Aloo Achar (Nepali Spicy Sesame Potato Salad)
Aloo Achar — the Nepali sesame potato salad. Boiled potatoes tossed with toasted sesame paste, mustard oil, lemon, ginger, and chili. A khaja-set classic served at room temperature.
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Aloo Tama Bodi (Potato, Bamboo Shoot & Black-Eyed Pea Curry)
Aloo Tama Bodi — a tangy, soulful Nepali hill curry of potatoes, fermented bamboo shoots, and black-eyed peas, perfumed with timur, jimbu, and bloomed mustard oil.
Bara (Newari Black Lentil Pancake)
Bara — the Newari black-lentil pancake. Soaked urad dal ground into a thick batter, cooked on a hot tawa, and topped with egg or minced meat. A Kathmandu Valley classic.
Chatpate (Nepali Spicy Puffed Rice Street Snack)
Chatpate — Nepal's tangy, fiery puffed-rice street snack. Mura, sev, fresh aromatics, mustard oil, lime, and a kick of timur. Mixed in a paper cone and eaten standing up.
Gundruk Ko Jhol (Nepali Fermented Greens Soup with Potato)
Gundruk ko Jhol — Nepal's national dish in liquid form. A bracing, sour-savory soup of fermented mustard greens with potato, tempered in mustard oil with timur. Eaten with hot rice on cold mountain evenings.
Kheer (Nepali Rice Pudding)
Kheer — Nepal's beloved festival rice pudding. Slow-simmered basmati or short-grain rice in milk, perfumed with cardamom and bay, finished with raisins and almonds. Made on Janai Purnima and at every special occasion.
Khote Momo (Nepali Pan-Fried Steamed Dumplings)
Khote Momo — Kathmandu's pan-fried momo. Steam them first, then crisp the bottoms in mustard oil for a golden, lacy crust. The dumpling with two textures.
Momo Achar (Tomato Sesame Chutney for Momos)
Momo Achar — the smoky, nutty, fiery tomato-sesame chutney that turns a plate of momos into a meal. Charred tomatoes, toasted til, mustard oil, timur.
Puri Tarkari (Nepali Puffed Bread with Spicy Potato Curry)
Puri Tarkari — Nepal's beloved breakfast and festival meal. Golden puffed wheat bread served with a spiced potato curry tempered in mustard oil with methi and timur.
Sel Roti (Nepali Sweet Rice Ring Bread)
Sel Roti — the iconic Nepali fried sweet rice ring, crisp on the outside and soft within, made for Tihar, Dashain, and every joyful occasion in between.
Veg Momo (Nepali Vegetable Steamed Dumplings)
Veg Momo — the everyday Nepali dumpling. Hand-pleated wrappers around a juicy cabbage, carrot, paneer, and timur filling. Steamed and served with momo achar.
Yomari (Newari Sweet Steamed Rice Dumplings)
Yomari — the sacred Newari steamed dumpling, fish-shaped and filled with chaku (jaggery cooked with sesame). Made for Yomari Punhi, the December full-moon festival of the Kathmandu Valley.
Cauli ra Aalu ko Tarkari (Cauliflower & Potato Curry)
Cauli ra Aalu ko Tarkari — a comforting Nepali cauliflower and potato curry that brings back fond memories of home.
Daal Bhat (Nepali Lentil Soup with Steamed Rice)
Daal Bhat — the soul-warming Nepali staple of musuro (red lentil) soup served over steamed rice, finished with a sizzling ghee tempering. A taste of home in every bite.
Bhatmas Sadheko (Spiced Crispy Soybean Salad)
Bhatmas Sadheko — a traditional Nepali spiced crispy soybean salad, a flavorful mix of crunchy soybeans, fresh aromatics, and warming Himalayan spices.