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🇳🇵 Traditional dishes from Nepal

3 dishes people actually cook in Nepal: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Dal bhat

60 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Dal bhat, a traditional dish from Nepal

A comforting and nutritious classic from Nepal.

  • 200 g red lentils
  • 300 g rice
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 10 g ginger
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1000 ml water

Momo

60 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Momo, a traditional dish from Nepal

Delicious steamed dumplings filled with spiced goodness!

  • 300 g all-purpose flour
  • 150 ml water
  • 400 g ground chicken
  • 1 onion
  • 10 g ginger
  • 5 g garlic
  • 20 g coriander leaves
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Sel roti

120 min · medium · 7 ingredients

Sel roti, a traditional dish from Nepal

Deliciously crispy rice donuts, a festive treat!

  • 500 g rice
  • 1000 ml water
  • 100 g sugar
  • 200 ml milk
  • 7 g yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 500 ml oil

What do people eat in Nepal?

The three dishes from Nepal documented in Copper are Dal bhat, Momo and Sel roti. Garlic and ginger each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 20 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Nepal?

The three recipes need 20 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Nepal entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Nepal take?

Dal bhat is the quickest at 60 minutes. Sel roti is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Nepal is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Nepal here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Dal bhat is the shortest way in.

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