Can someone please post a tried and tested recipe of cholay, and achari aloo, or achari cholay and aloo…
I will not be making puris, just rotis… (trying to eat healthy 
).
The cholays are boiling right now, so please hurry!!!
Re: Cholay & Achari aloo
i would love the recipe, sounds so yummy. But in case no one shares, couldn't you use the Shan Masala for Achari Chicken...and just use potatoes & chick peas?
Re: Cholay & Achari aloo
I’ve just passed this recipe to a friend. I’ve tried it previously, and it came out pretty well.
This recipe is posted by Lusi as it is. I tried it, its perfect achari aalo I have ever made.
Ahari Aalo Salan
Take a pot, add potatoes cut into cubes ( i had 7 medium potatoes). Add almost 2 glasses of water, 1/4 cup fried onion (the one you get from desi grocery store, if you don't have it, you can use fresh onion, slice it and throw it in the pot) ginger garlic paste, salt, corriander powder, haldi--little more then 1/4tsp but less then 1/2, dash of kalonji--- the black colored seeds, dash of sabut dhaniya seeds---crush them in your palms, almost 1 tbsp, dried kasoori meethi---crush it in your palms, salt, 1/4 tsp red crushed pepper, and little shan achar ghoast masala. (Since I didn't have the shan aloo bhujiya masala therefore I just added whatever masalas I had at home. If you have the shan masala, feel free to use that).
Once you have added everything, let it cook on medium heat for like 20-25 mins, then reduce the heat to medium low. Keep stirring. When potaoes are tender use your cooking spoon to kind of break them while stirring. Let them cook on medium low heat for 10 mins or so..(it also depends how much water you have, if it too runny then you might have to cook longer, the best thing to do is keep the water content low and while cooking if you feel it needs more water, you can add more). Sprinkle chaat masala and leave on dum for 5 mins or so. Enjoy with puris.
This recipe is posted by Lusi as it is. I tried it, its perfect achari aalo I have ever made.
Ahari Aalo Salan
Take a pot, add potatoes cut into cubes ( i had 7 medium potatoes). Add almost 2 glasses of water, 1/4 cup fried onion (the one you get from desi grocery store, if you don't have it, you can use fresh onion, slice it and throw it in the pot) ginger garlic paste, salt, corriander powder, haldi--little more then 1/4tsp but less then 1/2, dash of kalonji--- the black colored seeds, dash of sabut dhaniya seeds---crush them in your palms, almost 1 tbsp, dried kasoori meethi---crush it in your palms, salt, 1/4 tsp red crushed pepper, and little shan achar ghoast masala. (Since I didn't have the shan aloo bhujiya masala therefore I just added whatever masalas I had at home. If you have the shan masala, feel free to use that).
Once you have added everything, let it cook on medium heat for like 20-25 mins, then reduce the heat to medium low. Keep stirring. When potaoes are tender use your cooking spoon to kind of break them while stirring. Let them cook on medium low heat for 10 mins or so..(it also depends how much water you have, if it too runny then you might have to cook longer, the best thing to do is keep the water content low and while cooking if you feel it needs more water, you can add more). Sprinkle chaat masala and leave on dum for 5 mins or so. Enjoy with puris.
when can you add chickpeas then?
Re: Cholay & Achari aloo
For achar aloo, I just add little bit of the gajar achar when aloo are almost tender.
when can you add chickpeas then?
^ The above given recipe is for achari aalo not for cholay.
Re: Cholay & Achari aloo
for achaari aloo ( i call it aloo bhaaji) i use the masala for making achaar , u could find it in desi stores & the name is punchpuraan something , it simply has all kindda seeds ( methi, sounf, kalonji & alot more), all u've to do is take little onion , fry it till in little oil it turn brown , add some spoon full of that punchpuraan + kari patta + salt + crushed red pepper+ turmeric , bhoonafiy it for a minute or so than add potatoes cut into big pieces , add some water and cook for 15-20 min till potatoes r done. serve it with achaar & puris
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Thank you people. I made cholay in a simple way, pyaz ginger garlic, tomato paste and some chana masala and other spices, added boiled cholay and they turned out great.
I followed Lusi's recipe. Thanks Lusi, it turned out great and I also added the gajar achaar. Yummmmmmmmm.
Thank you everyone!