SLC-S31W4-"My Taste My Culture (Street Food)/ Potato Chop!"

Hello Steemit friends,
I am really happy and proud to join you in the week-4 of the Steemit Challenge Season 31. The main theme of this week is "My Taste, My Culture: Street Food Culture" where we are showcasing our culture, lifestyle and heritage through our street food. I sincerely thank and appreciate @alexanderpeace madam for organizing such a beautiful and meaningful competition.Today I am presenting to you one of the most popular street food of my beloved motherland Bangladesh, 'Potato Chop'. It is not just a delicious dish it is our afternoon chat companion, an indispensable guest at the Iftar table in the month of Ramadan, and a name close to the hearts of all classes of people, regardless of the rich or the poor. In today's post, I will discuss in detail the preparation of Potato Chop, its cultural importance and its immense role in our daily lives.

Thumbnail Photo Potato Chop.

☞ Prepare your culture’s street food. Show clear steps of your ingredients and cooking process.

Ingredients for making street food Potato chop
Below is a list of what is required to make this delicious "My Taste, My Culture" street food:Potato Chop:

Ingredients	Quantity
Potatoes (small)	6 Pieces
Rice flour and baking powder	Half cup
Dry red chili	2 Pieces
Onion	2 Pieces
Chili powder	1/2 Teaspoon
Turmeric powder	1/2 Teaspoon
Spice powder	1/2 Teaspoon
Gram Flour	2 Cup
Salt	To Taste
Oil	As Required

All the Ingredient photo for potato Chop.

Step 1: First, I took the potatoes in a clean bowl and washed them thoroughly with enough water so that there was no dust. Then, I cut the big potatoes in half from the middle. I took the clean potatoes along with the required amount of water in a bowl. Then I put them on the gas stove. The size of the potatoes helped me to boil them quickly. When the potatoes were completely boiled and soft, I drained the hot water and carefully peeled the potatoes. Finally, I mashed the potatoes with my hands so that there were no grains or hard parts in the mashed potatoes.

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Step 2:First, I peeled and washed two onions thoroughly. Then, I cut them into small pieces.Next, I placed a clean pan on the stove over medium heat. When the pan was dry, I added the required amount of oil. First, I fried two dried red chilies, then added the chopped onions and fried them until they turned light golden brown.

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Step 3:Now I crushed the dried chilies and mixed them with turmeric, chili, and spice powder along with a generous amount of salt. Then I mixed it with the mashed potatoes.

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Step 4:First, I took a quantity of gram flour and a little rice powder for extra crunch in a clean bowl. Then I added baking powder, salt, turmeric powder, and chili powder one by one. Once the dry ingredients were mixed, I made a thick and smooth paste by adding water little by little. This batter will create a nice coating on the potato chops, which will be very tasty and crispy to eat after frying.

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Step 5:First, I took small pieces of the mashed potatoes and flattened them with the palm of my hand to make an attractive shape. Then I dipped the chops well in the gram flour paste I had prepared earlier and put a pan on the stove and let the required amount of oil heat up. When the oil was hot enough, I carefully dropped the chops into the oil. When one side of the chops was well fried, I carefully flipped them over so that the other side was also fried evenly. While frying, I fried the chops one by one, so that one did not stick to the other and there was no fear of breaking. As a result of frying them carefully, the chops turned out to be crispy and perfect.

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Finally, when the chops were nicely golden brown on both sides and crispy, I carefully removed them one by one from the pan. I arranged the chops on a beautiful glass plate. The wonderful aroma and the amazing appearance of the hot crispy potato chops made my mouth water. Now my delicious homemade potato chops were ready to be served and enjoyed.

Ready to eating the potato chop.

☞ What lifestyle does this street food represent and How affordable and accessible is it? What is the cultural importance of this street food and why it is widely consumed in your culture?

Potato chop is a reflection of the busy and ordinary lifestyle of Bangladesh. It is affordable as well as very easily available in every corner of the country. It is available in everything from small roadside shops to large restaurants for just 5 to 10 taka, which puts it within the reach of all classes of people. Culturally, it is an integral part of our afternoon chat and especially iftar during the month of Ramadan. Potato chop is so widely appreciated and popular in our culture because of its low-cost filling snack and incomparable taste. Or when guests come to the house, potato chop is made quickly at home. However, it is most popular to eat it standing on the street or in the market.

Potato chops made at the roadside.

☞ What does this street food say about your people’s way of life?
Does it reflect: Busy lifestyles? Economic realities? Community interaction? Explain its role in everyday culture.

⊕ Potato chop is a unique reflection of the simple and busy lifestyle of our common people. It basically reflects our economic reality and mechanical life beautifully. This food is the first choice for all classes of people to satisfy their hunger quickly at a low cost during busy times.

​⊕ It is not only a means of satisfying hunger, but also one of the main places for our social interaction. The small conversations of people standing at the roadside chop shops and the evening chats bear a great identity of our communal unity.

​⊕ In our daily culture, potato chop is not limited to just one food today. Rather, it has become a delicious and joyful occasion to relieve fatigue and spend some time with friends at the end of a busy day.

One afternoon, while chatting outside.

☞ List the prices of your ingredients in Steem and your local currency.
Present your dish beautifully with a name tag and a selfie.

Ingredients	Quantity	Price (BDT)	Price (STEEM)
Potatoes (small)	6 Pieces	20.00	2.58
Rice flour & Baking powder	Half cup	10.00	1.29
Dry red chili	2 Pieces	2.00	0.26
Onion	2 Pieces	5.00	0.65
Chili powder	1/2 Teaspoon	2.00	0.26
Turmeric powder	1/2 Teaspoon	2.00	0.26
Spice powder	1/2 Teaspoon	3.00	0.39
Gram Flour (Besan)	2 Cup	30.00	3.87
Salt	To Taste	1.00	0.13
Oil	As Required	25.00	3.23
Total		100.00	12.93

Name Tag with Presentation.

My Selfie.

☞Add a poetic cultural cliché about your dish. (Include dish name)

• A crunchy "Potato Chop" and a cup of tea, the soul of every Bengali evening gossip and glee.

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