Chataamari
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Chataamari is a kind of rice
crepe
. It is a special dish of Newar
s. It is a special form of newari "roti" made by rice flour. It is used specially during 'the guthis' of newars. It has been very popular among the other cultures as well, and many restaurants of Kathmandu serves this food, and some restaurants even have the names like Chatamari Restaurant.
1 cup Rice Flour
1/3 cup lentil paste
1/6 teaspoon salt
Topping:
150 gram ground turkey or pork or mixture of both
¼ cup chopped onion
¼ cup green peas
1 tablespoon diced tomato
1 teaspoon diced hot green pepper
1 teaspoon garlic
½ teaspoon ginger
1 tablespoon oil
Salt to taste
Cooking Utensils
1 damp cloth
1 flat pan with lid
Alternative Topping 1
Eggs
Alternative Topping 2
Ricotta Cheese and Sugar
Alternative Topping 3
Sugar
Lentil Paste: Black lentil is soaked overnight or until the black coating is easily removed. Black coating is removed by rinsing with water.
The lentil paste is mixed with rice flour. (little bit thinner than cake paste)
Topping
Everything is mixed well.
Cooking
The flat pan should be heated on medium. Then the paste is kept on the hot pan in rolling action making as thin of sheet as possible.
The topping is kept on the paste and cooking is done until the paste is done.
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
crepe
Crêpe
A crêpe or crepe , is a type of very thin pancake, usually made from wheat flour or buckwheat flour . The word is of French origin, deriving from the Latin crispa, meaning "curled". While crêpes originate from Brittany, a region in the northwest of France, their consumption is widespread in France...
. It is a special dish of Newar
Newar
The Newa , Newār or Newāl) are the indigenous people and the creators of the historical civilization of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. The valley and surrounding territory have been known from ancient times as Nepal Mandala, its limits ever changing through history.Newas have lived in the Kathmandu...
s. It is a special form of newari "roti" made by rice flour. It is used specially during 'the guthis' of newars. It has been very popular among the other cultures as well, and many restaurants of Kathmandu serves this food, and some restaurants even have the names like Chatamari Restaurant.
Ingredients
Rice flour Paste1 cup Rice Flour
1/3 cup lentil paste
1/6 teaspoon salt
Topping:
150 gram ground turkey or pork or mixture of both
¼ cup chopped onion
¼ cup green peas
1 tablespoon diced tomato
1 teaspoon diced hot green pepper
1 teaspoon garlic
½ teaspoon ginger
1 tablespoon oil
Salt to taste
Cooking Utensils
1 damp cloth
1 flat pan with lid
Alternative Topping 1
Eggs
Alternative Topping 2
Ricotta Cheese and Sugar
Alternative Topping 3
Sugar
Procedure
Rice Flour and Lentil Base/PasteLentil Paste: Black lentil is soaked overnight or until the black coating is easily removed. Black coating is removed by rinsing with water.
The lentil paste is mixed with rice flour. (little bit thinner than cake paste)
Topping
Everything is mixed well.
Cooking
The flat pan should be heated on medium. Then the paste is kept on the hot pan in rolling action making as thin of sheet as possible.
The topping is kept on the paste and cooking is done until the paste is done.
External links
- http://www.food-nepal.com/recipe/R055.htm
- http://www.cookbookwiki.com/Stuffed_Chatamari
- http://presen.schoolnet.or.jp/summer2006/web/46/h-f.html