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<\/a>\nBengoli Fish Curry cooked with mustard (a Bengali giveaway \ud83d\ude09), tomato and spices. Excellent.<\/p>\n
Sekuwa refers to seasoned meat that\u2019s been roasted over a wood fire and Bajeko means grandfather, so we headed off to grandpa\u2019s Nepali grill! Bajeko Sekuwa, 43-16 Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside, Queens, is a restaurant chain that has its roots … Continue reading <\/a>
\nHaas Ko Choila (you might see chhwela). Choila is a dish of heavily seasoned grilled meat, in this case duck enhanced with tomato, garlic, ginger, coriander, dry red chili, and lemon juice. On the side, that\u2019s beaten rice, flattened into dry, light flakes.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nJhol Momo (you might see the word as mo:mo). These were filled with chicken but they\u2019re available in goat and vegetable versions as well. The dumplings themselves were delicious, but the key here is jhol, the Bengali word for broth; the steamed dumplings arrive swimming in a pool that lies somewhere along the sauce-soup continuum, and the two complement each other perfectly.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nEggplant Curry. Spicy, deep-fried baby eggplant touched by ginger, garlic, and coriander, bathed in a traditional Madras style sauce \u2013 a welcome respite from this otherwise meat-heavy cuisine.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nHyakula Sekuwa. Sekuwa, from which the restaurant takes its name, refers to marinated, grilled cubes of meat, in this case hyakula (mutton); puffed rice on the side. Tasty.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nSukuti Sandheko. Sukuti is Nepal\u2019s answer to jerky: dried, highly seasoned strips of meat; sandheko refers to the spice blend that permeates it. It\u2019s a delicious snack, but the texture may be a challenge for some: imagine the driest, hardest jerky you\u2019ve ever encountered, almost like chewing on softened bones, but not quite. Personally, I loved it.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nPaneer Pakoda. Paneer is a fresh (unaged) cheese that doesn\u2019t melt when subjected to high heat. Battered and deep fried for a delicious crispy coating, it was accompanied by two chutneys, cilantro and tamarind.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nChicken Chhoila (you might see chhwela, choila or other spellings). Chhoila is a dish of heavily seasoned grilled meat, in this case chicken marinated in soy sauce with onion, tomato, bell pepper, garlic and hot sauce. Flattened dried rice flakes on the side.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nSekuwa Bandel. Chunks of marinated, grilled, wild boar. Good stuff!
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