Kwati

Name: Kwati
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nepal
Ingredients: 50g each nine different beans: black-eyed peas, kidney beans, chickpeas, mung, soy, rice beans, field beans, green peas, black beans; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic; 1 piece ginger; 2 tsp Nepali spice mix; turmeric and cumin to season

Nepal

Eaten at Janai Purnima — the full moon festival marking the end of the monsoon. The nine beans represent the nine planets.

Nine-bean soup — a thick, nutritious soup of nine different sprouted and cooked beans, eaten to mark the end of the monsoon season.

Photo: .::RMT::.

Prep

15 mins

Cook

60 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

370 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

50g eachnine different beans: black-eyed peas, kidney beans, chickpeas, mung, soy, rice beans, field beans, green peas, black beans

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic

1 pieceginger

2 tspNepali spice mix

turmeric and cuminto season

Method

Sprout all beans for 2 days. Soak overnight. Boil separately until half-cooked.

Fry onion, garlic, ginger and spices. Add all beans. Add water to cover. Simmer 30-40 minutes.

Season. Serve hot.

Chef's Tip

Sprouting the beans is traditional and significantly improves their nutritional value and digestibility.

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