Common accompaniments to al are "aaloo bhaate" (potatoes mashed with rice), and "bhaja" (fritters).
en.wikipedia.org These foods are virtually identical to each other, and recognizably different from other fried dough foods such as doughnuts, beignets, or fritters.
en.wikipedia.org Depending on the fritter hawker, the sauce is made from chili sauce diluted with vinegar, water, cilantro, finely diced tomatoes, garlic and onions.
en.wikipedia.org It is garnished with cooked squid, prawn fritters, boiled egg and fried shallots.
en.wikipedia.org Other than mashed potato, "cabe rawit", spring onion, shrimp, peeled corn, or mashed tofu fritters are also common as perkedel ingredients.
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