''Masaura'' or ''Masyaura'' () is a fermented
sun-dried vegetable balls made with a combination of various or single
minced
Mincing is a food preparation technique in which food ingredients are finely divided into uniform pieces. Minced food is in smaller pieces than diced or chopped foods, and is often prepared with a chef's knife or food processor, or in the case ...
vegetables with
black lentils. It originated in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
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and is made by Nepali diaspora throughout the world. The choice of vegetables is mostly
taro
Taro () (''Colocasia esculenta)'' is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in Afri ...
,
yam, and
colocasia
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The names elephant-ear ...
leaf. As finding fresh vegetables was a hard all-around year in the earlier days, ''masyaura'' become an alternative nutritious food item when fresh vegetables weren’t available.
It is fried in oil and made into a curry.
Etymology and history
There is no exact or written proof, but local people believe the word itself derived from the word
Maas (black lentils), given that maas is a key ingredient of masyaura preparation.
There is no such history on when who invented or start making masyaura, but it is likely one of the traditional preserved food items of Nepal.
Gallery
File:Stir-frying masauras.jpg, Masyaura stir-fried
File:Unprepared masauras.jpg, Dry unprepared masyeura
File:Aalu Masaura.jpg, Masyaura soup with potatoes
File:Masyaura.png, Close up look of masyaura nugget
See also
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Gundruk
''Gundruk'' ( ne, गुन्द्रुक ) is a fermented leafy green vegetable originated in Nepal. Alongside Nepal, it is also popular in Gorkhali or Nepalese diaspora households in India, Bhutan, Myanmar and other parts of the world. T ...
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Sinki
References
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[{{cite web , url=http://ournepal.info/nepalirecipes/vegeterian/masaura-and-potato-tarkari-traditional/ , title=Masaura and Potato Tarkari (Traditional) , publisher=Nepali Recipes , accessdate=5 January 2014]
Nepalese cuisine
Lentil dishes
Vegetarian cuisine
Fermented foods