Chatānmari ( ne, चतांमरि, catā̃mari,
Nepal Bhasa
Newar (), or Newari and known officially in Nepal as Nepal Bhasa, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding regions in Nepa ...
: ) is a Nepalese
rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...
crepe, which is a part of
Newa cuisine
Newa cuisine (also referred to as ''Newar'' cuisine) is a subset of Nepalese cuisine that has developed over centuries among the Newars of Kathmandu (Kathmandu is called ''Yen'' in Nepal Bhasa) in Nepal. Newa cuisine is the most celebrated food var ...
of the
Kathmandu Valley in
Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
. It is generally eaten during festivals and other special occasions.
Chatānmari is now widely eaten as a snack and has become popular among other cultures, too. Many restaurants in Kathmandu serve chatānmari as an appetizer. There are small eateries that serve chatānmari as the main item on their menu.
Ingredients
* Rice flour batter
* 1 cup rice flour
* 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
Alternative toppings
*Eggs
*Cheese
*Ricotta cheese and sugar
*Sugar
Procedure
The rice flour is mixed with water (a little bit thinner than cake paste). The lentil paste is mixed with rice flour if you are looking for different flavor.
Topping
Everything is mixed well.
Cooking
The flat pan should be heated to medium. The batter is poured on the hot pan and spread as thin as possible with the ladle used to pour it.
The topping is put on the batter and the pan is covered with a lid until the topping is cooked.
Cooking utensils
*ladle
* damp cloth
* flat pan with lid
See also
*
List of pancakes
This is a list of notable pancakes. A pancake is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan. In Britain, pancakes are often unleavened, and resemble a crêpe ...
*
External links
*http://www.food-nepal.com/recipe/R055.htm
*http://www.cookbookwiki.com/Stuffed_Chatamari
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070928074215/http://presen.schoolnet.or.jp/summer2006/web/46/h-f.html
Newari cuisine
Pancakes
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