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A Guide to Nepalese Dining
Regular everyday Nepali food is very healthy, nourishing ,practical and surprisingly tasty. However, during manyfestivals foods can contain an elaborate assortment gourmetdelights. The typical daily food for most people consist of "Dal Bhat" which consists rice (Bhat), lentil soup (dal) andvegetables in curry (Tarkari) and/or meat (Masu) and a smallamount of pickle /sauce (Achar).
Eating Habit
Main Meal: In most part of country, especially rice-growingareas, Dal Bhat is eaten twice a day. Generally, the first mealof the day is eaten from about 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. and thesecond shortly after sunset around 6:00 to 7:00 a.m. Duringweekends (Saturday), the first meal is obviously eaten littlebit late.
Snacking:
Snack such as bread, chuira (beaten rice), roti(flat bread), curried vegetables, milked tea and other snacksare also generally eaten in between the two big meals.
Diversity:
Nepal’s food is as diverse as the country itself.Many ethnic groups have their own specialties which mightor might not be widely eaten. Some examples areChatamari, Daar, Phapar Ko roti (Bukwheat Bread), Salted Tea etc.
Eating Method
More or less all Nepalese eat with their right hand, thoughurban eateries and some young urban youth have alreadyembraced silverware. Food may be served in a metal platedivided into separate compartments called "Thal" or simpleplate. Nepali food is eaten in a typical way. For example: DalBhat is eaten in following way. At first, Dal is poured over therice if the Dal came in a separate bowl. They are separatedin chunks with your fingers. Then a bit of Tarkari and/orAchar is added for each chunks. Everything is eaten togetherin a chunk with the right hand.
Brief Introduction of Nepalese Food
 The food in Nepal differs from the one culture to the another.However, here’s a typical sample of food from differentNepali cultures.Dal, Bhat and Tarkari - translated as Lentils, Rice and Curriedvegetable. It is the main staple diet of most Nepali people.
APPETIZERS/SNACKS
Chatamari - (Newari) food resembles Pizza or Dosa (southIndian). rice flour flat bread cooked over heat with toppingssuch as minced meat (with or without some vegetable), egg,sugar or no toppings.Choyla -(Newari) grilled /roasted spicy meat. usually eaten asappetizer with liquorGundruk - dried and fermented green vegetables leaves.when made to soup gives a slightly sour, slightly tangy.Kwati - (Newari) soup with many beans. a festival specialtyMomo(cha) - (Newari) a dumplings filled with minced meat(usually buffalo in Nepal, Turkey elsewhere), served steamedor fried. very popular appetizer, afternoon snack or eveningmeal.Samay Baji - (Newari) beaten rice with roasted meat, smokedfish, boiled-then-fried egg, black soybeans and dicedginger.usually a ritual food coSekuwa - grilled meat usually made from mutton, duck,chicken, buff, wild boar.Sel - donoght-like shaped dessert/snack made from rice flourSukuti - spicy dried meat roasted over a charcoal fire.Alu Tama - Potato made with bamboo shoots. Takhala - (Newari) Jello of meat soup served cold.Wo and Bara- (Newari) flour patty made of lentils with orwithout meat/egg topping. used in ritual or festival or usedas snack.
MAIN DISHES
Alu Tama - Bamboo shoot and potato.Dal - lentil soup usually eaten with rice. most popular lentilsusued as dal in Nepal are black, red and yellow.Sag - Green Vegetables - Spinach, mustard greens or broad-leaved mustard. A standard accompaniment to plain rice forlunch or dinner.Masu - meat with spices (curry) and gravy. usually servedwith rice. Most Nepalese eat chicken, mutton. Some eatbuffalo and pork. Almost no one eats cow. Killing cow isprohibited in NepalBhat - steamed rice Tarkari - any vegetable or group of vegetables in curry,usually broth. can be made in thousand s ways.
RELISHES
Achar - a sour, spice or seet pickle. can be made in thousandways. the most poplar are made of ground tomatoes, slicedradish, ground coriander, boiled or diced potatoes.Sanya Khuna - (Newari) hot, spicy, salty jellotype food madefrom fish soup.
DESSERTS
Dahi - Yogurt/Curd Juju Dhau - popular creamy curd from Bhaktapur. Juju literallymeans ‘‘king".
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Sikarni - curd mixed with dried fruits.
DRINKS
Rakshi - liquor (can mean local liquor) Thon (Newari) or Chhyang (Tibetan) - the milky whitebeer/liquor made from fermented rice. Tongba - a popular liquor in the hills. made by pouring hotwater into a pot of fermented millet and drunk with abamboo straw.
AAloo (See Alu)Alu Achaar (Potatoes Achaar)Alu Dum (Potatoes in Curry)Alu Roti (Potato Filled Bread)Alu Tama (Potatoes with Bamboo Shoots)Alu Tama (Potatoes with Bamboo Shoots) - A SimpleWayAlu Tareko (Fried Potatoes)BBabari ko Achaar (Mint Achaar)Bara (Black Lentil Deep Fried Patties)Bada (See Bara)Bhat (Rice) (Cooked by Microwave) 15 Minute RecipeBhat Bhuteko (Fried Rice) (Vegetable Pulao)Bhat Dal (Rice and Dal)Black Lentil Deep Fried Patties (Bara) or (Bada)Black Lentil Patties (Wo)Burfi (Milk Cheese Cake)Buckwheat Pancakes (Phapar Ko Roti)CCarrot Pudding (Gajar ko Halwa)Carrot Pudding II (Gajar Ko Halwa II)Instant Carrot Pudding (Instant Gajar Ko Halwa)Cauli TarkariCauliflower CurryChana (Spicy Chickpeas)Chana Masala (Spicy Chickpeas)Chatamari with Meat topping (Rice Flour Pizzawithout Cheese)Chatamari (with Rice and Lentil Base) * Does NotStick To PanChiau Ko Tarkari (Mushroom Curry) 15 Minute RecipeChicken BhutuaChicken ChiliChicken Chili (Adapted Version)Chicken (Kukhura) Ra Pyaj Buteko (Chicken sauted inOnion)Special Chicken (Kukhura) Ko Masu (Special ChickenRecipe)Grilled Chicken MasalaChicken Tarkari (Traditonal Chicken)Naram Chicken ko MasuChicken GrilledChicken (Soft) MeatChicken CurryChicken as Side DishSpicy Chickpeas (Chana)Cucumber Salad 15 Minute RecipeDDaal (See Dal, Dal Bhat, Dal Fry)Dal 15 Minute RecipeDal Bhat (Rice and Dal)Dal Fry (Fried Lentil Soup)Doodh Peda (Flat Milk Cake)EEgg Curry 15 Minute RecipeEgg Curry (Regular)FFermented beans Soup (Kinama ko jhol)Flour Crackers (Nimki)Fried Potato See Potato FriedFried Rice See Vegetable PulaoFried Flour Flat Breads (Puri)GGajar ko Halwa (Carrot Pudding)Gajar Ko Halwa II (Carrot pudding)Instant Gajar Ko Halwa (Instant Carrot Pudding)Golveda Ra Dhaniya ko Achaar (Tomato and CilantroSauce)Gundruk HKidney Beans Curry (Rajma ko Tarkari)IN/A J Jerky (Lamb)PPakodaPalak Paneer (Spinach with Cottage Cheese)Peda, Doodh (Flat Milk Cake)Phapar Ko Roti (Buckwheat Pancakes)Traditional Pickle of RadishPickled Potatoes (Alu Acchar)Potato Filled Bread (Alu Roti)Potatoes Home Fries (Alu Tareko)Potato Patty (Samosa)Potato SaladPotato in Curry (Alu Dum)Potatoes with Beans & Bamboo Shoots (Alu Tama)Potatoes with Bamboo Shoots (Alu Tama) - A SimpleWayPudhina ko Achaar (Mint Pickle)Vegetable Pulao (Fried Rice)Puri (Fried Flour Flat Breads)QN/ARRajma Tarkari (Kidney Beans Curry)Rajma Tarkari (Kidney Beans Curry) 15 Minute RecipeRasbari (Milk Balls)Rice ( Cooked by Microwave) 15 Minute RecipeRice and LentilsCrispy Rice Doughnuts (Sel Roti)Rice Flour Pizza without Cheese (Chatamari)Rice Pudding (Kheer)SSalty Butter Tea (See more under Tea)Samosa (Potato Patty)Sel Roti (Crispy Rice Doughnuts)Sukuti (Lamb Jerky)Spinach with Cottage Cheese (Palak Paneer)TTandori ChickenTandoori Chicken (See Tandori Chicken)Tanduri Chicken (See Tandori Chicken)Masala Tea (coming soon)Salty Butter TeaVegetable Thukpa (Tibetan Thukpa)Tofu with Tomato (Golveda Ra Tofu)Tomato And Cilantro PickleTongba (Nepali Wine)UN/AVVegetable Pakoda (Fired Vegetable Snacks)WWo (Black Lentil Patties)XN/A Y  Yogurt shake (Lassi)Mango Yogurt shake (Mango Lassi)ZN/A
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English Translations of Nepali Food
 The translations of the Nepalese ingredient names are givenon the right column. We hope it will help find the Nepaleseingredient for the Nepalese staying abroad. We also hope itwill serve as reference tool for the non- Nepalese speakers.
NEPALI to ENGLISHAjwain = Tymolseeds ,Aduwa = Ginger ,Amchoor =Mango powder ,Ata = Wheat flourBanda (Banda Govi)= Cabbage,Bakula =Fava Beans,Bhatmas= Soybeans,{Bhanta = Eggplant,Brinjal,Aubergines ,}Besan = Gram flour ,Besar=Turmeric Bhuteko Channa = Roasted gram ,Bodi Black-eyed peas =Chana Chick peas ,Chana dal= Gram dal ,Chyapi= Chives ,Dal = LentilsDahi = Curds, Yoghourt ,Dhania (leaves) = Corianderleaves, Cilantro, Chinese ParsleyDhania (masala) = Coriander seeds ,Farsi =Pumpkin,Hing = Asafoetida ,Ilaichi= Cardamom (black) ,Jau =Oats ,Jeera = Cummin ,Jwanu = Lovage ,Kankro=Cucumber ,Kari Pata = Curry leaves ,Kesar=Saffron,Kathal = Raw jack fruit ,Kalonji = Onion seeds,Kodo = Millet ,Kurilo =Asparagus ,Kuskus = Poppyseeds ,Lwang = Cloves ,Lasun = Garlic ,Makai =Corn,Marich =Black Pepper ,Mas= Black Lentils ,Masoor dal = Redgram ,Maida = Flour ,Moong dal = Green gram ,Methi= Fenugreek ,Methi sag = Fenugreek leaves ,Makai =Corn ,Moong =Whole green gram ,Mula =DaikonRadish ,Palungo= Spinach,Paneer =Paneer (orcottage cheese) ,Parwal =Pointed gourd ,Phapar = Buckwheat,Pindaula= Taro or Eddos,Pitho Flour (All Purpose)Pyaj =Onions ,Pyaj (Hariyo) = Scallion,Ram Toriya =Okra (Lady's Finger) ,{Rawa = Semolina, Cream of wheat },Rayo/Tori = Mustard ,Roti =Flat Bread,Sabudana = Dry ginger ,Sakhar =Brown Sugar,Salgam= Turnip,Simi = Green Beans, Saunf (sag) =Dill leaves ,Saunf (masala) =Fennel ,Sukamel =Cardamom (green),Tama=Bamboo Soda ,TejPaat = Bay Leaf ,Til= Sesame seeds ,Til ko Tel = Gingelly oil ,Turai= Sponge gourd ,Tarul= Yam,Urrad Dhal = Black gramMAIN DISHES
Alu Tama - Bamboo shoot and potato.Dal - lentil soup usually eaten with rice. most popular lentilsusued as dal in Nepal are black, red and yellow.Sag - Green Vegetables - Spinach, mustard greens or broad-leaved mustard. A standard accompaniment to plain rice forlunch or dinner.Masu - meat with spices (curry) and gravy. usually servedwith rice. Most Nepalese eat chicken, mutton. Some eatbuffalo and pork. Almost no one eats cow. Killing cow isprohibited in NepalBhat - steamed rice Tarkari - any vegetable or group of vegetables in curry,usually broth. can be made in thousand s ways.
RELISHES
Achar - a sour, spice or seet pickle. can be made in thousandways. the most poplar are made of ground tomatoes, slicedradish, ground coriander, boiled or diced potatoes.Sanya Khuna - (Newari) hot, spicy, salty jellotype food madefrom fish soup.
DESSERTS
Dahi - Yogurt/Curd Juju Dhau - popular creamy curd from Bhaktapur. Juju literallymeans ‘‘king".Sikarni - curd mixed with dried fruits.
DRINKS
Rakshi - liquor (can mean local liquor) Thon (Newari) or Chhyang (Tibetan) - the milky whitebeer/liquor made from fermented rice. Tongba - a popular liquor in the hills. made by pouring hotwater into a pot of fermented millet and drunk with abamboo straw.
Main Dish from Nepal
Chatamari (A new way to make it) Quick Nepali RecipesLearn how to make one of the classic Nepali dish in new way. The improvement makes it easy to make and enhances itstaste.
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Some Nepali Main Dish
Alu Acchar (Pickled Potatoes)Alu DumAlu Roti NewAlu TamaAlu TarekoBabari (Mint) ko AchaarBhat (Cooked by Microwave) 15 Minute RecipeChana (Spicy Chickpeas)Chana Masala (Spicy Chick Peas)Chatamari with Meat topping (Rice Mini- Pizza)Chatamari (A new way to make it) NewChiau Ko Tarkari 15 Minute RecipeChicken BhutuaChicken ChiliChicken (Kukhura) ra Pyaj Tareko(Special) Chicken Ko Masu(Grilled) Chicken MasalaChicken Tarkari(Naram) Chicken ko MasuDal 15 Minute RecipeDal BhatDal Fry (Fried Lentil Soup)Golveda Ra Dhaniya ko AchaarMOMOMOMO (yet another way to make it)(Khadae ko) Mula ko AcharKinama ko jhol ( Fermented beans Soup )Mixed Vegetable TarkariPalak Paneer (Spinach with Cottage Cheese)Phapar Ko Roti (Buckwheat Pancakes)Puri (Fried Flour Bread) New Tandori Chicken Tofu with Tomato (Golveda Ra Tofu)Vegetable PulaoVegetable ThukpaRajma (Kidney Beans) Curry
Vegetarian Nepali Food
Alu Acchar (Potato Pickle Salad)Alu Dum (Curry Potato Stew)Alu Tama (Potato with bamboo Shoot)Potato SaladCucumber SaladDal Bhat (Rice with Lentil Soup)Golveda Ra Dhaniya ko AchaarMixed TrakariChiau Ko Tarkari (Mushroom Curry)Golveda Ra Dhaniya ko AchaaPhapar Ko Roti (Buckwheat Pancakes)Vegetable Pulao (Fried Vegetable Rice)
Appetizers or Snacks From Nepal
Bara (Black Lentil Deep Fried Patties)One of the favorite Nepali appetizer Be ready to entertainyour friends and yourself with this recipe.
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Nepali food, especially ethnic Newari food is rich in varietiesof appetizers, snacks or hors d'oeuvres. Many of theseappetizers are comparatively lower in fat than westernappetizers heavy on butter and cheese.Bara or Bada (Black Lentil Deep Fried Patties )MomoMomo (yet another way to make it)Nimki (Flour Crackers)Vegetable PakodaSamosaSukuti (Lamb Jerky)Wo (Black Lentil Patties)
Desserts and Sweets
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