A FOOD TRADITION
Newar Cuisine
Newar cuisine of the Kathmandu Valley is known for elaborate festival foods, buffalo meat preparations, lentil cakes, fermented foods, and distinctive sweets.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Aloo Bodi Tama
Aloo Bodi Tama is a Nepali vegetable curry combining potatoes, black-eyed peas, and bamboo shoots in a tomato-and-spice gravy.
Bara
Bara is a savory Newar lentil patty made from ground lentils and commonly finished with egg, minced meat, aromatics, or other toppings before being pan-fried.
Bhuttan
Bhuttan is a Newar dish of buffalo offal cut into pieces and fried with onion, garlic, spices, and salt.
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Chatamari
Chatamari is a thin Newar rice-flour crepe commonly topped with minced meat, egg, onion, tomato, garlic, and herbs before being cooked until set.
Choila
Choila is a Newar grilled or roasted meat dish seasoned with mustard oil, garlic, ginger, chili, cumin, onion, and herbs.
Juju Dhau
Juju Dhau is a thick, set Newar yogurt traditionally prepared from buffalo milk and served as a rich cultured dairy dessert.
Kachila
Kachila is a Newar preparation of finely minced raw buffalo meat seasoned with aromatics, spices, salt, and mustard oil.
Lakhamari
Lakhamari is a traditional Newar sweet made from a rich flour dough that is shaped, fried, and coated or finished with sugar.
Newari Khaja
Newari Khaja is a broad Newar khaja or snack-set assortment centered on baji with legumes, savory accompaniments, pickles, and variable meat or vegetable preparations; its components can overlap with, but are not necessarily identical to, Samay Baji.
Pakuwa
Pakuwa is a Newar grilled or roasted meat preparation, typically made with seasoned buffalo meat and served hot.
Samay Baji
Samay Baji is a traditional Newar platter of beaten rice served with black soybeans, seasoned water-buffalo meat, egg, potato, pickles, and accompanying savory garnishes.
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