photo courtesy: SBS
One of the popular salad made in the western region of Nepal, especially in Palpa district, Chukauni is a spicy salad where potato is dressed with sour yogurt.
Ingredients
- Onion chopped
- Green chili
- Lemon - 2
- Plain yogurt - 200 ml
- Sesame seeds powder- 1 tbsp
- Cumin powder- 1 tsp
- Chili powder- 1⁄2 tsp
- Salt
- Potato boiled and cubed - 400 Gms
- Mustard oil- 2 tbsp
- Fenugreek seeds- 1 tsp
- Turmeric- 1⁄2 tsp
- Asafetida
- red chili
Preparation Method
1. Add potato, onion, sesame seed powder, yogurt, green and powered chili and cumin in a bowl.
2. Combine all the ingredients together and set aside.
3. Heat the oil in a small frying pan.
4. Pop fenugreek seeds in the oil until cracked; add dry chili, turmeric and asafetida.
5. Garnish it over the potato mixture, stir well and serve cold.
Credit - Ashish Sunar / Nepali Khanki