Description
A sacred traditional sweet made by the Newar people in the Kathmandu Valley to thank the goddess of harvest on the full moon harvest festival 'Yomari Punhi'. Chewy dough of rice flour kneaded with hot water is shaped into a beautiful 'teardrop', filled with sweet 'Chaku' (molasses/sesame paste) or 'Khuwa' (reduced milk), and steamed.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Rice flour
- Chaku(Brown sugar/Molasses)
- Sesame
- Desiccated coconut
- Ghee
- Khuwa(Reduced milk)
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Dough]: Gradually add boiling water to high-quality rice flour (new rice is best), knead meticulously until earlobe-soft.
- [Shaping & Filling]: Thinly shape dough into a fig or teardrop (pointing the tip is a skilled craft), pack generously with Chaku (mix of molasses, sesame, coconut, a little ghee), and seal.
- [Steam]: Arrange in a steamer, steam 10-
- mins until the dough becomes glossy and translucent.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Chaku(Brown sugar depth and sesame flavor)
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Mix 'Joshinko' and 'Shiratamako' for dough, fill with black molasses and ground sesame
Pairing
Chiya (Nepali Tea) / Warm Milk
Trivia
Means 'Yo (Like)' 'Mari (Bread/Sweet)'; true to its name, a sweet everyone loves. Legend says the more beautifully pointed the tip, the better the future spouse (handsome/beautiful) you'll be blessed with. On festival days, whole families compete to make the best shapes.
Eating tips & etiquette
Bite little by little from the pointed tip while piping hot. Melting hot brown sugar (Chaku) oozes out from inside, so sip it in to avoid burns or staining clothes.
Allergen
Sesame, Dairy (if using ghee/khuwa)