Aloo Ko Achar Recipe – Instant Nepali Potato Pickle Dashain Tihar Special – CookingShooking
Hey Foodies, Aloo ko achar is one of the popular Nepali side dish which is served along with your main course. Popular addictively delicious, refreshing potato dish from Nepal. Nepali cuisine has not been explored and hence today’s recipe is from there. Preparation is not so hard, just boiled diced potato tossed with onion, green chili and cucumber, spiced with timur peppercorn and then coated with roasted and ground sesame seeds, and finally a tadka of mustard oil and fenugreek seeds, drizzle of lemon juice since this is an Achar dish and there you have it. Simple yet fresh flavors all in a bowl. This dish is mostly served during Dashain Tihar, the dish Aloo ko achar is a must item. Enjoy!
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Aloo Ko Achar Recipe – Instant Nepali Potato Pickle Dashain Tihar Special – CookingShooking
Hey Foodies, Aloo ko achar is one of the popular Nepali side dish which is served along with your main course. Popular addictively delicious, refreshing potato dish from Nepal. Nepali cuisine has not been explored and hence today’s recipe is from there. Preparation is not so hard, just boiled diced potato tossed with onion, green chili and cucumber, spiced with timur peppercorn and then coated with roasted and ground sesame seeds, and finally a tadka of mustard oil and fenugreek seeds, drizzle of lemon juice since this is an Achar dish and there you have it. Simple yet fresh flavors all in a bowl. This dish is mostly served during Dashain Tihar, the dish Aloo ko achar is a must item. Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS:
- Potatoes - 5-6 medium boiled
- Onion - 1 medium sliced
- Cucumber - 1/2 small cut into 2 inch strips skin on
- Green Chili - 2 small slit
- Lemon Juice - 1 1/2 tsp juice of 1 whole lemon
- White & Black Salt - to taste
- Coriander Leaves - 1 tbsp with stems, finely chopped
- Timmor / Timur / Black Peppers / Sichuan Peppercorns - 1/2 tsp crushed
- Sesame Seeds - 4 tbsp
- Mustard Oil - 3 tbsp
- Methi / Fenugreek Seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Water - 2 tbsp optional
- Red Chili Flakes - 1/2 tsp
- Salt - as required
- Black Salt - as required
RECIPE STEPS:
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Peel and dice the potatoes, size depends on your preference.
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In a large mixing bowl combine, potatoes, onions, cucumber, green chili and lemon juice.
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Next add white and black salt, coriander leaves and stems and crushed timur or Sichuan peppers, set aside.
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In a pan roast the sesame seeds, once they start to pop, blend the sesame seeds in a blender until coarse consistency.
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Add the sesame seeds to the potatoes, start mixing all the ingredients the potatoes have to be well coated. You can add some whole roasted sesame seeds as well.
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In a tadka pan pour mustard oil and once the oil is hot add the fenugreek seeds allow it to turn golden. Add them to the potatoes and give it a good mix.
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Add water and red chili flakes to adjust the consistency. Aloo Ko Achar is ready.
Serve
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Serve as a starter or as achar along with you meal.
RECIPE NOTES :
Notes: The key ingredients for this recipe are Timur, if it’s unavailable then add Sichuan pepper or Black peppercorn. You can crush the peppercorns using a motor and a pestle. You can use black or white sesame seeds. The mustard oil has to be smoky. Adding water it will mellow down the pungent flavor. Tips: We cannot make big batch of this achar, shelf life is 2-3 days only.