What's the name of this Nepalese dish?
January 16, 2012 6:38 PM Subscribe
What's the name of this Nepalese dish?
I went to a Nepalese restaurant on Friday night and was served sort of an amuse bouche of crunchy soybeans with garlic, and I think onion and lemongrass. It wasn't listed on the menu and I didn't think to ask about it while there. I've scoured the internet and can't seem to find the name or a recipe.
Do you know what the name of this dish is? Thanks!
I went to a Nepalese restaurant on Friday night and was served sort of an amuse bouche of crunchy soybeans with garlic, and I think onion and lemongrass. It wasn't listed on the menu and I didn't think to ask about it while there. I've scoured the internet and can't seem to find the name or a recipe.
Do you know what the name of this dish is? Thanks!
Why would it be a standard recipe? Small dishes like that are often dishes invented by the chef, taking ideas from whatever style(s) she's interested in.
posted by R343L at 7:16 PM on January 16, 2012
posted by R343L at 7:16 PM on January 16, 2012
Response by poster: Fingersandtoes, nope, wasn't that. R343L, I don't know if it's a standard recipe or not. It seemed to be something very simple, like perhaps a snack food and thought that maybe someone would know of it.
posted by Sal and Richard at 7:23 PM on January 16, 2012
posted by Sal and Richard at 7:23 PM on January 16, 2012
Almost sounds like some variation on Indian chaat.
posted by Elminster24 at 8:45 PM on January 16, 2012
posted by Elminster24 at 8:45 PM on January 16, 2012
If it had any spinach in it, it might have been pala wale salad.
Honestly, though, I'm seeing it on googled restaurant menus simply as "soybeans." Maybe it doesn't have an official name.
posted by dlugoczaj at 7:39 AM on January 17, 2012
Honestly, though, I'm seeing it on googled restaurant menus simply as "soybeans." Maybe it doesn't have an official name.
posted by dlugoczaj at 7:39 AM on January 17, 2012
It sounds like a creation of the chef, as R343L suggested. I've traveled in Nepal fairly extensively and never even heard of something like that. Nepalese cuisine is actually quite simple (although can be very spicy), and anything that varies from simple soups, rice, dal (lentil soup), or "curried" vegetables is really only practiced in Kathmandu or in Nepalese restaurants outside the country. From my experience anyway.
posted by elendil71 at 10:15 AM on January 17, 2012
posted by elendil71 at 10:15 AM on January 17, 2012
Best answer: My SO described this dish to his Newari mother from Katmandu, who makes it for him when he's home. Here's what she said:
It's called musha palu, a dish from the Newari ethnic group.
She described the recipe as the following:
-Start with shelled roast soybeans; the soybeans can also be mixed with peanuts (they're traditionally roasted in a clay pot, but a toaster oven is fine)
-Add thinly sliced fresh garlic and ginger in strips
-Add salt and sesame oil to taste
It's eaten with toasted beaten rice (buji) and chuala (spiced boiled meat) as an appetizer, or on its own.
posted by Tubalcain at 4:45 PM on January 18, 2012
It's called musha palu, a dish from the Newari ethnic group.
She described the recipe as the following:
-Start with shelled roast soybeans; the soybeans can also be mixed with peanuts (they're traditionally roasted in a clay pot, but a toaster oven is fine)
-Add thinly sliced fresh garlic and ginger in strips
-Add salt and sesame oil to taste
It's eaten with toasted beaten rice (buji) and chuala (spiced boiled meat) as an appetizer, or on its own.
posted by Tubalcain at 4:45 PM on January 18, 2012
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posted by fingersandtoes at 7:16 PM on January 16, 2012