Chatamari (Anda Masu)
The strongest topping for eggs and meat. The Complete Nevall Pizza
Description
The most popular and most 'pizza'-like complete menu among the Newari traditional thin rice flour crepe 'Chatamari'. 'Anda' means egg, 'Masu' means meat. Crispy rice dough paved with spiced minced chicken (or buffalo), onion, tomato, with an egg cracked in the center like a sunny-side-up, and steam-fried.
Restaurants serving Chatamari (Anda Masu)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Rice flour
- Egg
- Minced chicken/buffalo
- Onion
- Tomato
- Coriander(Cilantro)
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Bake Dough]: Dissolve rice flour in water to a watery batter, spread ultra-thin on a hot griddle using a crepe spreader.
- [Topping]: Before it dries, scatter raw minced meat spiced with cumin/coriander, minced onion, tomato, green chili entirely, and crack
- egg in the center.
- [Steam-fry]: Cover with a special dome lid (Tappa), steam-fry until meat cooks, egg is soft-boiled, and dough edges char, turn crispy, and curl up.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cumin powder、Coriander powder
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Bake Joshinko dough in a pan topped with pizza cheese and minced meat
Pairing
Nepali Beer(Everest etc.)
Trivia
Looking exactly like Italian pizza, it's a maximally approachable dish foreign tourists always fall in love with in Kathmandu. Originally an offering to gods, now the most 'Instagrammable' local food in Kathmandu cafes.
Eating tips & etiquette
Break the soft-boiled yolk (Anda) in the center with a fork, mix with the spicy meat (Masu), cut like a pizza with the crispy rice edges, and eat by hand.
Allergen
Egg, Meat