DISH RESEARCH · Snack
Bara
Newari black-lentil pancakes with ginger, cumin and turmeric.
About Bara
Bara, also called wo, are savoury lentil pancakes in Nepal’s Newari food tradition. Dixya’s plain version uses split black lentils with ginger, cumin and turmeric.
Lentils give the pancakes an earthy base, while ginger and cumin provide warm aromatic notes. Optional coriander leaves and chillies can add freshness and heat to this basic version.
The pancakes are crisp outside with a soft, fluffy centre. They are served hot from the pan; egg, meat and other platter accompaniments belong to separate serving variations rather than this plain batter.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bara
Dixya’s plain Newari bara / wo.
- Dried split black lentilsBase
- GingerAromatic
- Ground cuminSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- TurmericSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Canola oilCooking medium
- Coriander leavesAromatic · Optional
- ChilliesSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Dried split black lentils: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Source black lentils denote urad; exact skin-on/skinless form selected as skinless per author’s note.
- Ginger: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Ground cumin: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Salt: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Turmeric: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Water: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Canola oil: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Canola selected from the explicit canola-or-sunflower neutral oil examples.
- Coriander leaves (optional): No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Chillies (optional): No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Optional chilli type unspecified.
Origins & food traditions
Newari food tradition of Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley.
Countries
- Nepal
- NepalCatalogue link pending review
- SurinameCatalogue link pending review
- Trinidad and TobagoCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Newari Cuisine
- Surinamese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Newar CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Indo-Trinidadian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.