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Kwati

क्वाँटी/KWAHN-tee/
Kwati
About this dish

A mixed nine-bean soup, hearty and nutritious, traditionally eaten during a festival of the same name.

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Ingredients
🫘2 cups mixed sprouted beans (nine varieties)
🧅1 onion, chopped
🫚1 tbsp ginger, minced
🟡1/2 tsp turmeric
Method
Serves 4
1
Soak and sprout the mixed beans for a couple of days.
2
Sauté onion, ginger, and turmeric until fragrant.
3
Add the sprouted beans and enough water to cover.
4
Simmer until the beans are tender, about 30-40 minutes.
5
Season with salt and serve with rice.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Kwati is a traditional Newari soup made from nine types of sprouted beans, associated with the Nepali festival Kwati Punhi.

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