AALU CHAAT

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10-15 minutes
Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:
4 medium size potatoes
50 gms cottage cheese cubed
10-15 cashew nuts
a handful of peas
salt to taste
sweet tamarind chuttney to taste
1/2 tsp degi mirch
1/2 tsp catch sabzi masala
1/2 tsp dhania powder
1/2 tsp chaat masala
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp oil +oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Wash, peel and cut the potatoes in cubes.
2. Heat oil in a wok (kadahi) and fry the potatoes in batches till they are well cooked and become soft from in side.
3. Put cashew nuts in the oil and fry them as well or you can roast them in micro wave or dry roast them in a pan. Don't over cook them.
4. Now deep fry the cottage cheese cubes also.
5. In another pan take a tsp of oil and add asafoetida and cumin seeds to it.
6. When they start to crackle add peas and cook them till they become soft.
7. Now add fried potatoes,cottage cheese,cashew nuts, salt, all the spices and tamarind chuttney and mix well.
8. Serve hot.This can be eaten during fast.