Nepali Starters & Newari Platesin Harrisburg, PA.

Spiced potato patties fried in a chickpea batter, served with achar.

Puffed rice tossed with potato, chickpeas, onion, cilantro, lemon and spices — the Kathmandu street snack.

Mixed vegetables in a seasoned chickpea batter, fried crisp.

Crisp pastry filled with spiced potato and peas, served with chutney.

Roasted peanuts tossed with onion, tomato, cilantro, lemon and chili.

Newari-style grilled chicken tossed with mustard oil, garlic, ginger, chili and fenugreek.

Newari lentil pancakes, served with achar.

Newari rice-flour crepe topped with minced meat, egg and spices.

The Newari festival platter — beaten rice, choila, bara, egg, black soybeans, potato and achar.