Living in Nepal has exposed me to a lot of vegetables that we don’t typically eat back home in the states. For instance, fiddle head fern is extremely popular this time of year (monsoon season in Nepal) but is typically hard to find back home. This fiddle head fern recipe is extremely easy to make […]
Aloo Choka Recipe: Nepali Mashed Potatoes
The word “snack” in Nepal is kind of a funny thing. Back home in the US, we think of snacks as chips and dip, fruit, or something simple and light. In Nepal, snacks can mean an entire meal or at the very least, cooking something. My mother-in-law doesn’t eat junk food or pre-packaged food, so […]
Nepalese Dry Brinjal Curry Recipe
Even though I’ve lived in Nepal on and off for the last few years, it has taken being stuck inside for three months for me to finally learn to make traditional Nepalese food. My Mother-in-law (who we call Muwa), was kind enough to teach me how to cook a few of the basics starting with […]