Kachila (Raw Choila)
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Description
'Kacha' (Raw) + 'Choila' (Spicy meat salad). The ultimate 'raw meat' dish eaten by Kathmandu Valley Newars only on special days like festivals (when fresh meat is obtained). Unlike regular Choila roasted over open flame, ultra-fresh lean buffalo (Buff) is finely minced and tossed raw with mustard oil, massive spices, and garlic. The Nepali version of ultra-spicy 'Yukhoe (or Steak Tartare)'.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Buffalo meat (Extremely fresh
- raw-grade)
- Mustard oil
- Fenugreek
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Red Chili
- Cumin
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Mince Meat]: Meticulously mince ultra-fresh lean buffalo meat (no fat/sinew) with a cleaver until just before it becomes a paste.
- [Tempering]: Heat mustard oil in a small pan until smoking, burn fenugreek pitch-black, remove from heat, cool slightly.
- [Toss]: Put raw minced meat, grated garlic, grated ginger, salt, chili powder, and cumin in a bowl. Pour the aromatic mustard oil over it and knead well by hand until sticky.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Mustard oil、Fenugreek、Raw garlic heat
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Finely mince JP 'Basashi (Horse Sashimi)' or 'Raw-grade Beef (for Yukhoe)', toss with spices and heated mustard oil
Pairing
Aila (Intense traditional liquor) / Raksi / Chiura
Trivia
A dish where Newari meat exploration reached its zenith. Intense bactericidal effects of mustard oil and massive spices completely erase raw meat odor, leaving only sticky meat umami and sweetness. A phantom menu made only 'on the very day' an animal is slaughtered for a festival.
Eating tips & etiquette
Eaten with Chiura as a Samay Baji item, or savored bit by bit at one's own risk while 'disinfecting' the mouth with 50%+ ABV Aila (liquor).
Allergen
Meat