Alu Nimkin
Alu Nimkin (often called Alu Nimki) is a legendary Nepali street food, originally hailing from the city of Dharan. It’s essentially a “chatpate-style” snack that combines crunchy, diamond-shaped crackers (nimki) with a spicy, potato-based gravy.
30-60min
Normal
Mildly Spicy
Ingredients
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2 gulab jamuns per person
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Directions
For Nimkin dough
Melt the butter (or ghee) so that it resembles a cream (not liquid).
Put the all-purpose flour, the salt, the carom seeds and the butter (or ghee) in a bowl.
Mix everything together until you get a crumbly texture.
Add the water little by little and mix everything to obtain a firm but malleable dough.
Cover your dough and let it rest for about 30 minutes.
For the sauce
Chop the tomatoes.
In a bowl, mix the chickpea flour and add a little water. Whisk everything together until there are no more lumps.
Heat the sunflower oil in a pan. When hot, add the dried red chilies and the turmeric powder. Fry until the chilies release their aroma.
Add the tomatoes, the salt, the garlic paste, the ginger paste, and the brown sugar. Simmer until the tomatoes are tender.
Add the chickpea flour to the pan with water. Let it simmer until the sauce thickens slightly and reaches a smooth, creamy consistency.
Turn off the heat, then add the coriander powder, the black salt and the lemon juice. Mix well and let cool.
Shaping and frying the Nimkin
Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough to an average thickness of about 5mm.
Cut a straight line about 1.5 cm wide and 5 cm long.
Heat a little oil in a pan, then lower the heat once the oil is hot.
Carefully put the nimkin dough into the oil.
Cook the nimkin over high heat until golden brown, stirring frequently and very gently with a long-handled utensil. They cook quite quickly, in just a few minutes.
Once cooked, place the cooked nimkin on absorbent paper to absorb as much of the oil as possible.
Combine everything
Peel the potatoes.
Chop the onions, the coriander leaves and the small green chilies.
Boiled the potatoes. Then cut them into cubes.
In a bowl, mix the potatoes, the onions, the coriander leaves, the cumin powder, the red chili powder and the chaat masala.
Add the hot sauce and the nimkin. Mix everything well so that each ingredient is well coated.
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