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Lakhamari in Australia

Name: Lakhamari
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8 lakhamaris
Cuisine: Nepali
Ingredients: 3 cups plain flour; 1/2 cup ghee or butter; 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp cardamom powder; Water to bind a firm dough; Oil for frying; Sugar glaze: 1 cup sugar boiled to a thick syrup

The crunchy ceremonial sweet of Newari weddings

0 restaurants serving Lakhamari across Australia

About Lakhamari

Lakhamari is a large, crunchy, glazed sweet bread — crisp outside, soft inside, flavoured with cardamom and sometimes coated in sugar. It is indispensable at Newari weddings, where the groom's family presents lakhamari to the bride's family as part of the ceremony. In Australia, Nepali grocery stores stock lakhamari and it appears at weddings and cultural celebrations.

How to Make Lakhamari

Prep: 40 min Cook: 30 min 8 lakhamaris ≈ 320 kcal/serving

Ingredients

3 cups plain flour
1/2 cup ghee or butter
1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
Water to bind a firm dough
Oil for frying
Sugar glaze: 1 cup sugar boiled to a thick syrup

Instructions

1Rub ghee into the flour; add sugar, cardamom and water to form a firm dough; rest 30 minutes.
2Roll thick and shape into the traditional large rounds or twisted forms.
3Deep-fry slowly on low-medium heat until crisp and cooked through — the inside must not stay doughy.
4Coat with the thick sugar glaze while warm and let it set into a crunchy shell.

Recipes vary between households and restaurants — use the listings below to find Lakhamari made by Nepali cooks near you.