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Nutritional Values

🔥300kcal
💪7gProtein
🌾54gCarbs
🥑8gFat
🌿5gFibre
⚖️250 gServing

* Per serving · 250 g. May vary.

Allergens

🌾 Gluten

Khur-Le

How to order / say it
Say it གཁུར་ལེ་ — [KHOOR-lay]
Order I'll try Punakha Khur-Le.
Locally ཕུ་ན་ཁ་གཁུར་ལེ་ཞུ་བཞིན་འདུག?
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Traditional pancakes made from buckwheat flour.

Why try it?

Khur-Le represents the innovative spirit of Punakha's people in using buckwheat to create nourishing meals adaptable to the mountainous climate.

How it tastes

These pancakes are nutty and slightly chewy, typically served with butter or local chili sauce for added flavor.

Origin & History — first documented: 1880

Emerging in the 19th century, Khur-Le became an essential part of the local diet due to buckwheat's versatile use in Punakha.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🌾 200 g buckwheat flour
  • 250 ml water
  • 🧂 5 g salt
  • 🫒 15 ml vegetable oil

Method

  1. 1 Mix buckwheat flour, water, and salt to form a batter.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a pan, pour batter to make pancakes.
  3. 3 Cook until golden brown on both sides.

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