Recipes from Nepal, Food, Cuisine

Chicken Bhutua

This grilled chicken dish will impress your dinner guests.

• 1.5lb Chicken – cut into pieces
• 5 minced garlic cloves
• minced ginger
• 3 minced red chilies
• 1 tbsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 cup cut green onions
• 4 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 tsp black pepper (ground)
• Half tsp cinnamon powder
• 5 whole cloves
• 1 tsp fenugreek
• Salt

Mix together the chicken, cumin, turmeric, salt, pepper and 1 tbsp mustard oil. Heat the 4 tbsp mustard oil in a pan. Place fenugreek in pan until dark. Then add cloves to fry. Place chicken in pan and allow to brown. Next add the chilies, ginger and garlic. Continue to stir-fry chicken until completely cooked adding water if it catches on. Now mix in onions and cinnamon, cooking for a further 2 minutes. Serve with vegetables.

Bara/Badha

These black lentil deep fried patties will whet your appetite.

• 1 cup black lentils
• 1 tbsp ginger paste
• Half tsp asafetida/hing
• Half tsp cumin powder
• oil
• salt

Soak the lentils overnight in water. Remove the black coverings with water. Grind the lentils into a paste with just a little bit of water. Add the spices and stir. Heat the oil. Flatten the lentil mixture into a patty and make a hole in the middle (like a donut). Deep fry until golden brown. Serve when still hot.

Burfi

Delectable milk cakes for dessert or a tasty treat.

• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• Half cup ghee
• Half tsp cardamom powder
• 1 cup sugar

Combine ricotta, cardamom and sugar. Fry mixture in the ghee until golden brown. OR Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in 300F oven. Pour onto a greased tray and cut into diamond shapes. Allow to cool.

Lassi

A delicious, creamy yogurt shake.

• 2 cups full-cream yogurt
• 1 cup water
• 8 tbsp sugar (or to your taste)

Combine water with the yogurt. Add the sugar. Beat mixture until frothy and smooth. Served with ice.

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