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Dal bhat set with seasonal tarkari, achar and warm rice at Nosvra

What we are cooking

The menu, as it stands this week

Written each Monday around whatever the valley sent that week. If something has run out, it has genuinely run out.

Small Plates

For the middle of the table, before the fire starts.

6 dishes

  • Sukuti Sukeko

    Rs 420

    Sun-dried buffalo, pan-charred with garlic and dalle chilli, beaten rice.

    Sharing

  • Bara, Fried Egg

    Rs 340

    Black lentil cakes, soft-fried egg, tomato achar.

  • Smoked Highland Yak Cheese

    Rs 480

    Lapsi chutney, toasted walnut, valley honey.

    Vegetarian

  • Gundruk & Nine-Bean Broth

    Rs 340

    Fermented mustard greens, sprouted bean broth, toasted sesame.

    Vegan

  • Smoked Valley Trout Toast

    Rs 460

    Cultured butter, chive, lemon, sourdough.

  • The Valley Board

    Rs 690

    Sukuti, bara, three achar, sel roti crisps. For two to share.

    To share

Momo

Folded and steamed to order, one filling at a time.

4 dishes

  • Buff Momo

    Rs 380

    Steamed buffalo dumplings, ginger, garlic, timur, tomato-sesame chutney.

    Signature

  • Wild Mushroom & Cheese Momo

    Rs 420

    Valley mushroom, smoked cheese, spring onion, dalle chutney.

    Vegetarian

  • Kothey Momo

    Rs 400

    Pan-seared buffalo dumplings, crisp base, sesame-chilli oil.

    Pan-seared

  • Jhol Momo

    Rs 420

    Steamed chicken dumplings in a light sesame-timur broth.

Newari

Recipes from the Valley's own kitchens, largely unchanged.

4 dishes

  • Choila

    Rs 540

    Charcoal-grilled buffalo, mustard oil, dried ginger, chilli, beaten rice.

    Signature

  • Chatamari

    Rs 380

    Rice-flour crepe, minced chicken, egg, spring onion, Newari spice.

  • Kachila

    Rs 480

    Cured minced buffalo, mustard oil, timur, crushed rice.

  • Kwati

    Rs 360

    Nine-bean broth, turmeric, ginger, ghee.

    Seasonal

From the Fire

Charcoal and Himalayan spice, not much else.

6 dishes

  • Charcoal Mutton Sekuwa

    Rs 980

    Mustard-oil marinade, timur, charred onion, lime.

    Signature

  • Buff Sekuwa

    Rs 760

    Charcoal-grilled buffalo skewers, Himalayan chilli, lime.

  • Whole Valley Trout

    Rs 1,050

    Grilled over charcoal, sel roti crumb, brown butter, lapsi.

    Signature

  • Timur Chicken

    Rs 690

    Half chicken, timur-chilli rub, charcoal, valley greens.

  • Charcoal Cauliflower

    Rs 480

    Whole roasted cauliflower, achar butter, roasted peanut, coriander.

    Vegan

  • Fire Potatoes

    Rs 280

    Twice-cooked, timur salt.

    Side

Rice, Dal & Valley Plates

The grain course — thali, risotto, pasta, and what the season sends.

5 dishes

  • Valley Dal Bhat Set

    Rs 780

    Seasonal lentils, steamed rice, tarkari, two achar, ghee.

    Signature

  • Kaguno Risotto

    Rs 650

    Foxtail millet, valley mushroom, smoked cheese, crisp herbs.

  • Buckwheat Tagliatelle, Slow Buff Ragù

    Rs 790

    House-milled buckwheat pasta, slow-braised buffalo, aged cheese.

  • Seasonal Tarkari & Paneer

    Rs 590

    Valley vegetables, home-set paneer, ginger-tomato masala.

    Vegetarian

  • Gundruk Fried Rice

    Rs 490

    Fermented greens, valley vegetables, crisp shallot, fried egg.

Sweet

Finished in the pastry corner, Kathmandu style and otherwise.

4 dishes

  • Sikarni

    Rs 340

    Whipped hung curd, saffron, toasted walnut, cardamom.

    Signature

  • Yomari

    Rs 300

    Steamed rice dumpling, molasses and sesame filling.

  • Lapsi & Ginger Sorbet

    Rs 310

    Wild hog plum, ginger, valley honey.

    Vegan

  • Dark Chocolate & Timur

    Rs 390

    Seventy per cent ganache, timur, sea salt.

Coffee, Tea & Drinks

Hill-grown coffee, Ilam tea, valley wine and reworked classics.

6 dishes

  • Hill-Grown Filter Coffee

    Rs 290

    Single-origin, grown in the mid-hills, roasted nearby. Changes fortnightly.

  • Ilam Tea

    Rs 230

    First-flush black tea from the eastern hills, steeped loose.

  • Masala Chiya

    Rs 190

    Milk tea, cardamom, ginger, clove.

  • Valley Wine, by the Glass

    from Rs 950

    A short list of Nepal-bottled and regional wine, changing by the case.

  • Reworked Rakshi Sour

    Rs 680

    House-distilled rice spirit, lapsi, egg white.

    Signature

  • Tongba

    Rs 490

    Warm fermented millet, served in the traditional vessel, topped up at the table.

    Traditional

Please tell us about allergies when you sit down — most dishes can be adjusted, and the kitchen would rather know early. A discretionary 10% service charge is added to tables of six or more.

Eating with a group?

We write set menus for six or more, and the upstairs room takes up to twenty-four.

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