Nepalese Vegetables Recipes

"The radishes in Tibet are large, usually white, high altitude cousins of the daikon radish and are used here as a pickle ingredient. This pickle is very tart and vinegry but mellows over time; it is meant to be used as a condiment, not on it's own. Daikon radish is available year round, allowing this quick pickle to be made any time of the year..."

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Ingredients: garlic, ginger...

"Tibetan food is usually very mildly seasoned. According to the chef at my favorite Tibetan restaurant, it is the least spicy of the Himilayan cuisines. However, various hot sauces are served on the side. This chili sauce is one of the popular ones. It has two versions, one featuring yogurt, the other with tomato. This sauce does not keep for longer..."

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Ingredients: cilantro, green chilies...

"Vegetable momos are unusual in Tibet. However, this recipe was developed at one of thr Tibetan farming settlements in south India, where meat is an expensive luxury. Recipe from the Lhasa Moon Tibetan Cookbook."

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Ingredients: pepper, ginger, green onions...

"We made this last night and it was fantastic; it came from a recent magazine recipe, but we made some changes (per reader feedback) and I wanted to jot down how I did it - it was very, very good, but keep in mind - you can't forget the lemon. It wasn't as good til we added lemon (which was supposed to be in there but I forgot). It is fairly spicey,..."

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Ingredients: coriander, cumin, curry powder...

"The name "tangtse" literally means "cold vegetable". this is the only real salad known in traditional Tibetan cooking. It's a refreshing side dish to most main dishes. Recipe is from the Lhasa Moon Tibetan Cookbook."

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Ingredients: ground red chili pepper, daikon radishes...

"This a vegetarian version of Tema Tang Sha, as it is prepared at the Lhasa Moon Tibetan Restaurant, located in San Francisco. This is a flexible recipe. For the original meaty version, just add strips of beef stir-fried."

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Ingredients: fresh ginger, green beans...

"In Tibet, mushrooms are gathered in the wild for use as a low cost meat substitute. The favorite is Sesha, however since it's not readily available outside of Tibet, other varieties such as oyster mushrooms are used in this dish at the Lhasa Moon, a Tibetan Restaurant located in San Francisco. Shitake mushrooms are an especially good substitute...."

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Ingredients: mushrooms, oil, garlic cloves...

"This is a meatless version of the traditional Logo Petse, as it is served at the Lhasa Moon, a Tibetan Restaurant, located in San Francisco. Some cooking notes: use the standard head cabbage, which is the type grown in Tibet. As for the spicing used in this recipe, according to the Tibetan chef at the Tibet Nepal House (our favorite Himalayan restaurant),..."

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Ingredients: ginger, green bell peppers...

"Eggplant does not grow in Tibet; however, this recipe is from the Tibetan settlement at Bylakuppe in southern India. It show how traditional cooking methods have been adapted to the unfamiliar produce found by the Tibetans in exile there. Soup is commonly eaten for breakfast by Tibetans, as well as at other meals. I do like this soup, but I..."

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Ingredients: pepper, tea, eggplants...

"A wonderfully fragrant and spiced Indian chicken dish, with saffron and cardamom studded rice. This has become a popular and much loved family recipe; an Indian friend who was studying Art with me many years ago, used to make this for all of us Art students every Saturday night; she finally shared the recipe with us before we all graduated! I have..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, pepper...

"Creamy and delicious!"

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Ingredients: cream, ginger paste...