Chukauni
Chukauni is a potato and yogurt salad tempered with fenugreek seeds and turmeric powder. Generally it is made from potato, onion, yogurt, coriander and spices. It is a popular type of salad popular among Nepalese. It can be eaten as a side dish, you can enjoy chukauni with rice, naan, sel roti or with pakoda.
Equipment
- 1 pressure cooker
- 1 Mixing bowl
Ingredients
- ½ litr Yogurt (sour)
- 250 grams potatoes
- 2 medium sized onion
- 3 pieces green chili
- 1 tbsp mustard oil or any oil you have
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Half tsp fenugreek seeds
- Optional lemon juice use lemon juice is your yogurt is less sour otherwise no need.
- For garnishing finely chopped green coriander leaves
- As per taste red chili powder
- As per taste salt
Instructions
- First of all rinse the potatoes 3-4 times with clean water. In a medium pot boil all the potatoes. It may takes 10 minutes while cooking potatoes, if you take more water then it takes more time so use exact amount of water.
- Once the potatoes are well cooked turn off the heat. Drain the potatoes and rinse them under cool water. Once cooled enough to handle peel it and cut into small cubes.
- Transfer the small cubes of potatoes in a mixing bowl along with yogurt,finely chopped onion, green chilies, salt, chili powder and lemon juice as per need.
- After transferring in a mixing bowl mix it well. If you are cooking first time you can taste and add salt,chili powder and lemon as per need.
- Heat a mustard oil in a small pan. Add fenugreek seeds in a hot oil and roast fenugreek seeds until it becomes dark. When fenugreek seeds becomes dark turn off the heat and a pinch of turmeric powder.
- Now pour the hot oil with fenugreek seeds and turmeric powder to the mixing bowl. Mix everything together adjust seasoning and garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaves.
- Your Chukauni is ready to serve enjoy with your family and friends.