Nepalese Chutney / Potato Salad with Sesame Seeds

Being in North-east you cannot miss out on encountering the vibrant Nepalese community. Nepalese people have been traditionally living in Nepal, Bhutan and in the North-eastern India and they have a distinct and pretty amazing cuisine.

Nepalese chutney or Potato salad with sesame seeds is one of my favorite dish, that I learnt from a Nepali friend of mine and this dish is very simple and easy to make.

Ingredients

4-5 Medium sized boiled potatoes boiled, peeled and cubed

Handful of sesame seeds dry roasted and pounded to coarse powder

4-5 green chilies

2 medium sized onions chopped

1/2 a lemon

2 tablespoon mustard oil

Salt to taste

Ingredients

Method

Heat some mustard oil in a pan, add chopped green chilies and onions and saute it for a while.

Take the entire mixture out along with the oil and set aside.

Take the potatoes in a large bowl and add pounded sesame seeds to it.

Now add some salt to the potato and sesame seed mixture.

Squeeze the lemon juice into the mixture and mix the whole thing well.

Now, add the sauteed chilies and onions along with the mustard oil to the mixture.

Mix it well. 

Adjust the seasoning

You can serve this dish with rice or rotis. My favorite is with the Nepalese sel roti.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

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