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                                                                                       A NEPALESE TRADITION
                                                                                         In Nepal we celebrate a special day
                                                                                       called Janai Purnima, the Sacred Thread
                                                                                         Festival, when Hindu men make an
                                                                                       annual change of a scared thread called
                                                                                         a Janai that they wear around their
                                                                                       wrist.  Every Nepalese household cooks
                                                                                       this dish for Janai Purnima. It uses nine
                                                                                        diff erent beans and all the dried beans
                                                                                       need to be soaked for at least 8 hours, so
                                                                                       it takes a bit of planning. Dried beans are
                                                                                       the best value, but you could use tinned
                                                                                               beans instead.







               LINA GAUTAM, OF MONTY’S OF KATHMANDU FAME, SHARES SOME
               TRADITIONAL NEPALESE RECIPES USING SPICES YOU PROBABLY ALREADY
               HAVE IN YOUR PANTRY.












                 Mixed bean stew with lamb                               Gluten free

























                                                                                               Bean Counters
                                                                                         I use a mix of mung beans, peas, soya
                                                                                          beans, chickpeas, red kidney beans,
                                                                                          rose beans, black-eyed beans, black
                                                                                          lentils and butterbeans, but you can
                                                                                           mix any beans available to you. Try
                                                                                           to use at least four or fi ve diff erent
                                                                                            beans. Traditionally we use nine
                                                                                         diff erent varieties of beans and pulses
                                                                                                        for this dish.

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