CHOILA: Grilled Spiced Meat

Newari non-vegetarian grilled spicy dish.

Spicy and hot meat dish, either roasted or boiled is what we call choila. This is much loved  meat dish in newari cuisine which is also a part of samey baji (Beaten rice with assortment of bean, meat, spicy potatoes, lentil patty, soyabean and achar). It's an authentic recipe from Newari cuisine and eaten as a snack or an entree.It is not exactly but a kind of buff chilli. This is a popular newari need dish, found in every corner of the kathmandu valley and around.

There are two types of choila dish, the hakku choila and mana choila. Hakku choila is the black grilled meat whereas mana choila is the boiled meat. Mana choila is usually made from offals like tripe and liver. It's an exquisite but acquired amazing taste. This grilled and spicy dish is generally eaten with flattened rice / beaten rice and the amazing homemade wine. It is the compulsory dish in Newari bhoj.

How Choila is Prepared?

Traditionally, chhoila is made from buffalo meat by  roasting in a open fire made from hay. As only the tender cut of meat is used, the hay fire quickly chars the meat on the outside but cooking it only medium rare. This awesome method infuses meat with a smoky and earthy flavour which is just out of this world.

I always insist my mom to make this dish when I have a craving for a spicy and hot food. Mom says it's so simple and easy yet very tasty dish.