Gwaramari

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Gwaramari is a traditional Nepalese bread. In Newari, a local language, the name literally means a round bread. It's made with a combination of flour, baking powder, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, salt, and pepper. The ingredients are mixed into a thick doughy paste that's chilled until puffy, then shaped into small balls and fried until golden brown. It's recommended to serve gwaramari hot with chutneys or a cup of milk tea on the side. This small bread is traditionally served for breakfast, and some eat it by breaking gwaramari in half, then pressing it towards the edges so that it looks like a miniature makeshift bowl with which one can spoon the hot milk tea into the mouth.