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Aloo Sadeko

Name: Aloo Sadeko
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Nepal
Ingredients: 4 Potato; 1/4 Onion; 1 Chili pepper; 2 tbsp White Sesame Seeds; 2 tbsp Lemon juice; 1/2 tsp Turmeric; 1/2 tsp Chili powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; A pinch Cilantro; 1/2 tsp Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Boiled potatoes tossed with spices, sesame, and lemon — a spicy Nepali salad.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Sadeko means 'tossed' in Nepali, and aloo sadeko is boiled potato tossed with onion, chili, toasted sesame, lemon, and turmeric-scented oil. It's popular for picnics, teatime, and as a snack with drinks.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Kathmandu garden, potatoes are tossed with yellow spiced oil in a big bowl and everyone helps themselves.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Potato 4
Onion 1/4
Chili pepper 1
White Sesame Seeds 2 tbsp
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Chili powder 1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Cilantro A pinch
Salt 1/2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Boil the potatoes in their skins, peel, and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Toast and grind the white sesame seeds.
Add sliced onion, chopped chili, sesame, lemon juice, chili powder, and salt to the potatoes.
Heat oil in a small pan, add the turmeric, and immediately pour over the potatoes.
Mix everything and scatter with chopped cilantro.

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