Recipes · Nepalese · Desserts
Yomari
One serving has 436 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (52%), copper (48%), pyridoxine (28%), phosphorus (27%), selenium (25%) and calcium (20%). Ready in 38 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 18 min
- Makes: 1 serving (146 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
- Contains: dairy, sesame
Ingredients
- 60 g Rice flour
- 40 g Water
- 25 g Sugar, brown
- 8 g Sesame seeds
- 10 g Milk powder, whole
- 3 g Ghee
Method
- Make the filling: toast the sesame seeds lightly, then mix with the jaggery and milk powder into a thick, fudgy paste.
- Bring the water to a boil, then stir in the rice flour, mixing vigorously until it forms a smooth, pliable dough; let cool until warm enough to handle.
- Knead the dough briefly with the ghee until smooth, then take a portion and shape it into a small cup.
- Spoon in the filling, then pinch and pleat the top closed into a distinctive cone or fig shape.
- Steam the dumplings over boiling water for 15-20 minutes until the wrapper is fully cooked and slightly translucent.
- Serve warm; these are traditionally made for the Yomari Punhi festival.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 436 kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 78.3 g | |
| Water | 48.1 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.4 g | 8% |
| Protein | 7.7 g | 16% |
| Tryptophan | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.3 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.37 g | |
| Leucine | 0.66 g | |
| Lysine | 0.38 g | |
| Methionine | 0.2 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.39 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.37 g | |
| Valine | 0.46 g | |
| Histidine | 0.2 g | |
| Fat | 10.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2 g | |
| Saturated | 4.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 17.4 mg | |
| Calcium | 197 mg | 20% |
| Copper | 0.43 mg | 48% |
| Iron | 1.6 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 60.2 mg | 19% |
| Manganese | 0.94 mg | 52% |
| Phosphorus | 188 mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 249 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 13.7 µg | 25% |
| Sodium | 46.6 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.4 mg | 18% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.17 mg | 15% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.15 mg | 14% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2 mg | 14% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.76 mg | 15% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.37 mg | 28% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 14.1 µg | 4% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.33 µg | 14% |
| Choline | 18.7 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 51 µg | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 0.86 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 42 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 0.23 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.48 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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