Food provides a sense of identity since it also forms a main component of a particular culture. When I will be abroad after few days, I think I am gonna miss this traditional dish of Thakali people who inhabits the Thak Khola (River) of Mustang valley, located in the Himalayas of Nepal. This dish has always been popular among all the people no matter the age, religion, cultural disparity, even the international border. The dish is called "Thakali Khana". I have probably posted about it many times. Since rice, lentils and curry is our daily staple food, the same Thakali dish also constitutes the same but the recipes are from the same Thak Khola region of Mustang. It provides a different great taste from the usual one. And is the reason why it is so popular. The dish contains rice, black lentils, raddish pickle, mutton, dry papad, salad, gundruk, tomato pickle, curd and mustard green.
I thought maybe the local recipes won't be found easily while I am in abroad. So I enjoyed this dish for the last time before heading to Australia. The above dish is called "Mutton Dhido". Dhido is a traditional dish made by combing flour with water until it becomes sticky. My dad is a great lover of this food as it was his part of childhood food. The above dish is made from the Buckwheat that also grows in the same region.