It is a popular fried potato snack that is served as street food in various parts of North India. The word aloo chaat is a Hindi term. Aloo translates to potatoes in English and chaat means a category of snacks that have a variety of taste and textures like sweet, tangy, spicy, savory, salty, crispy etc. So aloo chaat is a multi-flavored fried potato snack in English.