nepali recipes:
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Aloo Palak
Ingredients:
- Half of a yellow onion (1/2 cup chopped)
- 3 medium yellow russet potatoes
- 1 10oz package of frozen spinach
- Olive oil
- Cumin Seeds
- Turmeric Powder
- Red Chilli Powder
- Salt
- Serves 4 (side dish)
Prep:
- Chop 1/2 cup onion
- Peel potatoes; cut into bite-size pieces
- Thaw frozen spinach
Cook:
- Saute some cumin seeds in 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil
- Add onion
- Add potatoes and spinach
- Add 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- Add 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- Add salt to taste
- Stir
- Cover and cook on low heat for 15-20 mintues, until potatoes are tender
- You don't have to add any water; the frozen spinach has enough water in it...
Chicken Curry
Ingredients:
- Chicken (breasts, wings, and drumsticks all work)
- 4 small or 3 medium tomatoes
- 1 medium yellow onion
- Small lobe of ginger
- Turmeric
- Red Chilli Powder
- Dry Ground Coriander
- Whole Black Pepper
- Cloves
- Cumin Seeds
- OIive oil
- Salt
- Garlic (optional)
Prep:
- Wash chicken
- Quarter tomatoes
- Dice onion
- Grate ginger
Cook:
- Heat 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Add a few whole black peppers (6-7), cloves (4-5), and cumin seeds
- Saute chopped onion until light brown
- Add ginger and 2-3 cloves of galic (optional)
- Add 2 tsp Turmeric
- Add 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- Add 3 tsp Dry Ground Coriander
- Add some salt and stir.
- Add chopped tomato
- Cook for a few minutes.
- Add chicken pieces.
- Stir and add 1/2 cup water.
- Cook on low-medium until chicken is tender
Roti
Ingredients:
- Whole wheat flour (atta)
- Water
- Butter
Prep:
- Gradually add water to flour in mixing bowl, kneading until it's just sticky enough to form one big lump.
- (1 cup atta to 1/3 cup water or so is enough for 10 roti.)
- Let dough sit for 15-20 minutes
- Knead dough a bit.
- Make small balls of dough.
- Roll them into flat 8" circles with rolling pin. Use dry flour to prevent them from sticking to everything.
Cook:
- Place rolled out dough on hot tava
- Flip once after bottom is half done
- Turn second time after it starts to puff
- Press edges with paper towel to help roti to puff up.
- Spread butter on the top to keep it soft; pull off tava