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Aaloo dum (Potato curry/ Riki Tarkari)

Posted on July 22, 2014 by SherpaniChef

Aaloo dum is a very popular potato dish. In Nepal, this dish is usually served with beaten rice, puri, sel roti or fried rice for a snack or a meal. Easy to prepare, this recipe is great to take for a potluck or a picnic.

Ingredients:
1 large white or yellow onion chopped
1 cup of green onion chopped
1 teaspoon turmeric or curry powder
1 teaspoon red chili pepper (or cayenne pepper)
1 teaspoon paprika
1/3 cup vegetable oil
5 large boiled potato diced
Salt to taste

Directions:

1. Prepare all the ingredients.

2. In a large dish, add oil and cook it over medium heat.

3. Once the oil is hot, add onion. Let it cook for a few minutes.

4. Now add turmeric powder and mix well.

5. Once the onion is soft, add green onion.

6. Add salt, red chili pepper and paprika. Let it cook for another 5 minutes.

7. Add diced boiled potatoes.

8. Mix well. Let it cook for a few minutes in a low heat.

9. Enjoy with beaten rice, puri or fried rice.

Posted in Breakfast, Curry, Nepali Food, Sherpa Food, Vegetarian

Furandana

Posted on July 6, 2014 by SherpaniChef

Furandana is a very popular Nepali snack. Made with beaten rice or flattened rice mixed with other deep fried vegetables and nuts, it is salty in taste. It is served during festivals and weddings with Nepali potato salad since it is considered a vegetarian snack. Traditionally, flattened rice along with all of the ingredients are deep fried in ghee. This recipe is improvised and is less oily than the traditional recipe. However, it tastes equally good and is very addictive.

Ingredients:

1 cup vegetable oil to fry
3 cups beaten rice (chiura)
4-5 papadum (bought at Indian store)
5 green chili (thin slices) or use 3 large dried red chili peppers
1/2 cup ginger (Julienne)
2 large potatoes (Julienne)
Fried peanuts (optional)
1 cup duros
Salt to taste

Directions:

1. Prepare all the ingredients. Julienne ginger.

2. Cut green chili into small slices.

3. Julienne potato. Drain the water before baking.

4. Sprinkle salt and bake all the cut vegetables at 300F for 20 minutes or until they are crisp.

5. Deep fry dried vegetables in a hot oil until they are golden brown. Use a sifter to drain excess oil.

6. Toast flattened rice for a few minutes or until crisp.

7. Use microwave to cook papadum. 1 minute to 30 seconds is usually good, but it might depend on the microwave.

8. Deep fry 1 cup of duros.

9. Once ingredients are ready, mix in a large dish.

10. Break papadum into smaller pieces.

Enjoy Furandana! It can be stored in an air tight container for a several weeks.

Posted in Food, Nepali Food

T: momo

Posted on July 1, 2014 by SherpaniChef

When people think about Nepali food, everyone thinks about momo, but not very many people know about T: momo. Although not as popular as its famous brother momo, T: momo is unique 🙂 Similar to bread buns, you can enjoy T:momo with any type of curry or with butter tea. I did not like T:momo when I was a kid, but I was a very picky eater. But if you have a kid, serve this steamed T: momo with butter and honey on top.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon active dry yeast
2 cup of all purpose flour ( or wheat flour)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup water (as needed to kneel the dough)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Mix together yeast and 1/4 cup warm water.

2. In a large bowl, add flour, baking soda, salt. Mix well.