Nepal, Oct. 25 -- Besan ko tarkari is a good vegetarian substitute for fish curry on Diwali. Like Kadhi badi, it is also prepared on special occasions, however, it is also cooked when a household is running out of greens in the kitchen. Here's how you make it:

Ingredients:

500g gram flour

1 cup mustard seed paste

6-7 cloves garlic, as paste

2 onions, diced fine

3-4 medium tomatoes, chopped

1 tbsp cumin

1 tbsp garam masala

1 tbsp red chilli powder

1 tbsp turmeric powder

2 tbsps coriander powder

2 cups mustard oil

Salt, to taste

Directions

Boil a litre of water and add gram flour and stir until firm. Knead the dough and roll until between one and two centimetres thick. Cut into whatever shape you like. Heat a pan with oil and...