Snacks/ Starters/ relishes/ salad


Cheese ball

Ingredient                          Quantity                             

Boiled mash potato         150gm

Fine chop onion                20gm

Chop garlic                          1 tea spoon


Fine chop green chilly    1 nos

Chop green coriander    5 gm

Salt                                         T/T

Cumin powder                  ½ tsp

Pepper Powder                              T/T

Grated cheese                  50 gm

Soya bean oil                     for frying


Flour                                      2 tbsp

Corn Flour                           2 tbsp

Bread Crumb                     for crumbing

Method

a.       Mix all the ingredients except oil, corn flour, flour, bread crumb.

b.      Make a uniform balls by applying oil in a palm without a crack in it

c.       Prepare a batter using the ing with salt in it

d.      Dust the balls in bread crumb and then give a dip to coat the balls and again dust it in bread crumb

e.      Now heat oil in high flame drop the cheese balls slowly and reduce the heat and fry until brown without stirring it frequently

Now drain it and serve with desired sauce

 Chicken sekuwa

Ingredients                                         Quantity

For marination

Bone less Medium dice chicken                 300gm

Curd                                                            4 tbsp

Ginger, garlic paste                                         ½ tsp

Salt                                                                 T/T

Cumin powder                                                  1tsp

Corriander powder                                         ½ tsp

Red chilly powder                                            ½  tsp

Garam masala powder                                  ½ tsp

Mustard oil                                                         2 tbsp   

For sekuwa

Slice onion                                                          30 gm

Slice capsicum                                                   20 gm

Chop green chilly                                             1 nos

 curry leaf                                                         10pcs

Hard Slice tomato                                            20 gm

Lemon juice                                                       2 tsp

Chop coriander                                                 1tsp

Cooking oil                                                          4 tbsp        

Method

a.       Marinade chicken mixing all the marinade ingredients and rest it for about 2-3 hours

b.      Heat a wok with 2 tbsp oil then add in curry leaf splutter and add chicken

c.       Cook chicken until well done covering in slow flame stirring as required to avoid sticking

d.      After chicken is well done make some space for frying

e.      Then add in remaining oil then fry chilies until fragrance then stir fry onion then capsicum

f.        Cook onion and capsicum until translucent

g.       Then add tomatoes cook until it gets slightly soft

h.      Switch off the gas then add lemon juice and coriander leaves and give it a slow mix

i.         Now it’s ready to serve


Onion Rings (10 pcs each for 2 portion)

Ingredients                                        Quantity

Big onion                                             20nos

Water                                                   1 cup

Onion Rings

Refined flour                                     1 cup

Corn Flour                                           2 tbsp

Baking Powder                                  a pinch

Salt                                                         T/T

Black Pepper                                      ½ tsp

Cooking oil                                          for deep frying

Bread crumb                                      for crumbing

 Method

a.       Cut onions into ½ inch thick slice and separate rings

b.      Prepare a semi thick batter adding salt, pepper, baking powder, water and keep aside

c.       Now dip onion rings into batter to give a nice coating

d.      Now dust the batter dipped onion rings into bread crumb

e.      Deep fry in medium heat until crisp on both sides

f.        Now remove from oil, keep it in absorbent paper and serve hot and crisp with any sauce you prefer

 

 Recipe for Poha  (2 portion)

Soaked bitten rice (Chiura)                  400 gm 

Oil                                                         30 ml

Peanuts                                                 80 gm

Poha

Medium cubes potato                           80 gm

Slice onion                                          50 gm

Chop ginger                                        1 tsp

Chop green chilly                             2 nos

Chop coriander                                 10 gm

Mustard seed                                    ½ tsp    

Salt                                                         T/T

Cumin powder                                  1 tsp

Coriander powder                           ½ tsp

Red chili powder                              ½ tsp

Garam masala                                   ½ tsp

Mint powder (optional)                    ½ tsp

Lemon juice                                       2 tsp

 Method

a.       Deep fry potatoes and keep aside

b.      Fry peanuts and keep aside

c.       Now heat oil in a wok add in mustard seed and curry leaf until spluttering of mustard seed

d.      Then add onion, fry until turns soft

e.      Then add ginger and green chili, fry until fragrance

f.        Add in soaked bitten rice and mix well

g.       Add in turmeric powder then all other spices and fry in slow flame just until fragrance

h.      Check seasoning, add potatoes, peanuts toss well

i.         Turn off the flame add in coriander leaves  then lemon juice give it a good stir

j.        Now its ready to serve warm by topping it with peanuts

 Pork Dameko

Ingredients                                        Quantity

Boiled slice pork                               200 gm

Pork dameko
Pork dameko

Mustard oil                                         1 tbsp

Cumin seed                                        1 tsp

Black salt                                              ½ tsp

Coriander seed                                 ½ tsp

Dry red chilly                                      3 nos    

Szechuan pepper corn                   10 gm

 Method:

a.       Boil the pork and make a ½ inch thick slice and keep aside

b.      Heat frying pan or griddle with a bit of mustard oil then add in pork

c.       Grill the pork slices just until outer layer crisps

d.      Move from the heat and keep it in absorbent paper.

e.      Serve it  hot with choop

f.        For choop:( toss all ing except salt, cool it and grind all ingredients including black salt together until powder texture

Szechuan Pork

Ingredients                                        Quantity

Boiled slice pork                               200gm

Sezchuan Pork

Dice onion                                          60 gm

Dice capsicum                                    40 gm

Long spring onion                            10 gm   

Dry red chilly                                      3 nos

Szechuan pepper corn                           1 tsp     

Oil                                                           1 tbsp

Salt                                                         T/T

Oyster sauce (optional)                         1 tsp

Soya sauce                                          1 ½ tsp

Method

a.       Heat a pan with oil

b.       add in Szechuan pepper corn and dry red chilly, fry until strong fragrance, remove it from oil and grind it well

c.       In same oil fry pork slices until slight crisp then add in onion then capsicum

d.      Stir fry for a minute

e.      Add in soya sauce & oyster sauce stir fry 30 sec

f.        Add in grind paste made earlier, salt and check for seasoning

g.       Turn off flame and add spring onion

h.      Serve hot

Spring roll

Ingredients                                Quantity

Spring roll wrapper                          2 pcs

Spring rolls

Veg chowmein                                  4 tbsp

Beaten egg                                         1 nos

Soybean oil                     for deep frying

Method

a.       Place a wrapper in flat surface

b.      Fill just enough filling in wrapper

c.       Spread batter in edges of wrapper

d.      Cover the wrapper as shown in video without cracks in it

e.      Deep fry in medium hot oil by facing the sealed edges in the bottom of pan until crisp on both sides

f.         Drain oil and keep it  in an absorbent paper, cut in required size and serve it hot with  required sauce

 Mango chutney

Ingredients                        Quantity

For masala

Coriander seed                                   2 tbsp 

Cumin seed                                         1 ½ tbsp

Sweet cumin                                       2 tbsp

Black cumin                                        1 tbsp

Sezchuan pepper corn                        1 tbsp

Hing                                                     1 ½ tbsp

Black salt                                             T/T

Turmeric powder                                1 tbsp

Red chilly powder                               ½ tbsp

Fenugreek seed                                   1 tbsp

For chutney

Slice mangoes                                     2.5 kg

Raisin                                                  40 gm

Bay leaf                                               6 nos

Mustard oil                                         20 ml

Jaggery (Gunn)                                    500 gm

Masala mix                                  

Method

a.      Heat a pan and toss fenugreek seed , coriander seed, cumin seed, black cumin, sweet cumin just until fragrance and keep aside

b.      Now grind masala mix with some granules remain in it  and keep aside

c.       Now heat a wok with oil until bit smoky, now add in fenugreek seed fry until it cooks

d.      Then add bay leaf and jaggery and cook until it melts slightly

e.      Now add in masala mix and other remaining masalas and give it a good stir

f.        Cover wok and cook chutney in slow flame simmering for about 25 to 30 mins stirring occasionally

g.      Mango chutney is ready and can be served chilled or warm or can be stored in a bottle for about 2 month       

C- MOMO {1 portion}

Ingredient                                        Quantity

Fried MOMO                                     8pcs

Dice capsicum                                    40 gm

Dice onion                                           40 gm

Dice tomato                                       20 gm

Chop spring onion                           5 gm

Chop green chilly                             1 nos

Ginger garlic paste                           ½ tsp

Soya sauce                                          1 tsp

Tomato Ketchup                              3 tbsp

Salt                                                         T/T

B. Pepper                                            ½ tsp

Method

a.       Heat a wok with oil then fry onion, green chilly then capsicum just for a minute

b.      Then add G+G paste and fry for 30 sec  with a good mix

c.       Add tomato, cook for 20 sec only {make sure the vegetables are not well cooked}

d.      Then add in tomato ketchup and soya sauce, cook for a while

e.      Add in salt, pepper give it a good mix and add in spring onion

f.        Stir fry for 10 sec

g.       Now it’s ready to serve

Gundruk sadheko/ Gundruk ko achar (2 portion)

Ingredients                                        Quantity

Gundruk                                              80 gm

Slice onion                                          30 gm

Slice tomato                                       20 gm

Chop green chilly                             1 nos    

Chop coriander                                 10 gm

G+G paste                                          ½ tsp    

Salt                                                         T/T

Cumin powder                                  ½ tsp

Coriander powder                           ½ tsp

Mustard oil                                         2 tbsp

Method

  1. Wash gundruk slowly without squeezing as it may lose its natural sourness
  2. Then add in all ingredients at once
  3. Give it a good mix
  4. Now it can be serve as relish with bhat (rice) or chiura (bitten rice)

Recipe for Chana chatpate

Ingredients                                Quantity

Puffed rice (Murai or bhuja)       150gm

Chana chatpate

Dalmoth                                       20gm

Roughly chop onion                        10gm

Roughly chop Tomato                    10gm

Roughly chop Corriander leaves     1 tsp

Roughly chop carrot                        10gm

Roughly chop cucumber                  10 gm

Roughly chop green chilly             1 nos

Medium cubes boiled potato     30 gm

Lemon juice                                       2 tbsp

Boiled chana                                      2o gm

Salt                                                         T/T

Cumin powder                                  ½ tsp

Red chilly powder                            ½ tsp

Black salt                                              T/T

Chat masala                                        ½ tsp

Mustard oil                                         1 tsp

Method

a.      Mix all the ingredients in a deep container except puffed rice and dalmoth so that spices gets incorporated

b.      Then add in remaining ingredients

c.       Now its ready to be served as it does not require prior cooking before service

Chicken MOMO  (for 9 portion)

Ingredient                                          Quantity

Mince chicken                                     900 gm

MOMO

Chop onion                                         600 gm

Chop cabbage                                     150 gm

Chop tomato                                       150 gm

Chop coriander                                   50 gm

G+G paste                                            1 ½ tbsp

Turmeric powder                                 1 tbsp

Cumin Powder                                      2 tsp

Coriander Powder                               1 ½ tsp

Red chilly powder                                1 tsp

Garam masala powder                          1 tsp

Salt                                                         T/T

For dough

Refined flour                                     1 kg

Water                                                   as required

For wrapper

-Mix water and refined flour (maida) and knead into semi hard dough cover it for 15 mins to give rest

For filling

-add in all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing all spices too and keep aside

For MOMO

-roll dough into 2 inch diameter

-stuff the filling as shown in video for wrapping MOMO

-Grease steaming container, place folded MOMO’s

-place steamer over boiling water compartment, cover lid, steam it for ten minutes

Now its ready to serve hot with chutney or jhol

MOMO ko jhol (for 300 ml)

Ingredients                                Quantity

White sesame seeds                      80 gm

Green chilly                                        1 no

MOMO Achar (Jhol)

Medium size tomato                      2 nos

Roughly Chop coriander                 20 gm

Cooking oil                                          2 tbsp

Chicken cube + hot water            250 ml

Lapsi ko paste                                    20 gm

                or

Lemon juice                                       20 ml

Salt                                                         T/T

Cumin powder                                  ½ tsp

Red chilly powder                            ½ tsp

Crushed ginger                                   3 gm

Crushed garlic                                    1 no

Method

a.    Toss sesame seed and keep aside

b.   Heat a pan with oil then add whole green chilly and tomato cook until slightly soft

c.    Boil chicken cube and water keep aside to stock,

d.   Grind sesame into grinder then add ½ stock, chilly, tomato and all other spices and form into a fine paste

e.   Pour mixture into a bowl add remaining stock as per your requirement to make it thing as required

f.     Enjoy jhol with MOMO

CHOYELA (2 portions)

Choyela its a traditional item that goes best as snack in any fest of newars. Traditionally choyela is roasted in hay in open fire then its marinated and served. But it is also cooked by boiling then mixing with spices and then tempering with mustard oil, fenugreek seed and turmeric powder.
  
Ingredients
Quantity
Buff tender Meat
300gm
Ginger+ Garlic Paste
2 tea spoon(tsp)
Cumin Powder
1tsp
Salt
To taste
Red Chilly paste
1\2tsp
Mustard Oil
For tossing
Green garlic
For garnishing
boiled choyela



Method
1.                     *Grill meat in charcoal by basting with oil.(Note:  After grilling meat keep it covered for 15 mins so that meat will be soft.)
2.                        *Cut it in medium dice.
3.                        *Add all ingredients and mix it with hands giving it a slight press to soften)
4.                        *Garnish with green garlic
5.                       * Serve with bitten rice (Chiura) or can be served seperately.


Tesya


Swoo (Fokso)
Swoo is a traditional starter in Newari Cuisine known as Fokso in a nepali term meaning mutton lungs  Mutton lungs is filled with batter then boiled and deep fried .

Recipe for Swoo  (12 portion)

for batter
Flour                            1/2 kg
egg                                3 pcs
salt                                T/T
Ginger+Garlic Paste     1tbsp
 turmeric powder           2 tsp
Cumin powder               2 tsp
whole Mutton lungs       1 nos
red chilly powder            1 tsp
for swoo
Boiled swoo
Mustard oil
salt
red chilly powder
cumin powder

Method

*clean the lungs by blowing with your mouth *slowly and release air by tilting opposite
*prepare a batter in a mixing bowl by mixing above ingredient without forming any lumps
*fill the lungs with batter through lungs
tie the intestine properly so that the batter does note comes out
*boil it properly in a salty water keep it aside for cooling
cut into 1/2 inch thick slice
*heat oil in a pan Shallow fry it until crisp  and then season with spices
*now its ready to serve with Tomato Chutney or bitten rice.
SAPU MHICHA
Sapu Mhichā (Newari languageसपू म्हिचा, "tripe bag") is a special dish consisting of buffalo leaf tripe stuffed with bone marrow. It is boiled and fried. Sapu Mhichā is a specialty of the Newari cuisine of the Kathmandu Valley and is prepared during special occasions.
The delicacy is one of the dishes served to honor a man when he goes to the home of his wife's parents for festival dinners. It is served as a starter.


Recipe for Sapu Mhicha (for 1 portion)
Buffalo Tripes                 8 pcs
Dice Bone Marrow         8pcs
Salt                                  T\T
Cumin Powder               1tsp
Red chilly powder           1\2 tsp
Mustard Oil                      4tbsp

Method

*properly clean and wash the buffalo tripes properly without making a whole in that sack
*insert bone marrow and tie it properly ensuring that bone marrow does not comes out (note : it can be found ready made from butcher as well) 
*boil it properly
*strain it and keep it aside
*heat frying pan with mustard oil and season it with salt cumin powder and red chilly powder then fry filled tripes until crisp 
*now its ready to serve

Onion Rings (10 pcs each for 2 portion)

Ingredients                                        Quantity

Big onion                                             2 nos 

Onion Rings
      

Water                                                   1 cup

Refined flour                                     1 cup

Corn Flour                                           2 tbsp

Baking Powder                                  a pinch

Salt                                                         T/T

Black Pepper                                      ½ tsp

Cooking oil                                          for deep frying

Bread crumb                                      for crumbing

Method

a.       Cut onions into ½ inch thick slice and separate rings

b.      Prepare a semi thick batter adding salt, pepper, baking powder, water and keep aside

c.       Now dip onion rings into batter to give a nice coating

d.      Now dust the batter dipped onion rings into bread crumb

e.      Deep fry in medium heat until crisp on both sides

f.        Now remove from oil, keep it in absorbent paper and serve hot and crisp with any sauce you prefer

Recipe for Fish Amritsari

Ingredients                    Quantity

Dice basa fish fillet                 200 gm

Salt                                          T/T

Turmeric powder                    1 tsp

Lemon juice                            10 ml

Cumin powder                        ½ tsp

Coriander powder                   ½ tsp

Kashmiri mirch                       1 tsp

Red chilly powder                   ½ tsp

Ajwain seed                             ½ tsp

G+G paste                               ½ tsp

Besan                                      2 tbsp

Rice flour                                ½  tbsp

Beaten egg                              ½ nos

Cooking oil                              to deep fry

Method

1.   Add in salt, turmeric powder and lemon juice in dice fish fillet mix it slowly and let it rest

2.   Marinade the fish adding remaining spices except oil and let it rest for about 2 hours

3.   Heat oil in a wok to deep fry

4.   Drop fish into hot oil so that it does not stick to each other and deep fry until golden brown

5.   Now strain and keep it in a tissue paper to absorb excess oil

6.   Sprinkle some chat masala over it

7.   Now serve it with or without chutney as per your choice with lemon wedges


For fish & chips

Ingredients                                         Quantity

For marinating fish

Basa fish fillet                                    250gm

S+P                                                        T/T

rosemary                                             3gm

mustard paste                                   2tsp

For crumbing

bread crumb                                      for dusting

refined flour                                      for dusting

beaten egg                                         1 nos

oil                                                      for deep frying

For chips

Finger cut potato                             200 gm

Salt                                                    T/T

Oil                                                     for deep frying

Recipe for Aloo chop

Ingredients                                          Quantity

Boiled mash potato                                         200 gm

Finely chop onion                                            50 gm

Finely chop green chilly                                 2 nos

Finely chop coriander                                     2 tbsp                   

Salt                                                                         T/T

Chat masala                                                        1 ½ tsp

Coriander powder                                           1 tsp

Cumin powder                                                  1 tsp

Red chilly powder                                            ½ tsp

Cooking oil                                                          for deep frying

For batter

Besan                                                                    1 ½ cup

Rice flour                                                             2 tbsp

Salt                                                                         a pinch

Water                                                                   as required

Method

1.       Prepare a batter  whisking properly without forming any lumps in it and keep aside

2.       Mix all the ingredients for aloo chop except cooking oil

3.        Spread oil and water mixture in a palm and make a 1 inch thick cookies shape (I have made oval shape here)

4.        Now dip the chop in a batter and immediately deep fry it

5.       After both sides are golden brown in color strain it and keep it in absorbent paper

6.       Now it’s ready to be served hot with desired sauce or chutney

Ingredients for lapsi ko achar

Ingredients                        Quantity

Cumin seed                                         1 ½ tbsp

Black cumin seed                          2 tbsp

Sweet cumin                                       2 tbsp

Hing                                                     1 ½ tbsp

Black salt                                             T/T

Turmeric powder                              1 tbsp

Red chili powder                             ½ tbsp

Fenugreek seed                                 1 tbsp

Boiled hog pulp                                 2.5 kg

Raisin                                                  40 gm

Bay leaf                                                6 nos

Mustard oil                                         20 ml

Jaggery (Gunn)                                  500 gm

Cooking oil                                      20 ml

Method

a.      Heat a pan and toss fenugreek seed , coriander seed, cumin seed, black cumin, sweet cumin just until fragrance and keep aside

b.      Now grind masala mix with some granules remain in it  and keep aside

c.       Now heat a wok with oil until bit smoky, now add in fenugreek seed fry until it cooks

d.      Then add bay leaf and jaggery and cook until it melts slightly

e.      Now add in masala mix and other remaining masalas and give it a good stir

f.        Cover wok and cook chutney in slow flame simmering for about 25 to 30 mins stirring occasionally

g.       Pickle is ready and can be served chilled or warm or can be stored in a bottle for about 2 month       

kakro ko achar (आलु र काँक्रो को अचार्) Ingredients             Quantity Small dice boiled potato 150 gm Small slices of cucumber 250 gm Short julienne carrot 100 gm Soaked small chick peas 50 gm Chop coriander 20 gm Chop green chilly 3 nos Roasted sesame powder 100 gm Hog pulp paste 80 gm Salt T/T Red chilly powder 2 tsp fenugreek seed 1 ½ tsp Mustard oil 20 ml

Me

1) Mix all the ingredients except oil, fenugreek seed, green chilly, chop coriander and turmeric powder

2) now heat a pan with mustard oil until it smokes then add in fenugreek seed just until crackle now add in green chilly , switch off the flame add in turmeric stir and mix into pickle with green corrainder

4) now this achar or pickle can be served with bitten rice or rice

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