Happy Janai Purnima! And Winter is coming! So make Kwati and prepare yourself for the cold weather.😋
Mixed sprouted beans are known as kwaanti,in Nepal and are cooked a number of ways: in soups, in vegetable stir-fries, in salads, or in combination with meats. During the Nepali festival of Janai Purnima or Kwanti Purnima, a delicious stew-like soup is prepared from a colorful array of mixed sprouted beans. Traditionally, the sprouts are prepared from a combination of nine different types of colorful beans. This wholesome soup is highly nutritious and usually eaten with steamed rice. Today, kwaanti soup is cooked regularly in many Nepali households, and one does not have to wait for festival time to enjoy it. Although this dish can be prepared quickly in a pressure cooker, some cooks believe that the sprouts do not absorb the seasoning during the shorter cooking time. While cooking kwaanti, there is no need to mash the beans to thicken the soup. Some sprouts, like mung beans, cook faster than others and by the time the whole dish is cooked, they will become mushy, making the dish just the right texture.
Kwati is a very popular Nepali soup prepared especially on the day of Janai Purnima. Kwati is extremely delicious and contains several kinds of beans. With beans, people also include meat on this recipe but I prefer vegetarian version. Kwati is known to be a healthy food. They say that it cures cold, cough and is one of the best foods for women in their maternity leave. Since, it contains varieties of beans, this recipe is loaded with proteins and thus helps weak/sick people to regain their energy.
Main ingredients: black gram, green gram, chickpea, field bean, soybean, field pea, garden pea, cowpea and rice bean
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