Hina Azmi/ Dehradun. Many people eat hot things in the harsh winter. Especially people seem to be crazy about chaat or samosas. Although you can eat various types of potato chaat throughout the year, but for sweet potato chaat you have to wait for winter. At the same time, some people shrink their nose on hearing the name of sweet potato, that is, they do not like sweet potato. Today we will tell you about the spicy sweet potato chaat sold in Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand. The taste is such that even those who do not eat sweet potatoes will become crazy about it.
Raju Kashyap, a resident of Premnagar Jhajhra, Dehradun, has been making and serving hot chaat for the last 22 years. He prepares it with sweet-sour chutney, green chutney, lemon juice and special chaat masala. He does not boil the sweet potatoes but roasts them in wood sawdust. Chaat seller Raju Kashyap told that his father also used to make and sell sweet potato chaat in winters. After this, at an early age, Raju also got involved in his father’s work and learned the formula for the taste of chaat. People like this chaat of his. He told that he adds chutney prepared from green, sweet and sour chutney (tamarind and dry ginger) to sweet potatoes. Apart from this, he adds lemon juice, black salt and special chaat masala and serves it to the customers. Whereas in summer, vine juice is made and sold.
Benefits of sweet potato
Dehradun resident Ayurvedic doctor Shalini Jugran said that consuming sweet potatoes in winter increases immunity. Eating it also provides relief in many diseases. Sweet potato is rich in elements like fiber, protein, potassium, iron, vitamin B complex and vitamin C, which provide many benefits to our body. It is very beneficial for eyes to heart. High quantity of phytosterols is found in it, which is helpful in strengthening the digestive system. Also told that people who suffer from constipation should also consume it. In case of diarrhoea, eating it boiled is beneficial. Sweet potato is helpful in eliminating urine infection. For this, its water should be consumed.
How to eat sweet potato chaat?
If you also want to eat hot sweet potato chaat, then go to Bala Ji Temple located in Prem Nagar Jhajhra. Raju Kashyap makes and sells chaat near the temple. He gives chaat at the rate of Rs 20 per plate.
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Tags: Dehradun news, food, food 18
FIRST PUBLISHED: January 23, 2024, 17:23 IST
