Masyaura are Nepali fermented sun-dried vegetable balls made with a combination of minced vegetables and black lentils. The choice of vegetables is mostly taro, yam, and colocasia leaf. As finding fresh vegetables year-round was hard in the earlier days, masyaura…
This is a variety of dal, the common staple food of South Asia made with dal forming a stew or thick soup. Dal is the name for split legumes in many South Asian languages (see dal page). Khatti translates as…
Sylheti handesh, also known as Guror handesh in the Sylhet region, is a delightful sweet and puffy deep-fried pitha that can also be enjoyed as a snack. This traditional delicacy is deeply rooted in Sylheti culture and is especially popular…
Papadam (also papadum, poppadom, papar, and appalam) is an Indian and Sri Lankan flatbread. Typically, it is prepared using black gram bean flour, rice flour, or lentil flour with salt and peanut oil added. The ingredients are made into a…
Watalappam is a Sri Lankan steamed coconut custard. Ingredients 2 cups thick coconut milk ½ lb brown sugar (or jaggery) 4 eggs 1 pinch of ground cardamom (optional) 3 cloves (optional) 12 cashews Procedure Beat the eggs in a mixer.…
Ingredients 1 teaspoon (4 g) cumin seeds 250 ml (1 cup) full-fat yogurt 250 ml (1 cup) chilled milk 2 teaspoons lime or lemon juice ½–1 teaspoon (2–4 g) salt 100 ml (½ cup) ice cubes ¼ teaspoon mint (finely…
Ingredients 1 firm, almost-ripe mango 1 fresh red or green chilli pepper, stemmed, slit lengthwise, seeded and chopped (see note) 1 tsp cilantro or mint, chopped 1 tsp salt ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper 2–3 Tbsp fresh orange juice, or a…
Sylheti fried rice, known as biran bat in the Sylhet region, is a delightful and aromatic vegetarian rice dish. This recipe showcases the flavors of Sylhet with a focus on onions and salt. Traditionally, this dish is made using leftover…
Ingredients Large potatoes, peeled and cubed Vegetable oil 2 pinches salt 2 pinches red chile powder 2 pinches coriander powder 2 pinches ground pepper Procedure Heat enough oil in a pot for deep frying. Add the potatoes and deep fry…
Ingredients 1 tbsp ghee 3 tbsp South Asian vermicelli (short, fine wheat noodles) 2 litres milk 10 cardamom pods 20 strands saffron 2 cups white granulated sugar 10 almonds Procedure Heat ghee in a skillet. Add vermicelli, and fry over…
Ingredients 500 g dry chickpeas Salt Red pepper ½ tsp ginger garlic paste 1 kg rice Shortening 3 onions, chopped Chile powder Tomato paste ¼ tsp turmeric powder ½ cup chopped cilantro 4–5 green chiles, cut in half Procedure Soak…
Ingredients 1 cup vegetable oil 1 kg medium-sized prawns (shrimp), cleaned with tails removed 0.5 kg tomatoes 4 medium-sized onions, cut in julienne 3 potatoes, cut in small cubes 2 green cardamom pods 1 black cardamom pod 2 cinnamon sticks…