Glossary of Nepali Food Terms
Glossary of Nepali Food Terms
Aloo (ah-LOO)
Potato
Buff (buff)
Water buffalo meat
Chatpate (chat-PAH-teh)
A popular street food made with puffed rice
Chilli (CHI-lee)
Refers to momos dipped in a hot and spicy sauce (usually called "C. momo")
Choila (CHOY-lah)
Spiced grilled meat made with buff, mutton, chicken, duck meat and mushroom
Dal (dahl)
Dried lentils
Dhido (DEE-doh)
Meal prepared by gradually adding flour to boiling water while stirring
Hyakula (hahya-KOO-lah)
Boiled goat’s sternum
Jeera (GEE-rah)
Cumin seeds
Jhaneko (jah-NEH-koh)
Deep fried
Jhol (Johl)
Means liquid; jhol momos are immersed in a bowl full of sauce called jhol achar
Kadai (kah-DYE)
A wok-like pan
Khaja (kah-JAH)
A combined dish of baji (beaten rice), achar, egg, soybeans, etc.
Kothe momo (KOH-teh-MOH-moh)
Half fried and half steamed momo made in an elongated shape
Masala (mah-SAH-lah)
Spice blends
Momo (MOH-moh)
Dumplings
Pakoda (pah-KOH-dah)
Fritters
Paneer (pah-NEER)
Cottage cheese
Sadeko (sah-DEH-koh)
Marinated
Sekuwa (SEH-koo-wah)
Meat roasted in a natural wood fire
Sukuti (soo-KOO-tee)
dried meat product made from buffalo, and sometimes from lamb or goat
Tass (Tahs)
Boneless lamb slices marinated in Nepali herbs and spices and slowly cooked
Tawa (TAH-wah)
A thick-bottomed pan
Thakali (Tah-KAH-lee)
Refers to lowland cuisines of the Thakali people living in Thak-Khola region
Thukpa (TOOK-pah)
Himalayan noodle soup, usually served with meat
Timmur (tee-MOOR)
A pungent Nepali pepper
Wai Wai
A brand of instant noodles popular in Nepal