Samay Baji (Newari food platter)

Ingredients

For Khen (Fried boiled eggs)

1. 1 egg per serving
2. 1 tsp olive, mustard or sunflower oil
3. 1/3 tsp turmeric powder
4. Salt and cumin powder to taste

 

For  Bhuti (Black-eyed peas curry)

1. 1 cup soaked black-eyed peas or tinned black-eyes peas
2. 1 tsp turmeric powder
3. 1 tsp cumin powder
4. 1 tsp red chilli powder
5. 2-3 tbsp mustard oil
6. Salt to taste

 

For Saag (Spinach)

1. 2 bunch of spinach
2. 1 tsp red chilli powder
3. 1 tsp cumin powder
4. Salt to taste

 

For Fried Aloo  (Fried boiled potatoes)

1. 2 boiled potatoes
2. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
3. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
4. Salt to taste
5. 1/2 tsp cumin-coriander powder
6. 1/2 tsp chilli powder
7. 1/2 tsp garlic powder
8. 1/2 tsp ginger powder
9. 1 tbsp mustard oil

 

For Bhatmaas  (Brown or black soybean)

1. 1 cup brown/black soybean seeds
2. 1 tsp cumin powder
3. 1 tsp red chilli powder
4. 2 cloves of garlic thinly sliced
5. 1 inch of ginger sliced
6. 2 tbsp mustard oil 
7. Salt to taste

 

For Bara ( Newari pancake)  ingredients link

For Chicken Choila (grilled meat curry) ingredients link

For Chhon Kwa (curry of bamboo shoots, black beans and potato)  ingredients link

Steps

For Khen (Fried boiled eggs)

1. Boil eggs
2. Heat oil in a pan. Once the oil is hot then fry boiled eggs and add turmeric powder. Roll over the eggs to get turmeric colour on most sides. Let it burn a bit on one side.
3. Sprinkle salt and cumin powder on fried eggs. (see carousel image 2)

 

For  Bhuti (Black-eyed peas curry)

1. Soak black-eyed peas overnight and boil.
2. Heat oil in a pan.
3. Once the oil is hot, add boiled black-eyes peas and turmeric powder for few mins. (see carousel image 3)
4. Add cumin powder, salt and chilli powder and mix well.

 

For Saag (Spinach)

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Once the oil is hot, add saag and cook for 2-3 mins.
3. Add cumin powder, salt and chilli powder and mix well.

 

For Fried Aloo  (Fried boiled potatoes)

1. Heat oil in a pan. 
2. Once the oil is hot, fry cumin seeds until it goes dark black. Now add boiled cut potatoes.
3. Add turmeric powder, salt, cumin-coriander powder, chilli powder, garlic powder and ginger powder on the frying pan. (see carousel image 5)
4. Mix well and cook for few mins.

 

For Bhatmaas  (Brown or black soybean)

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Once the oil is hot, fry Bhatmaas for few mins.
3. Put it in a bowl and add cumin powder, chilli powder, sliced garlic, sliced ginger and oil. (see carousel image 6)
4. Mix it well, after a few minutes it is ready to serve. 

Utensils

• Bowl
• Pan
• Spatula

Where to buy?

You can easily buy all ingredients at the department store, grocery, Asian shop. Dried black or brown soybean are easily found in a Chinese shop, Amazon or eBay.

Recipe Notes

• Instead of mustard oil, you can use any oil but mustard oil gives you intense flavour. 
• It consists of many dishes with beaten rice in a single platter.