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Snack originating from the Indian subcontinent
Aloor Chop (
Bengali: আলুর চপ,
Odia: ଆଳୁ ଚପ,
Hindi: आलू चप) a
snack originating from the
Indian subcontinent made out of boiled potatoes and various spices. It is available widely in the Indian states of
Odisha,
Assam,
Jharkhand and
West Bengal, and in
Bangladesh. "Aloo" means
potato, and the word "chop" means a small
cutlet
fritters or
croquette in
Bengali. It is served hot and warm along with
muri (puffed rice),
green chilies, and sometimes
sauce and
salads. It is a
vegetarian alternative, and an equivalent of
aloo tikki.
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