Delicacy of Newars: Yomari
Yomari is the delicious steamed bread with mouth watering filling made from a new harvest rice flour. It consists of an external covering of rice flour and inner content of sweet substances such as chakku, khuwa etc. This delicacy plays an important role in newar society.Yomari is the key part of the Newari festival of Yomari punhi.
Yomari punhi is the festival which is celebrated on the second day of full moon day when prayers are offered during which the yomari's are stored and not eaten on that day. So, on fourth and final day, newari people consume it as a gift from goddess and this practise marks the end of festival, Yomari punhi.
Yomari is easy and quick to make. To make this sweet dumplings, we have four basic steps. Firstly, the rice flour is kneaded into a smooth dough and left covered with damp towel. Secondly, the filling is prepared. thirdly, the rice dough is shaped into small pockets then the filling is added and sealed then steamed lastly.It is delicious if it is eaten warm than cold. The filling inside it gives awesome taste. It is the perfect combination of sweet filling with a great flavours. The filling varies according to the family preferences. It may include khuwaa, chakkhu, spicy ground and bean paste, roasted and ground sesame and many more.
Yomari plays an important role in many auspicious ceremony in Nw+ewar community such as rice feeding ceremony of child, Dhau-Baji i.e celebration of expectant mother, as a sagun food, Indrajatra, Samaya-baji and many more.
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