DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Thukpa
Rice-noodle soup with vegetables, grilled chicken and an aromatic chilli paste.
About Thukpa
Foods of Nepal presents this thukpa through a first-person account of a childhood dish seen across Nepal. Its complete chicken version uses rice noodles, vegetables and a soup paste, preserving the source’s particular noodle choice.
Garlic, ginger, bird’s-eye chilli, tomato and coriander flavour the paste. Toasted cumin, turmeric, timmur pepper and hing add further seasoning, with lime juice supplying acidity.
The noodles and vegetables sit in chicken broth, finished with grilled chicken slices and coriander in a large bowl. Tomato achar is the selected accompaniment; additional chilli, seeds and Chinese chilli oil remain optional.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Thukpa
Foods of Nepal’s childhood Nepali chicken thukpa with rice noodles.
- Rice noodlesBase
- Prepared grilled chicken breastProtein
- OilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Prepared chicken brothLiquidIngredient page not linked
- Red bell pepperBase
- CarrotBase
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperSeasoning
- Fresh corianderAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Fresh gingerAromatic
- Fresh bird’s-eye chilliesSeasoning
- Tomato pulpBase
- Slightly toasted cumin seedsSeasoning
- TurmericSeasoning
- Timmur (Szechuan red pepper)Seasoning
- Hing powderSeasoning
- Fresh lime juiceAromatic
- WaterCooking medium
- Additional fresh chilliGarnish · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Chilli seedsSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Chinese chilli oilSeasoning · Optional
- Prepared spicy tomato acharAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Rice noodles: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual25/45 named rice noodles, full product formulation unprovided; no forced Wheat from protected scalar.
- Prepared grilled chicken breast: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual meat version26/47 selected; full separate grilling/marinade formula unprovided.
- Oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual27/46, botanical source unspecified.
- Prepared chicken broth: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual28/46 full prepared stock formula unprovided, no invented bouillon allergens.
- Red bell pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual paste38 and garnish32 consolidated.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh bird’s-eye chillies: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual36 main paste species retained.
- Tomato pulp: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Slightly toasted cumin seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual40 exact form unprovided.
- Timmur (Szechuan red pepper): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual41 named regional pepper, broader Sichuan-pepper candidate, botanical species unprovided.
- Hing powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual42 asafoetida powder, full commercial carrier/formula unprovided; no guessed Wheat or absence assurance.
- Fresh lime juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit noodle boiling/cold rinsing45 and optional soup dilution47 consolidated.
- Additional fresh chilli (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual optional extra chopped chilli47, species unprovided rather than forced bird’s-eye.
- Chilli seeds (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual optional47/51, exact species/form unprovided.
- Chinese chilli oil (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual optional51, broader chilli-oil candidate; complete oil/chilli/additive formula unknown.
- Prepared spicy tomato achar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual49 accompaniment selected over chilli pickle50; full prepared achar formula unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Cuisines & regions
- Nepali Cuisine
- Bhutanese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Nepali CuisineCatalogue link pending review