Kwati

Name: Kwati
Prep time: 1920 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1965 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nepali
Ingredients: 250 g mixed whole beans and legumes (kidney bean, black gram, chickpea, mung bean, soybean, cowpea, field pea, horse gram, moth bean — whatever nine you can gather); 2 l water (for soaking and cooking); 2 tbsp mustard oil; 1 tsp jimbu (dried Himalayan chive); 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 3 clove garlic (chopped); 1 piece fresh ginger (grated); salt (to taste)

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A soup of nine sprouted beans and legumes, traditionally cooked for the Janai Purnima festival in August, believed to be nourishing enough to sustain a full day of fasting and ritual.

Servings6 SERVINGS

Ingredients

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mixed whole beans and legumes · kidney bean, black gram, chickpea, mung bean, soybean, cowpea, field pea, horse gram, moth bean — whatever nine you can gather250gwater · for soaking and cooking2Lmustard oil2tbspjimbu (dried Himalayan chive)1tspcumin seeds1tspturmeric powder1tspgarlic · chopped3fresh ginger · grated1salt · to tastetotaste

Method

Soak the beans

Rinse all the beans together and soak them in plenty of water.

Eight hours of soaking is the minimum; overnight is better.

480 min

Sprout the beans

Drain the beans, wrap them loosely in a damp cloth, and leave them in a warm dark place to begin sprouting.

This is only the first day of sprouting — real kwati beans need a full two days before tiny tails appear on most of them. Check daily and re-dampen the cloth if it dries out.

1440 min

Temper the spices

Heat the mustard oil in a large pot, add the jimbu, cumin seeds, garlic and ginger, and fry until fragrant.

1 min

Add the sprouted beans

Tip in the sprouted beans with the turmeric, stir to coat, and pour in enough water to cover generously.

1 min

Simmer until tender

Bring to a boil, then simmer on low heat, topping up water as needed, until every bean is soft.

Different beans cook at different rates — simmer until even the toughest one is soft, not just the fastest.

40 min

Season and serve

Add salt to taste and serve the soup hot in bowls, on its own or with rice.

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Kwati

6 steps · 5 timers · 6 servings