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Aloo choka in a bowl ready to serve

Aloo Choka Recipe

Aloo Choka is a spicy Nepali style mashed potato which can be eaten as a snack or side dish.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Cooling Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Nepalese, Nepali
Servings 6 people

Equipment

  • Mortar and Pestle

Ingredients
  

  • 9 small potatoes (about 2 inches long each)
  • 1 dried red chili (add more if you like spicy food)
  • 2 tbsp mustard seed oil
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • ¼ tsp timur powder (Sichuan powder)
  • ½ tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • In a mortar, grind the red chili, garlic cloves ,and timur powder (Sichuan) together until they are extremely fine.
  • Boil 9 small potatoes for about 10-15 minutes or until soft
  • Take the potatoes out of the hot water and let them cool for about 10-15 minutes.
  • Once the potatoes have cooled, peel them. Then, mush the potatoes by hand.
  • Add in the mustard oil and spices.
  • Serve at room temperature or cold.

Notes

If you like spicy food, you can add 2-3 dried red chilis instead of just one.
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