Egg Bara

                                                         Egg (अन्डा ) Bara (बारा )  

Food is considered as an intrinsic part of Newari culture and has a taste as rich as the culture itself. Needless to say, being born and raised in a Newari household, I have grown up having varieties of delectable Newari dishes. So, today I want to share with you all a simple and mouth watering dish called Egg Bara also, Woh in Newari.

Woh/Bara was and still is a Saturday staple snack at my home. I remember me and my little sister helping my mom on a leisure Saturday afternoon make this dish. The whole kitchen would get filled with it's aroma teasing our taste buds even before we could have a taste of it. So here it goes:

You can also add meat into it but I prefer plain "veg" bara/woh with an egg on top of it or "Ovo-veg" to be more precise.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg of black lentils soaked overnight (कालो दाल)
• 1 tbsp of freshly minced garlic cloves (लशुन)
• 1 tbsp of freshly minced ginger (अदूवा)
• 1 tea spoon (tsp) of cumin (जीरा को धुलो)
• 1 tsp of salt (नून)
• 1/2 tsp of turmeric (बेसार)
• 1 cup of oil (तॆल)

Method:

1. To remove the black cover of the lentil, first, rub the lentils with your hands and drain the        water and wash it a couple of times until most of the outer cover comes off.

2. Using a grinder grind the lentil into a fine paste and place it in a bowl. 
    Next in the bowl add turmeric powder, salt, ginger and garlic paste, cumin and mix it well.

3. Now in a medium flame, heat a flat pan and add 1/2 tbsp of oil on it. Pour 1/2 cup of the       batter into the pan when the oil is slightly heated. Then using a spoon or a skillet you can     spread the batter round. Cover it and let it cook for sometime.

4. In a medium flame, wait until the edges of the batter become crisp and the middle part of       it is light golden. Then flip the bara/woh over and drizzle some oil on top of it as well as on     the edges. Wait till it becomes light golden.

5. Then crack open an egg on top of the bara/woh sunny side up. You can flip it after the            egg becomes a little fried around the edges. If you like, you can add coriander leaves on      top of the bara/woh to garnish it. 

6. Serve it with tomato pickle on the side for that extra spice.

                                                                       Enjoy!!