Recipe of Chukauni

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

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1. Onion chopped


2. Green chili


3. Lemon - 2


4. Plain yogurt - 200 ml


5. Sesame seeds powder- 1 tbsp


6. Cumin powder- 1 tsp


7. Chili powder- 1⁄2 tsp


8. Salt


9. Potato boiled and cubed - 400 Gms


10. Mustard oil- 2 tbsp


11. Fenugreek seeds- 1 tsp


12. Turmeric- 1⁄2 tsp


13. Asafetida


14. 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