chaat_vendor,_Connaught_Place,_New_Delhi.jpg|Alu chat vendor, [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], [[New Delhi]]<br />
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.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Street food}}<br />
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[[Category:Pakistani snack foods]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani fast food]]<br />
[[Category:Indian snack foods]]<br />
[[Category:Indian fast food]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Bangladeshi cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Street food]]<br />
[[Category:Sylheti cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Trinidad and Tobago cuisine]]</div>UpdateBot