Aloo Achar (Nepali Spicy Sesame Potato Salad)
Aloo Achar, the Nepali sesame potato salad. Boiled potatoes tossed with toasted sesame paste, mustard oil, lemon, ginger, and chili. A khaja-set classic served at room temperature.
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Bara (Newari Black Lentil Pancake)
Bara, the Newari black-lentil pancake. Soaked urad dal ground into a thick batter, cooked on a hot tawa, and topped with egg or minced meat. A Kathmandu Valley classic.
Chatamari (Newari Rice Crepe, Nepali Pizza)
Chatamari, the Newari rice crepe topped with spiced minced meat, egg, and aromatics. The original Nepali pizza, born in the Kathmandu Valley.
Chicken Choila (Newari Smoky Spiced Chicken)
Chicken Choila, the smoky, fiery Newari chicken dish. Boiled chicken tossed with mustard oil bloomed with charred dried chilies, ginger, garlic, lemon, and timur. Served at room temperature on every Newari khaja platter.
Macha Ko Tarkari (Nepali Fish Curry with Mustard Oil and Timur)
Macha ko Tarkari, Nepali fish curry. Firm river or sea fish gently simmered in a turmeric-ginger-tomato gravy bloomed in mustard oil with methi and timur. A Tarai and Newari classic.
Newari Khaja Set (Kathmandu Valley Brass-Platter Snack Feast)
The Newari khaja set, a brass-platter feast of beaten rice, lentil cakes, smoky meat, and pickles. The quintessential Newari snacking tradition from the Kathmandu Valley, explained component by component.
Yomari (Newari Sweet Steamed Rice Dumplings)
Yomari, the sacred Newari steamed dumpling, fish-shaped and filled with chaku (jaggery cooked with sesame). Made for Yomari Punhi, the December full-moon festival of the Kathmandu Valley.