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Dahi Chiura
Nepali breakfast of rinsed flattened rice stirred with cool curd and sugar.
About Dahi Chiura
Dahi chiura is a Nepali dish of flattened rice and curd, closely associated with the country's Asar 15 rice-planting celebration. This profile fixes the concise sweet version documented by The Times of India, using sugar rather than its salt alternative.
Curd brings a clean dairy tang that balances the mild sweetness of sugar. Flattened rice contributes a gentle toasted-grain flavour and absorbs the cool, creamy mixture without introducing extra spices or fruit.
The softened rice flakes remain visible in a pale, creamy coating, giving the dish a simple spoonable appearance. Its texture is cool and yielding, with a light chew from the hydrated chiura against the smooth curd.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Dahi Chiura
Times of India's Sweet Dahi Chiura.
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Flattened rice (chiura): . The source's flattened rice, or chiura, maps to the established broader rice route
- Curd: . The source's curd maps to the established yogurt route
- Sugar:
Origins & food traditions
The Times of India supplies the complete three-ingredient sweet preparation selected here. The Kathmandu Post independently documents dahi chiura as an indispensable food for Nepal's Asar 15 National Paddy Day and explains its roots in the country's agrarian tradition.
Countries
- Nepal
- NepalCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Nepali Cuisine
- Nepali CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.