The Newar Cuisine is a unique type of cuisine. It consists
of non-vegetarian and vegetarian items as well as alcoholic
and non-alcoholic beverages. Mustard oil and a host of spices,
such as cumin, sesame seeds, turmeric, garlic, ginger, methi,
bayleaves, cloves, cinnamon, pepper, chili, mustard seeds,
vinegar, etc. are used in cooking. The cuisine served in
the festivals is considered as the best diet cuisine .
List of Newari Foods
Vegetarian
Baji (Beaten Rice)
Jaa (Boiled Rice)
Chataamari (rice flour crepe)
Baaraa (lentil based fried "donuts"; spicy and
salty)
Waaunchha (greens)
Paauncha (sour berry soup)
Chasumicha (type of spinach)
Bhuti (black-eyed peas)
Dhau (yogurt)
Puri (flattened bread)
Kani (corn)
Musya (soybeans)
Alu achaar (spicy potato salad)
Wo (lentil based flattened cake; spicy and salty)
Kehn (boiled lentils)
Quanti (nine bean soup)
Guara Mari (Fried dough, similar to elephant ears)
Tushi Achar (Spicy cucumber salad)
Golbheda Achar (Spicy tomato salad)
Laba (fried garlic greens)
Phashi (pumpkin)
Chatamari
Kauli
Yo Mari
Tukancha (Very tasty green vegetable)
Palacha (Very tasty green vegetable)
Kakacha
Bhuti
Simpu
Kayegu (Soaked beans)
Nonvegetarian
The Newars are one of the rare ethnic groups of South Asia
that eat water buffalo. The meat of water buffaloes is predominant
in Newar Cuisine, but avoided by Pahari Hindus because of
the similarity to beef, which is prohibited.
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