Sikkim

Aloo ko achar

Name: Aloo ko achar
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Nepali
Ingredients: 4 medium boiled and cubed potato; 3 tbsp roasted and ground sesame seeds; 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice; 3 chopped green chilli; 1 small cubed cucumber; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); 1 tbsp mustard oil; 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds; a pinch turmeric (ground turmeric); Salt, to taste

Nepali potato salad with roasted sesame, lemon and chilli. Tangy, nutty, addictive.

30 minTime

4 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayPotatoes, sesame, lemon, fire.

The original

180kcalsame

4 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

30minutessame

Aloo ko achar as the hills make it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Potato4 medium, boiled and cubed

Sesame seeds3 tbsp, roasted and ground

Lemon juice1½ tbsp

Green chilli3, chopped

Cucumber1 small, cubed

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Mustard oil1 tbsp

Fenugreek seeds¼ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)a pinch

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Toss the potatoes and cucumber with ground sesame, chillies, lemon juice and salt.
2Heat mustard oil until smoking, add fenugreek seeds and turmeric.
3Pour the hot oil over the potatoes and mix.
4Rest 15 minutes, finish with coriander and serve.

Serve it like this

Toss just before serving and bring it to the table cold, so it stays crisp.

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Aloo ko achar

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