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Newari Bara

Name: Newari Bara
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Nepal
Ingredients: 200g Mung beans, peeled and dried; 1 clove Garlic; 1 knob Ginger; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; A pinch Turmeric; 1/2 tsp Salt; 2 Egg; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil

Snack

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Thin griddle cakes of ground lentils — a savory pancake of Nepal's Newar people.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bara (wo) is a traditional Newar dish: soaked black lentils (urad) are ground into a batter, shaped into flat rounds, and cooked on a griddle. It's eaten plain or topped with egg or ground meat, at festivals, celebrations, and as a snack.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a small shop in a Kathmandu alley, rounds of lentil batter cook on a griddle and an egg is cracked on top.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Mung beans, peeled and dried 200g
Garlic 1 clove
Ginger 1 knob
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Turmeric A pinch
Salt 1/2 tsp
Egg 2
Vegetable Oil 3 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the mung beans in water for at least 4 hours.
Drain and blend until smooth with garlic, ginger, and a little water.
Mix in the cumin, turmeric, and salt.
Heat oil in a frying pan and pour the batter into rounds about 10cm across.
Pour beaten egg on top if you like, then flip and cook both sides.

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