Potato and Yogurt Achaar

Palpali Chukauni Achaar

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4 to 6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Food and Flavours from Nepal

By Jyoti Pathak

Published 2023

  • About

Chukauni achaar is one of the most popular dishes from the Western Palpa region of Nepal. The key to making this addictively delicious potato achaar is selecting any variety of thin-skinned small potatoes that can be easily peeled. Traditionally, the souring agent used for this achaar is chook amilo concentrate, which is made by boiling a special large Nepali variety of lemon (nibua) until it becomes a dark brown and thick liquid. This lemon concentrate can be st