Indulgences

1. जेरी

   Jeri

   Jeri (syrup-soaked fried spiral)

   Usage

   Batter piped in a spiral, deep-fried and steeped in syrup. Sold in the morning at sweet shops, often alongside a lentil soup. Also called jalebi

2. लाल मोहन

   Laal mohan

   Lal mohan (fried milk-solid balls in syrup)

   Usage

   Balls of reduced milk solids, fried and soaked in sugar syrup. Served at celebrations and after meals. Very sweet

3. पुष्टकारी

   Pushtakaari

   Pushtakari (jaggery and ghee sweet)

   Usage

   A traditional Nepali sweet of jaggery, ghee and reduced milk set with coconut, dates and almonds. Most often seen in winter

4. खिर

   Khir

   Khir (sweet rice pudding)

   Usage

   Rice simmered in milk with sugar, often with cardamom and nuts. A common dessert in eateries

5. जुजु धौ

   Juju dhau

   Juju dhau (thick yoghurt set in a clay pot)

   Usage

   A rich yoghurt made in Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley, sold still set in the clay pot it was made in. The name means "king of curd"

6. योमरी

   Yomari

   Yomari (steamed dumpling with jaggery filling)

   Usage

   A pointed rice-flour dumpling steamed with a filling of jaggery and sesame. Eaten in the Kathmandu Valley in winter

7. चाकु

   Chaaku

   Chaku (hardened cane-molasses candy)

   Usage

   Cane juice or jaggery boiled down and set into dark slabs. Sold on the street in winter, often eaten with sesame

8. पान

   Paan

   Paan (betel leaf parcel to chew)

   Usage

   Areca nut and shredded tobacco wrapped in a betel leaf, sold at street kiosks. Versions with tobacco carry a health risk, and chewing stains the mouth red

9. सुपारी

   Supaari

   Supari (areca nut)

   Usage

   The nut that goes inside paan, also sold chopped on its own. Regular use is known to harm oral health

10. सुर्ती

    Surti

    Surti (dried leaf tobacco)

    Usage

    Dried tobacco leaf, used both for chewing and as cigarette filling. It carries a health risk, and it is fine to decline if offered

11. खैनी

    Khaini

    Khaini (tobacco rubbed with slaked lime)

    Usage

    Tobacco leaf and slaked lime rubbed together in the palm and tucked between lip and gum. Widely used, and known to carry a high risk of oral cancer

12. चुरोट

    Churot

    Churot (cigarette)

    Usage

    Dried tobacco leaf rolled in thin paper, sold at street kiosks even by the single stick. Smoking is restricted in indoor public places

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