Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Nepal

35 dishes.

wine & spiritAilaNewari rice liquor poured from a height into clay cups at festival feastssoup & stewAloo TamaSour curry of potatoes, fermented bamboo shoots and black-eyed peassnackBaraThick black-lentil pancake fried on a griddle, often topped with egg or minced buffalosalad & sideBhatmas SadekoFried soybeans tossed with onion, chilli, lemon and mustard oilstreet foodChatamariNewari rice-flour crepe topped with minced meat and eggstreet foodChatpatePuffed rice tossed with noodles, lime, chilli and raw onion, mixed to orderwine & spiritChhaangMilky, tart beer brewed from millet or rice, often drunk warm in wintercheese & dairyChhurpiYak or chauri milk cheese, either soft and crumbly or dried rock-hard for chewingdrinkChiyaSweet milky spiced tea drunk throughout the daysnackChoilaSpicy grilled buffalo meat with mustard oil, timur and beaten ricesalad & sideChukauniBoiled potatoes dressed with yoghurt, fenugreek, sesame and chilliDal BhatTwice-daily platter of rice, lentil soup, curries and picklesmainDhidoHand-stirred buckwheat or millet mush, eaten with gundruk and curriesfermented & pickledGundrukFermented dried leafy greens, served as tangy pickle or soupstreet foodJhol MomoSteamed dumplings floated in a soupy sesame-and-tomato broth, eaten with a spooncheese & dairyJuju DhauBhaktapur's creamy 'king yogurt' set in clay potssalad & sideKachilaRaw minced buffalo dressed with mustard oil, ginger and roasted spicesfermented & pickledKinemaSticky fermented soybeans with a strong ammonia smell, fried with tomato and chillisoup & stewKwatiSoup of nine sprouted beans, eaten once a year at the Janai Purnima full moonbread & pastryLakhamariHard, deep-fried wheat cake, sometimes latticed, cracked apart and sharedfermented & pickledMasauraBlack gram paste mixed with taro, hand-rolled into nuggets and sun-driedMomoSteamed dumplings with beef, cheese or cabbage fillingwine & spiritRaksiClear spirit distilled at home from millet or rice, drunk warm from small metal cupsmainSamay BajiRitual Newari platter of beaten rice, buffalo, egg, soybeans, ginger and local spiritsalad & sideSanya KhunaJellied fish aspic set with ginger and spices, eaten cold in wintersnackSapu MhichaLeaf-tripe pouch stuffed with bone marrow, boiled then fried until it burstsstreet foodSekuwaChar-grilled skewered meat marinated in Nepali spicesSel RotiRing-shaped sweet fried rice bread made for festivalsdessertSikarniStrained yoghurt whipped with sugar, cardamom, saffron and chopped nutsfermented & pickledSinkiRadish taproots fermented in a pit for weeks, dried, then cooked into sour soupcharcuterie & curedSukutiBuffalo or goat meat air-dried into hard strips, then fried with chilli and onionsoup & stewThukpaTibetan-style hot noodle soup with meat and vegetablessnackTitauraChewy sour-sweet balls of dried lapsi fruit rolled in salt and chilliwine & spiritTongbaHot fermented millet beer sipped through a bamboo strawdessertYomariSteamed rice-flour dumpling filled with molasses and sesame; Newari sweet

  • Bara

    Thick black-lentil pancake fried on a griddle, often topped with egg or minced buffalo. Ready in 20 min prep and…

  • Yomari

    Steamed rice-flour dumpling filled with molasses and sesame; Newari sweet. Ready in 1 hour prep and 25 minutes cooking. About…

  • Aila

    Newari rice liquor poured from a height into clay cups at festival feasts. A wine & spirit recipe from Nepal.

  • Aloo Tama

    Sour curry of potatoes, fermented bamboo shoots and black-eyed peas. Ready in 25 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 6…

  • Bhatmas Sadeko

    Fried soybeans tossed with onion, chilli, lemon and mustard oil. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 15 minutes cooking. Serves…

  • Chatpate

    Puffed rice tossed with noodles, lime, chilli and raw onion, mixed to order. 15 min to prepare. 4 servings. A…

  • Chatamari

    Newari rice-flour crepe topped with minced meat and egg. Ready in 20 min prep and 40 min cooking. 6 crepes.…

  • Chhurpi

    Yak or chauri milk cheese, either soft and crumbly or dried rock-hard for chewing. A cheese & dairy recipe from…

  • Chhaang

    Milky, tart beer brewed from millet or rice, often drunk warm in winter. A wine & spirit recipe from Nepal.

  • Chiya

    Sweet milky spiced tea drunk throughout the day. Ready in 5 minutes prep and 15 minutes cooking. Serves 4. A…