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nepali aloo achar
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Nepali Aloo ko Achar

Nepali Aloo ko Achar- Simple and flavourful potato pickle/ salad Recipe
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Pickles/Achar, Side Dish
Cuisine: Gadhwali Cuisine, Nepali cuisine
Keyword: aloo ka achar, Nepali, Potato pickle
Servings: 10 person
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 700 gms Potatoes / Aloo
  • 1/3 cup White sesame seeds /til
  • 1/2 cup Mustard Oil / Sarson ka tel
  • 1 tbsp Ginger / Adrak
  • pinch Fenugreek Seeds / Methidana
  • 1.5 tbsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
  • 3/4 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Timur*
  • 4 tbsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
  • 2/3 cup Water / Paani
  • 1 tbsp Salt / Namak
  • 5 Green chili/hari mirch
  • 1/2 cup Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder

Instructions

  • Dry roast sesame seeds till they turn light golden and then let them come to room temperature and grind to make powder.
  • Boil the potatoes ,peel and make medium size cubes.
  • Wash,slit and chop green chilies in big pieces.
  • Grind OR pound timur to make a fine powder.
  • Take a big bowl and add the cubed potatoes, sesame seed powder, green chilies, salt, chili powder ,timur and mix well.
  • Heat Mustard oil or any cooking oil in a pan and add the fenugreek seeds till they turn dark brown, switch off the flame and add asafoetida and ginger ,stir for a minute.
  • Now pour this hot oil over the potato mix and stir properly.
  • Now add water,lemon juice and chopped fresh coriander and mix well.
  • Cover the pan and let it soak all the flavours for 1/2 to 1 hour then serve as a salad or pickle.
  • If refrigerated it stays well for about a month but keep stirring and mixing it after 2-3 days

Notes

Note-
Timur is a Nepali spice which is quite strong tongue tickling taste ,you can use sichuan pepper instead of timur, or can make this pickle without using it