Nepali/Nepalese cuisine refers to the food eaten in Nepal. The country's

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diversity provides ample space for a variety of cuisines based on

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and on soil and climate. Nevertheless, '' dal-bhat-tarkari'' ( ne, दाल भात तरकारी) is eaten throughout the country. '' Dal'' is a soup made of lentils and spices. This is served over boiled grain, ''bhat''—usually rice with vegetable stew, ''tarkari''. Condiments are usually small amounts of extremely spicy chutney (चटनी) or pickle (''achaar'', अचार) which can be fresh or fermented. The variety of these is staggering, said to number in the thousands. Other accompaniments may be sliced lemon (''kagati'') with fresh green chili (''hariyo khursani''). Dhindo is a traditional food of Nepal. It also has a high influence of west and central Asian cuisine.

Nepali/Nepalese dishes

* Aato (made from crushed corn) *

Achaar South Asian pickles, also known as avalehikā, pachchadi, achaar (sometimes spelled as aachaar), athaanu, loncha, oorugaai, or aavakaai, is a pickled food made from a variety of vegetables and fruits preserved in brine, vinegar, edible oils, and ...

*Anarsa - Sweet rice fried cookie *Alu chop - deep fried smashed potato * Chiura ( flattened rice) *Bambaisan - dessert / sweet made out of milk in Ilam district * Bara *Batuk - Fried black lentil doughnut * Bhatmaas – Nepali name for fried black soybeans *

Buffalo curd Curd, also dahi, is a traditional yogurt or fermented milk product, originating from the Indian subcontinent, usually prepared from cow's milk, and sometimes buffalo milk, or goat milk. It is popular throughout the Indian subcontinent. The word ' ...

– curd dairy product prepared from buffalo milk * Bhakka *Bhatmas sadheko - snacks / salsa made from soybean *Bhogate sadheko - Pomelo salad *Bhuja or murai - Puffed rice *

Bagiya Bagiya (also called Pithha) is a delicacy of the Maithil, Tharu and Dhimal communities of India and Nepal. It is a steamed dumpling that consists of an external covering of rice flour and an inner content of sweet substances such like chaku, ...

- (made of rice flour with different kind of salty or sweet fillings cooked boiling water) * Bhuswa - a spherical-shape sweet flour laddoo made during chhath festival in terai region * Bhuteko Makkai and Bhatmaas *Bigauti - sweet made out from cow's colostrum milk *Bunga ko achar - Salad made from banana flower *

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- flax seed curry * Chaat * Chaku (Nepalese cuisine) *Chamre *

Chatamari Chatānmari ( ne, चतांमरि, catā̃mari, Nepal Bhasa: ) is a Nepalese rice crepe, which is a part of Newa cuisine of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. It is generally eaten during festivals and other special occasions. Chatānmari is ...

*Chatpate * Chhurpi *

Chicken curry Chicken curry is a dish originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is common in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Great Britain, Caribbean, and Japan. A typical curry from the Indian subcontinent consists of chicken stewed in an onion- a ...

Choila Choila, sometimes Chhwela or Chhoyela (Nepali: छोयला) is a typical Newari dish that consists of spiced grilled buffalo meat. Though the dish is traditionally popular with water buffalo meat, nowadays mutton, chicken, duck meat and mush ...

*Choop (छोप) (Til / Silam / Alas / Filunge / Timmur) - Powdered condiments(Sesame / Perilla / Flaxseed / Niger seeds/Nepali Pepper) * Chow mein *chuuk - thickned lemon / lime juice by cooking * Chukauni - Yoghurt and Potato * Chunlā * Chutney * Curry * Dal * Dal bhat * Dhindo *

Dhikri Dhikri () is a Nepalese steamed rice cake primarily prepared by the Tharu people of southern Nepal. It is an essential food for the Maghi festival. It is also served in other festivals such as Dashain. It is prepared by making a dough with warm ...

* Dhakane *

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- a traditional snacks in terai region like paratha, made of rice and wheat flour filled with gram pulses. *

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Fried cauliflower Fried cauliflower is a popular dish in many cuisines of the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, and elsewhere. It may start from raw or cooked cauliflower; it may be dipped in batter or breading; it may be fried in oil, butter, or other fats. It can ...

*Fulaura - Fried black lentil balls *Furandana * Ghiu / Ghee * Ghonghi *Gilo roti *Gundruk * Haluwa * Jaaulo *Jerry Swari *Kassar -laddu / sweet made from rice flour * Khalpi - ripened / matured cucumber pickle (fermented) * Khatte (roasted rice) * Khajuri - oil fried cookies * Kheer * Khichdi * Khoa (Kurauni) *

Kinema ''Kinema'' () is a fermented soybean food, prepared by the Nepali communities of the Eastern Himalayas region: Eastern Nepal, and Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim regions of India. Kinema is a traditional food of the Limbu people, as well as p ...

* Kodo ko roti * Kwati * Khajuriya - like a cookie, dough is fried in oils made during chhath festival in terai region. *

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- sesame seeds or puffed rice mixed with jaggery syrup and shaped as spherical small balls mainly celebrated on maghe sankranti festival (during February). *

Laping Laping is a spicy cold mung bean noodle dish in Tibetan cuisine. It is a street food and is popular in Nepal. It can be eaten with red pepper chili, coriander and green onion sauce. The noodles have a slippery texture and are served with a soy ...

* Makai ko roti * Masyaura * Momo (dumpling) * Mula ko Achar (Fermented) * Noodle soup * Phapar ko Roti *

Pokhemma Pokhemma is a type of food used by Kirat as an offering for their ancestors. It is simply boiled beans, served strictly without salt. See also * List of Nepalese dishes Nepali/Nepalese cuisine refers to the food eaten in Nepal. The country's c ...

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Pukala Pukālā ( Nepalese language: पुकाला, "fried meat") is a traditional dish of boiled and fried variety meats of the water buffalo. The dish is a delicacy in the Newar cuisine of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal and is enjoyed during wedding ...

Pustakari Pustakari ( ) is a Nepali candy, which is made from molasses, cooked with ghee and milk, and topped with coconut, dates or nuts. In the Kathmandu Valley, where the Newar confectioners have refined the art of preparing it, it is known in Nepal Bhas ...

*Puwa / chamal ko puwa - made from coarsely grinded rice *

Qeema Keema matar (English: "peas and mince"), also rendered Qeema matar, is a dish from the Indian subcontinent associated with the Mughals. The term is derived from Chaghatai Turkic قیمه (minced meat) which is cognate with Turkish kıyma (minced o ...

* Raita *Rikikur - Sherpa potato pancake *Rildhuk / Rildok - mashed and pounded potato Sherpa soup * Roti * Saag (Rayo, Mula, Farsi, Tori, Sisnu, Sim) * Saatu *

Samay Baji Samay baji (Nepal Bhasa: समय् बजि) is an authentic traditional dish of Newar community in Nepal. In recent years this food has become one of the main attractions of Nepal. It is considered as a typical dish of the Newar community in ...

* Sapu Mhicha *

Sekuwa Sekuwa is meat roasted in a natural wood fire in a traditional Nepalese country style. While the meat is still raw, it is mixed with natural herbs and spices and other ingredients. Sekuwa can be made with pork, lamb, goat or chicken, or a mixture. ...

* Sel roti *Sidra - small dried fish * Sikarni - Dessert made from strained yoghurt, fruits and dried nuts *

Sinki (food) ''Sinki'' () is a Nepali preserved fermented vegetable, similar to gundruk. Gundruk is prepared from leafy vegetables but ''sinki'' is prepared from radish tap roots. To make this generations-old indigenous dish, aged radish slivers are pressed ...

*Sittan - snacks accompanying alcoholic drinks * Sukkha Roti ( Tortilla) *

Sukuti Sukuti ( Nepali: सुकुटी) is a dried meat product of Nepalese origin, also consumed in the Himalayan regions of India and Tibet. It is usually made from buffalo, lamb, or goat meat. It is a staple dish of the Limbu and Gurung peop ...

Swan Puka Swan Pukā (Newari language: स्वँपुका, "lung fried") is a delicacy in the Newar cuisine of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Swan Pukā is goat's lungs filled with spicy batter and boiled, sliced and fried. The dish is traditionall ...

* Tama - bamboo shoots * Taas *

Tarasari Mimosa Sugar Balls, also known as Prasad Dana, Gol Dana, Nakul Dana or Tarasari, is a small pea–sized sweet food made up of sugar. It is especially used in Hinduism religious ritual as an offering for the deities. It is popularly used as an off ...

* Taruwa - made of vegetables dipped in a gram flour batter and fried. * Thali * Thukpa * Thakuwa - like cookies made during chhath festival in terai region. *

Wachipa Wachipa (Nepali वाचिपा)is a typical Kirat Rai People dish made with rice, minced chicken, and powder made out of burnt feathers of a chicken. The powder gives a unique bitter taste. Vegetarian wachipa is made by replacing meat with ...

Curries

* Aloo kauli * Kukhurako masu –

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* Gundruk *Tama *

Vegetable tarkari Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, ...

* Pork stew *

Mixed Veg Tarkari Mixed is the past tense of ''mix''. Mixed may refer to: * Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category), an ethnicity category that has been used by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics since the 1991 Census * ''Mixed'' (album), a co ...

* Masyaura * Dal * Saag *

Aloo Tama Aloo may refer to: Food *Aloo, a South Asian term for potatoes, found in the names of a number of dishes: ** Aloo gobi, potatoes and cauliflower ** Aloo gosht, potatoes and meat in shorba ** Aloo mutter, potatoes and peas in tomato gravy ** Alo ...

* Gundruk ko Jhol *

Aloo Kerau Aloo may refer to: Food *Aloo, a South Asian term for potatoes, found in the names of a number of dishes: ** Aloo gobi, potatoes and cauliflower ** Aloo gosht, potatoes and meat in shorba ** Aloo mutter, potatoes and peas in tomato gravy ** ...

Newa cuisine

Aalu achar Nepali/Nepalese cuisine refers to the food eaten in Nepal. The country's cultural and geographic diversity provides ample space for a variety of cuisines based on ethnicity and on soil and climate. Nevertheless, '' dal-bhat-tarkari'' ( ne, द ...

Bodi ko Achar Nepali/Nepalese cuisine refers to the food eaten in Nepal. The country's cultural and geographic diversity provides ample space for a variety of cuisines based on ethnicity and on soil and climate. Nevertheless, '' dal-bhat-tarkari'' ( ne, द ...

Chataamari Chatānmari ( ne, चतांमरि, catā̃mari, Nepal Bhasa: ) is a Nepalese rice crepe, which is a part of Newa cuisine of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. It is generally eaten during festivals and other special occasions. Chatānmari is n ...

* Dhau *Gwaramari *

Kachilaa Kachilaa ( Newari/ Nepali:कचिला) is a special meat delicacy of Newars, consisting of marinated raw minced meat. Generally water bull meat is used, however lamb meat can also be used to make kachilaa. It is made by mixing minced meat with ...

Lakhamari Lākhāmaari ( Nepalese: लाखामरि) is a type of sweet of Newars. It is made of flour, sugar, butter and other ingredients An ingredient is a substance that forms part of a mixture (in a general sense). For example, in cooking ...

Sanyaa Sanya khuna is a special type of stale fish curry making from dried fish prepared by the Newars of Nepal. It is specially belong to Newar community of Nepa Valley ( Kathmandu Valley). It is made from dried fish. First of all dried fish soaked in ...

Sanyaakhunya Sanyakhuna ( Newari: सन्याखुना) is a special type of jelly-like food prepared and consumed primarily by the Newar Newar (; new, नेवार, endonym: Newa; new, नेवा, Pracalit script:) or Nepami, are the histori ...

Thwon Thwon (Nepal Bhasa:थ्वं) is a type of alcoholic beverage A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common ...

Yomari Yomari, also called yamari, (Nepal Bhasa: ) is a delicacy of the Newar community in Nepal. It is a steamed dumpling that consists of an external covering of rice flour with sweet fillings such as chaku and khuwa. The delicacy plays a very ...

* Alu tama *

* Pau kwa * Sapu Mhicha

Rajbanshi cuisine

* Bhakkha * Pitha Bhaja

Tharu cuisine

* Ghonghi *

* Bhakkha

Beverages

Aila (liquor) Aylā (Nepal Bhasa: अयला:) is a Newari beverage prepared by distillation of fermented ingredients such as rice, grains and millet. Apart from casual drinking, Aila is an important part of festivals in Nepal. This liquor is usually homemad ...

Butter tea Butter tea, also known as ''po cha'' (, "Tibetan tea"), ''cha süma'' (, "churned tea"), Mandarin Chinese: ''sūyóu chá'' ( 酥油茶) or ''gur gur cha'' in the Ladakhi language, is a drink of the people in the Himalayan regions of Nepal, Bhut ...

* Chhaang * Chiya * Masala chiya/chai * Mohi - buttermilk * Nepali tea/Nepali Chiya – a beverage from the leaves of tea plants produced in Nepal *

Raksi Raksi (Devanagari:रक्सी) or Rakshi (Bantawa language: Hengmawa/Hengma, Limbu language: Sijongwaa aara, Nepal Bhasa: aila) is the Nepali term for a traditional distilled alcoholic beverage in Nepal, India (Darjeeling, Sikkim) and Tibet. ...

* Rakura chiya/tea * Tongba * Khukuri/Khukri Rum * Nigar * Sharbat

References

External links

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