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Kwati

Name: Kwati
Cuisine: Nepali
Ingredients: 1/2 cup black gram (black lentils); 1/2 cup red kidney beans; 1/2 cup green gram (mung beans); 1/2 cup chickpeas; 1/2 cup soybeans; 1/2 cup black-eyed peas; 1/2 cup pigeon peas; 1 inch piece, minced ginger; 3 cloves, minced garlic; 1 medium, chopped tomato; 2 tbsp oil; to taste salt; 1 tsp cumin seeds; for garnish cilantro

Kwati is a traditional Nepali mixed bean soup known for its rich, hearty flavor and nutritional value. It is especially popular during the festival of Janai Purnima and is considered a warming, healthful dish that symbolizes good fortune and well-being.

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Nepali85%

Indigenous_south_asian15%

Ingredients

black gram (black lentils)
1/2 cup
red kidney beans
1/2 cup
green gram (mung beans)
1/2 cup
chickpeas
1/2 cup
soybeans
1/2 cup
black-eyed peas
1/2 cup
pigeon peas
1/2 cup
ginger
1 inch piece, minced
garlic
3 cloves, minced
tomato
1 medium, chopped
oil
2 tbsp
salt
to taste
cumin seeds
1 tsp
cilantro
for garnish

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Kwati originates from the Newar community of Nepal, where it has been traditionally prepared during religious festivals and communal gatherings as a nourishing and auspicious food.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Nepali85%

ingredients+techniques

Indigenous_south_asian15%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

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