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Craving Spicy? Make Amravati's Famous Aloo Ponga at Home!
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News18•30-09-2026, 14:32
Craving Spicy? Make Amravati's Famous Aloo Ponga at Home!
  • •Aloo Ponga is a famous and delicious spicy dish from Vidarbha, Maharashtra.
  • •This evening snack is particularly popular in Amravati.
  • •Rasika Shelke shares an easy recipe to prepare this tasty Aloo Ponga at home.
  • •Key ingredients include boiled potatoes, sev, pingers, chopped onion, chaat masala, and coriander.
  • •Stuff the spicy potato mixture into pingers, top with sev and coriander, and serve.

Key Questions Answered

To make Aloo Ponga, you initially need boiled potatoes, sev, pinger (pongas), finely chopped onion, chaat masala, coriander powder, and salt. You can also use chili and tomato sauce for serving according to your preference and taste.

First, boil the potatoes and fry the pingers. Next, mash the boiled potatoes and mix them with onion, chili, and spices. Then, fill this potato filling into the fried pingers from both sides, and garnish the top with sev, finely chopped onion, and coriander.

Aloo Ponga is a famous and delicious spicy street food primarily associated with the Vidarbha region, specifically popular as an Amravati special dish often enjoyed in the evening.