Yomari Punhi- Nepal s harvest festival begins with preparation of delicacies ANI | Updated: Dec 30, 2020 23:20 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 30 (ANI): With the preparation of Yomari, a steaming hot delicacy shaped like a fig, filled with molasses and sesame seeds, Nepal s Newa Community marks the start of rice-harvesting session in the country from the day of the full moon of Poush.
The harvest festival marked with fanfare by Newa community of Kathmandu Valley get its name from Yomari, the fresh-harvest rice sweetmeat prepared on the full moon of Poush- the 9th month according to Lunar Calendar. In order to make it, we first need pure taichin (type of rice) rice flour, molasses or gundpak (a kind of nutritious sweet) and Khoa (a dairy product) which needs to be pure- especially locally made. At first the water is boiled and the rice flour made from latest harvest is kneaded and is made by making an opening in the center and filled with fi
Yomari Punhi: The festival of harvest and delicacies
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