himalaya foodHIMALAYAN KITCHEN

WARMTH AT ALTITUDE

Where the air is thin,
the food is dense.

Barley, butter, chilli and long hours by the fire.
Four countries, one landscape, one table.

THE HIMALAYA

RECIPE OF THE DAY · Friday, November 13

Jhangora Ki Kheer

Barnyard millet kheer, slowly simmered in milk and scented with cardamom

80 min · 4 servings · Across the highlands

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ONE LANDSCAPE, MANY KITCHENS

Where the cooking happens.

Ladakh Xizang Tashi Yangtse Lhuntshi Bumthang Sikkim Ha Samchi West Bengal Chhukha Geylegphug Shemgang Samdrup Jongkhar Tashigang Karnali Mahakali Seti Dhawalagiri Gandaki Bagmati Janakpur Sagarmatha Bhojpur Mechi Thimphu Paro Gasa Narayani Lumbini Rapti Bheri Chirang Wangdi Phodrang Daga Punakha Mongar Tongsa Pemagatsel

ONE LANDSCAPE, FOUR COUNTRIES

The border does not run
through the kitchen.

Momo are called momo in Lhasa, Kathmandu, Thimphu and Gangtok, and taste a little different in each. Look at one country only and you lose half the recipes — and half the story.

THE RECIPE COLLECTION

What goes on the table today?

66 recipes
Bhatt Ki Churkani — Black soybeans from Kumaon, toasted until they crackle, then simmered thick and darkAI imageVegan

Across the highlands

Bhatt Ki Churkani

Black soybeans from Kumaon, toasted until they crackle, then simmered thick and dark

45 min hands-on · 8,1 h waiting·4 servings
Madra — Chickpeas in a creamy, spiced yogurt sauce with ghee and whole spicesAI imageVegetarian

Across the highlands

Madra

Chickpeas in a creamy, spiced yogurt sauce with ghee and whole spices

45 min hands-on · 8,2 h waiting·4 servings
Babru — Fried whole wheat breads stuffed with black gram, from Himachal PradeshAI imageVegan

Across the highlands

Babru

Fried whole wheat breads stuffed with black gram, from Himachal Pradesh

50 min hands-on · 8,7 h waiting·4 servings
Siddu — Soft steamed yeast buns filled with walnuts and poppy seeds, brushed with gheeAI imageVegetarian

Across the highlands

Siddu

Soft steamed yeast buns filled with walnuts and poppy seeds, brushed with ghee

60 min hands-on · 2 h waiting·8 servings
Dowdo — Spiced soup with hand-cut noodles and chicken or lambAI imageMeat

Across the highlands

Dowdo

Spiced soup with hand-cut noodles and chicken or lamb

60 min·4 servings
Chilra — Fermented buckwheat flatbreads from Himachal Pradesh, golden and full of tiny holesAI imageVegan

Across the highlands

Chilra

Fermented buckwheat flatbreads from Himachal Pradesh, golden and full of tiny holes

30 min hands-on · 9,5 h waiting·4 servings
Chapshuro — Hunza's whole wheat bread stuffed with spiced mince, finished in gheeAI imageMeat

Across the highlands

Chapshuro

Hunza's whole wheat bread stuffed with spiced mince, finished in ghee

75 min·4 servings
Paba — A firm dough of roasted barley, wheat and pea flour, everyday food from LadakhAI imageVegan

Ladakh

Paba

A firm dough of roasted barley, wheat and pea flour, everyday food from Ladakh

30 min·3 servings
Skyu — A warming Ladakhi vegetable stew with little hand-pressed dough shellsAI imageVegetarian

Ladakh

Skyu

A warming Ladakhi vegetable stew with little hand-pressed dough shells

70 min·4 servings
Chutagi — Hearty lamb soup-stew with winter vegetables and little bow-tie noodlesAI imageMeat

Across the highlands

Chutagi

Hearty lamb soup-stew with winter vegetables and little bow-tie noodles

90 min·4 servings
Khajuri — Crisp semolina cookies with ghee and cardamom, fried golden and made for chaiAI imageVegetarian

Across the highlands

Khajuri

Crisp semolina cookies with ghee and cardamom, fried golden and made for chai

75 min·4 servings
Yangben — Dried lichen with fatty pork and pig's blood, richly spiced in the karaiAI imageMeat

Across the highlands

Yangben

Dried lichen with fatty pork and pig's blood, richly spiced in the karai

50 min·4 servings
Kinema — Fermented soybeans with onion, chilli and tomato — bold alongside riceAI imageVegan

Across the highlands

Kinema

Fermented soybeans with onion, chilli and tomato — bold alongside rice

30 min·4 servings
Til Ko Achar — Nepali sesame achar with charred tomatoes, chili and timurAI imageVegan

Across the highlands

Til Ko Achar

Nepali sesame achar with charred tomatoes, chili and timur

30 min·4 servings
Thakali Khana — A Nepali set meal: rice in the middle, dal, chicken curry, aloo tama and pickleAI imageMeat

Nepal

Thakali Khana

A Nepali set meal: rice in the middle, dal, chicken curry, aloo tama and pickle

90 min·4 servings
Mula Ko Achar — Nepali radish achar with mustard oil, Sichuan peppercorns (timur) and fenugreekAI imageVegan

Across the highlands

Mula Ko Achar

Nepali radish achar with mustard oil, Sichuan peppercorns (timur) and fenugreek

40 min·4 servings

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