RARE NEPALI STREET FOOD | Sherpa food in KATHMANDU, NEPAL | Nepali + Tibetan food tour in Kathmandu

meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu is a plant-based protein, while chicken is often more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthier fats, while margarine is often less expensive.

spices

🥗Healthier: fresh herbs

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Fresh herbs can enhance flavor without added calories, and dried herbs are usually cheaper.

noodles

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: regular pasta

Whole grain pasta adds more fiber, while regular pasta is often less expensive.

Pound mountain potatoes in a mortar and pestle until smooth and silky, about 3 minutes.

Prepare a broth with ginger, garlic, spring onion, coriander, turmeric, and chili.

Cook the potato dumplings (rildok) in the broth until fluffy and tender.

Serve the rildok in the broth, garnished with Szechuan pepper.

Prepare a potato pancake (rikikur) and serve with melted yak butter and aachar.

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