Chukauni is a potato salad dish from Palpa district in Nepal. It is mainly served with roti, steamed rice or batuk.
Ingredients
- 4 boiled potatoes, peeled and roughly cubed
- 200 ml yoghurt
- 2 chiles, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 tbsp mustard oil
- Salt to taste
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp fenugreek seeds
- Chile powder (optional)
- 2 dried red chiles (optional)
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Ladle
- Small pan or wok
- Bowls to serve
- Spoons
Procedure
- Put the boiled potatoes in a bowl.
- Add chopped chilies and chilies.
- Pour the yoghurt over the potatoes.
- Add salt and red chili powder as per your taste.
- In a small wok or pan, heat some oil with red chilies and fenugreek seed.
- When the seeds turn black, remove the pan from heat.
- Add turmeric powder over the oil immediately.
- Pour the oil over the potatoes and yoghurt mixture.
- Mix the mixture evenly with a ladle or a spoon.