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Aloo kabli, spicy potato and chickpea salad

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A typical Bengali street snack: boiled sweet potatoes and chickpeas, onion, green chili pepper, and cilantro, seasoned with yogurt, lemon juice, smoked cu…

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Recipe from MD Abu Siyam, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Aloo kabli is sold in the streets of Calcutta and Dhaka. It has a sour, salty, and slightly spicy flavor, and can be prepared in just ten minutes using pre-cooked potatoes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting5 min
  • Total20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$3.34 $0.84 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.19
  • $0.87
  • $0.26
  • $0.06
  • $0.07
  • $0.48
  • $0.02
  • $0.03
  • $0.36

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the chilled apples and chickpeas in a large salad bowl.
  2. Add the onion, chili peppers, and cilantro. ≈ 3 min
  3. Add the yogurt and lemon juice. ≈ 4 min
  4. Sprinkle with black salt, salt, cumin, pepper, and chaat masala, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  5. If you’re using puffed rice, sprinkle it on just before serving. ≈ 2 min
  6. Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.

The bill

Aloo kabli, spicy potato and chickpea salad

  • 3 to 4 medium-sized raw potatoes, peeled and diced$1.19
  • 1 cup of cooked chickpeas$0.87
  • ½ cup of chopped onion$0.26
  • 2 tablespoons of plain yogurt$0.06
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice$0.07
  • 1 teaspoon of ground toasted cumin$0.48
  • 1/2 teaspoon of black salt (kala namak)$0.02
  • salt$0.03
  • ½ cup of puffed rice (optional)$0.36

Total$3.34

that's $0.84 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 medium-sized raw potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 cup of cooked chickpeas
  • ½ cup of chopped onion
  • 2 green chili peppers, chopped (optional)
  • 1/4 cup of fresh, chopped cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons of plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon of ground toasted cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon of black salt (kala namak)
  • salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of chaat masala
  • ½ cup of puffed rice (optional)

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