Aloo Chop Recipe, Aloor Chop Recipe, Bengali Alur Chop

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Bengali Style Alu chop recipe is a very popular Indian snack. This delicious and easy aloo chop is called aloor or alur chop in Bengali cuisine. Its flavorful potato filling is covered with crispy exterior besan coating and is everyone’s favorite.  Check how to make the aloo chop perfectly at home with pictures and step-by-step recipes for Bengali Alur chop.

This Bengali aloo chop is also called alu chop or alur chop. It’s a tasty street snack from Kolkata, people love this for its crispy potato cutlets.

My family also loves these aloo chops our favorite snacks or appetizers. We mostly enjoy them during tea time and at occasions like family get-togethers, parties, and celebrations

The aloo chop is similar to the batata vada or potato Ponda recipe made for vada pav.

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What is Aloo Chop?

Aloo chop (alur chop) is a famous snack, very popular in India, prepared in Bengali Style. It’s like a crispy round patty made by mixing mashed potatoes with common spices. After shaping them into rounds, they’re deep-fried until golden brown.

Aloo Chop isn’t just yummy; it’s a snack a lot of people in Bengal like. They enjoy it during festivals and when families get together. Many people like Aloo Chop because it’s made with simple stuff and is super crunchy.

Ingredients For Bengali Alur Chop

Make Alur chop in Bengali style with simple and easily available ingredients in the market.

• potatoes
• oil
• onions (chopped)
• green chilies, fresh and deseeded (finely chopped or crushed)
• ginger garlic paste
• coriander leaves (chopped) (optional)
• spice powders (cumin, red chili, turmeric, coriander)
• Salt (adjust according to your taste)

Coating

• besan (gram flour)
• rice flour
• red chilli powder
• turmeric powder
• baking soda
• pinch of ajwain (hing or asafoetida ) (optional)
• salt
• Water to make a thin batter

• Vegetable oil for frying

How To Make Aloo Chop Recipe in Bengali Style

1. Mash Potatoes:
   
   • First, wash the potatoes. Boil them with 1/2 teaspoon salt in either a pot or a pressure cooker.
   • Keep the boiled potatoes aside for a while to cool down a bit. Peel them. Mash them thoroughly to make sure there are no lumps.
2. Prepare Potato Filling:
   
   • For frying, take a deep Kadhai (frying pan). Add and heat oil of 3 tsp in it on medium flame.
   • Fry the chopped onions, till translucent. Add the ginger garlic paste, and chopped green chilies. Cook for at least a minute stirring after a short time.
   • Now, put in all the powdered spices (red chili, turmeric, cumin, coriander), and add salt. Mix everything well. Sauté for at least a minute. 
   • 
     Now add mashed potatoes. Mix everything well together. Taste and adjust seasoning. Put the flame off and let everything cool down.
3. Shaping the Alu Chop:
   • 
     Divide the potato stuffing into equal portions. Shape them into small to medium-sized round or oval potato patties. Don’t make these patties too thin or they will break.
   •  Place a vessel cover on them and keep them aside.
4. Prepare The Besan Batter:
   • 
     Take another mixing bowl, and prepare the dipping mixture by adding besan (gram flour), rice flour, chili powder, turmeric powder, ajwain, salt, and baking powder.
   • Add water gradually to make a thick flowing batter. 
5. Fry The Aloor Chop:
   • 
     Take the deep frying pan (Kadhai). Heat vegetable oil in it.
   • Take each potato patty and dip it into the besan batter. And make sure they are completely covered. Take the coated patties and slide them slowly into the hot oil.
   • 
     Fry the potato patties on both sides until golden brown and crispy. Place the alur chops on paper towels. Drain the excess oil.
6. Serve:
   • Enjoy your crispy Aloo Chops hot with green chutney or ketchup!

How To Serve Potato Chops?

Serve the potato chops hot, it tastes better. It is better to serve the chops with sauces mostly tomato sauce. Green Chutney also goes well with this Aloo chop.

Serve the chops also with puffed rice (moori), chopped onions, and green chilies.

F.A.Qs

Can I Prepare Alur Choop in Advance?

YES, you can prepare the potato stuffing. Shape them into chops in advance. Keep them in the fridge.

At the time of serving, remove the chops from the fridge. Prepare and coat them with besan batter. Deep fry them in oil.

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Are These Chops Good For Health?

Aloo chop is a delicious snack prepared at tea time and occasions like parties, family gatherings, and festivals. As it is deep-fried it will have high fat and calories. It is better to have this deep-fried snack on occasion for better health.

Is Aloor Chop The Favorite Snack in India?

YES, Alur chop is a favorite snack, loved by everyone in Bengali. It is also a common snack preferred in Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand.

This Aloo chop is also very similar to Maharashtra’s favorite potato snack called vada pav.

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Equipments To Prepare Alur / Aloor Chops

• Instant Pot – To cook keema matar in pressure cook mode
• Pressure cooker – to cook using the pressure cook (use either instant pot or pressure cooker)

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