Fruits
Apple Jam
Apple Jam is a thick, fruit-based spread made by cooking chopped or grated apples with sugar and an acidic ingredient like lemon juice. Unlike apple jelly, which is clear and made only from juice, apple jam retains the fruit pulp, giving it a rustic, chunky, or semi-smooth texture.
Can be spread on toast, croissants or used as a topping for doughnuts, pies or incorporated into cakes.
Apple Puree
Apple puree is a simple, versatile, and nutritious staple made by cooking apples until soft and blending or mashing them into a smooth, creamy, or slightly chunky texture. It is highly regarded as an ideal first food for babies (6+ months) but is also popular as a healthy snack, dessert, or savory condiment for adults. We can use it also for apples tarts.
Apricot Jam
Apricot Jam is a popular, sweet-and-tangy spread made by cooking apricots, often with their skin on, with sugar, lemon juice, and sometimes additional flavorings like orange zest, brandy, or vanilla.
Can be spread on toast, croissants or used as a topping for doughnuts, pies, cookies or incorporated into cakes.
Avocado Smoothie
Avocado Smoothie is a creamy, nutrient-dense drink made by blending ripe avocado with liquid (milk, coconut water, or yogurt), sweetener (honey, maple syrup), and often fruit (banana, mango) or greens. It provides healthy monounsaturated fats, fiber, and vitamins, offering a filling, velvety texture suitable for breakfast or a snack.
Banana Jam
Banana Jam is a sweet, tropical, and versatile fruit spread, often made from overripe bananas, sugar, and citrus to create a thick, caramel-like topping. It is an excellent way to use up speckled or black bananas.
Banana Pancake
Banana Pancake is a sweet, fluffy breakfast or snack item that has become quite popular in Nepal, especially in tourist areas and urban cafés. While not a traditional Nepali dish, it has been widely embraced in places like Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Lumbini, where it’s often featured on “traveler’s menus” or in mountain teahouses along trekking routes.
Blue Barberry Jam
Blue Barberry Jam is made with a berries that we can found in Kathmandu valley, These shrubs are often used for their medicinal properties, containing the compound berberine, an anti-inflammatory compound.
Buckwheat Pancake
Buckwheat Pancakes are a hearty, gluten-free alternative to traditional flapjacks, known for their earthy, nutty flavor and dark, rustic appearance.
Candied Apples
Candy Apples are a traditional holiday treat, made of whole apples coated in a thin, translucent, hard sugar shell, usually red. Their exterior is fragile and breaks when bitten.
Candied Watermelon
Candied Watermelon rind is a sweet, chewy, and nostalgic treat made by simmering the white part of the watermelon rind in a sugar syrup until translucent. Often considered a zero-waste snack, it has roots in Southern cooking and frugal home kitchens. While raw rind tastes similar to cucumber, the candied version typically takes on the flavors of the syrup—often citrus, vanilla, or warm spices like cinnamon and ginger.
Chia and Hemp Seeds Pudding
Chia and Hemp Seed Pudding is a nutrient-dense, plant-based breakfast or snack that is naturally high in fiber, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids. While chia seeds provide a gelatinous, pudding-like texture, hemp seeds (or hemp hearts) add a creamy, nutty richness.
Chia Seeds Breakfast
Chia Seeds are an excellent, nutrient-dense breakfast choice, often used for meal preparation to create filling, fiber-packed meals. The most popular method is chia pudding, which involves soaking the seeds in liquid (like milk or yogurt) to create a pudding-like texture.
Coffee Smoothie
Coffee Smoothie is a blended, energizing breakfast or snack combining brewed coffee (or cold brew) with ingredients like bananas for creamy texture, almond butter for healthy fats, and protein powder or seeds. It typically blends in under 5 minutes, offering a nutritious, caffeinated boost.
Cranberry Syrup
Cranberry Syrup is a vibrant, sweet, and tart syrup that perfectly balances sugar with the natural acidity of cranberries. It is incredibly easy to make at home for cocktails, mocktails, pancakes, waffles, cakes, ice-creams and yields easily to endless flavor customizations.
Fruit Lassi
Fruit Lassi is a thick, refreshing Indian yogurt-based drink blended with fruits like mango, banana, or berries, plus sweetener (sugar/honey) and aromatics like cardamom or rose water. Perfect for summer, this healthy, probiotic-rich drink is prepared in minutes by blending yogurt, fruit, and water/milk until smooth.
Fruit Smoothie
Fruit Smoothie is a thick, blended beverage made by mixing fruit with liquids like milk, yogurt, or juice, and optional sweeteners. Basic recipes include combinations like strawberry-banana or mango-yogurt, providing a quick, nutritious breakfast or snack packed with vitamins and fiber.
Grapefruit Salad (Bhogate Sadheko)
Bhogate Sadheko is a traditional Nepali fruit salad made from juicy grapefruit or pomelo segments mixed with mustard oil, salt, sugar, toasted sesame seeds and sometimes fenugreek seeds (methi). It’s a perfect balance of sweet, sour, spicy, and bitter — often served during festivals like Mha Puja and Tihar, especially in Newar communities.
Green Banana Curry (Kacho Kera ko Tarkari)
Green banana curry (Kacho Kera ko Tarkari) is a traditional, nutritious dish commonly eaten by households across Nepal, particularly in rural areas, often prepared as a staple curry for lunch with rice. It is valued for its starchy texture, often cooked in a simple, spicy gravy or as part of a meal featuring daal bhat.
Guava Jam
Guava Jam is a sweet, vibrant, and aromatic fruit spread made by cooking down mashed guava fruit with sugar and lemon juice until it reaches a thick, spreadable consistency. It is popular for its tropical flavor and is often used on toast, crackers, or in pastries.
Hot Lemon, Honey and Ginger Tea
In the cool mountain air of Nepal, few things are as comforting as a steaming cup of
Hot Lemon, Honey, and Ginger tea. This soothing drink is a staple in Nepali homes, trekking lodges, and cafés, especially in higher altitudes where the chill sets in early. Made with freshly sliced ginger, a squeeze of lemon, and a drizzle of local honey, it’s both a traditional remedy and a cozy treat. The sharpness of ginger warms the body, lemon adds a refreshing tang, and honey balances it all with natural sweetness.



















