HELLISHLY SPICY Bhutanese Food + Famous Punakha Festival | Punakha, Bhutan

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

chili peppers

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: canned chili

Bell peppers reduce heat while maintaining crunch.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and flavor.

onions

🥗Healthier: leeks

💰Cheaper: shallots

Leeks offer a milder flavor while being budget-friendly.

Prepare the spicy liver by cooking it with peppers and chilies until tender and buttery.

Make the pumpkin soup by combining pumpkin, corn, onion, rice, and chunks of potatoes and cooking until light and spicy.

Prepare ema dashti by cooking chilies with yak cheese until melted.

Prepare kewa dashti by cooking chilies with potatoes and yak cheese until well combined.

Cook the chicken curry with diced chicken, chilies, onions, and green onions until the chicken is cooked through.

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