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Festivals in Nepal are associated with great feasts, and these feasts include quite a few dishes that are healthy as well as being delicious turns of local cuisine. Such is the case with food prepared on the recently-passed Janai Purnima, also called ‘Kwanti Purnima’ by the Newar community.
Kwanti is a Newari word that translates directly to ‘hot soup’, consumed in large amounts during Janai Purnima. It is essentially a sprout soup, comprising of nine varieties of beans—black-eyed peas, kidney beans, black gram, chickpeas, azuki, soybeans, mung, peas and favas—although people tend to add other kinds as well. The beans are washed, mixed and soaked overnight, and then allowed to sprout by covering, once they are drained, and storing them in a warm area for two to four days. The sprouted beans are then cooked into a thick soup with different spices.
Grain legume seeds are an important source of protein, energy, vitamins and minerals for human and animal consumption. The proteins in these legumes are relatively low in sulphur-containing amino acids, but are richer in other essential amino acids compared to cereal grains. It is therefore advisable to consume these legumes with cereals—say rice or chiura—for the best, most balanced results......." To read the complete article on the "Call of kwanti,

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