Nepali Style Aloo Chukani
Description: A light, tangy, and super flavorful potato raita/salad that pairs too well with steaming hot rice. Ridiculously satisfying!
Ingredients
- 1 cup thick curd
- 2 medium boiled potatoes, cubed
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 1–2 green chilies, chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, chopped
- ½ tsp salt (adjust to taste)
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 tsp amchur (dry mango) powder
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
- 1 tbsp mustard oil (or ghee)
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
- Additional Kashmiri chili powder for tempering
Instructions
- Whisk the thick curd until completely smooth in a large bowl.
- Add boiled cubed potatoes, sliced onions, chopped green chilies, chopped coriander leaves, salt, sugar, amchur powder, and Kashmiri chili powder. Mix well and set aside.
- Heat mustard oil until smoking hot in a small pan.
- Add extra Kashmiri chili powder, turmeric powder, and kasuri methi into the hot oil, then take it off the flame.
- Pour the tempering over the potato mixture, mix well, and serve immediately with hot steamed rice.