Aloo chaat Aloo chaat Aloo chaat (, , ) or alu chaat is a street food originating from the Indian subcontinent, it is popular in North India "mainly in states like" "New Delhi,Uttar Pradesh,Uttarankhand,Punjab,Haryana,Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal in Eastern Part of India ,"Pakistan and also in parts of Sylhet. It is prepared by frying potatoes in oil and adding spices and chutney. It can also be prepared with unfried "boiled potatoes" and also adding fruits along spices,lime juice and chutney. Aloo chaat is mainly a street food.It can be served as a snack, a side dish or a light meal.
Indian cuisine "rajma" (kidney beans), and "lobiya" (black-eyed peas) are very common, especially in the northern regions. "Channa" and "moong" are also processed into flour ("besan"). Many Indian dishes are cooked in vegetable oil, but peanut oil is popular in northern and western India, mustard oil in eastern India, and coconut oil along the western coast, especially in Kerala and parts of southern Tamil Nadu. "Gingelly" (sesame) oil is common in the south since it imparts a fragrant, nutty aroma. In recent decades, sunflower, safflower, cottonseed, and soybean oils have become popular across India. Hydrogenated vegetable oil, known as "Vanaspati ghee", is