Nepali Vegetable Aloo Achar

Recipe Description

Potato salad

Ingredients

  • 1 lb potatoes, peeled, cubed
  • 3 ounces sesame seeds
  • 4 large hot green chile peppers
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced
  • 4 lemons, juice of
  • salt
  • 2 tablespoons mustard oil or vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon fenugreek|fenugreek seeds
  • lettuce leaves, as needed

Directions

  1. Boil potatoes until tender; drain and set aside.
  2. Toast sesame seeds in a hot oven until fragrant and lightly colored.
  3. Cool then grind in food processor with hot chiles, garlic, ginger and cilantro.
  4. Add lemon juice and salt.
  5. Mix sesame seed paste with warm potatoes and toss lightly.
  6. Sauté fenugreek|fenugreek seeds in oil; pour over salad and mix lightly.
  7. Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves.
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