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Chukauni (Nepalese Potato Salad)

Chukauni is a potato salad dish from Palpa district in Nepal. It is mainly served with roti, steamed rice or batuk.

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Ingredients

Makes
2
  • 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)

Ingredients for 2 servings (985 g) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    Put the boiled potatoes in a bowl.

  2. 2

    Add chopped chilies and chilies.

  3. 3

    Pour the yoghurt over the potatoes.

  4. 4

    Add salt and red chili powder as per your taste.

  5. 5

    In a small wok or pan, heat some oil with red chilies and fenugreek seed.

    Stovetop
  6. 6

    When the seeds turn black, remove the pan from heat.

    Stovetop
  7. 7

    Add turmeric powder over the oil immediately.

  8. 8

    Pour the oil over the potatoes and yoghurt mixture.

  9. 9

    Mix the mixture evenly with a ladle or a spoon.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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