Jaulo – Nepalese Stew

Reminiscing back to childhood meal times, brings up memories of Irish stew, shepherds pie and chicken soup. Homely and lovely comfort food.

Jaulo is the Nepalese version of  this hug in a bowl. Made using the Nepalese and Indian staples of Rice, Lentils, Garlic and Ginger, it is scrummy and the perfect dish when it’s raining outside or when you need something warm and satisfying.

Ingredients:

1 Cup – Red lentils or Moong Dal

1/3 Cup – Rice

1 or 2 Garlic cloves – finely chopped

Fresh root Ginger – Thumb size piece – finely chopped/grated

1 teaspoon – Turmeric

1/2 teaspoon – Garam Masala

Cumin seeds – pinch

Salt to taste

Optional – Veg or Chicken stock

4 – 5 Cups – Water

Method:

Wash lentils/dal until the water runs clear (soak for about 30mins to reduce cooking time-optional)

Heat a little oil in a medium sized pot

Add the pinch of Cumin seeds and allow to cook for just a few seconds

Add the garlic and ginger & soften for a minute or so

Add lentils/dal and stir in

Add the Turmeric and Garam Masala. Stir together to combine ingredients and cook for 30 secs

Add the rice and again stir in

Add 4-5 cups of water (depending on how thirsty your lentils and rice are)

Add salt to taste (about 1 teaspoon)

Add veg or chicken stock if desired

Stir well and bring to the boil and simmer for 25 minutes or until the lentils and rice are well cooked.

Stir a few times during the cooking and add water if needed. Some people like this dish to be really thick and others prefer it to more thin, it’s up to you!

We like to have ours with a lovely spoonful of natural yogurt and a sprinkling of coriander leaves

Namaste And Enjoy!

Jennifer Walsh-Rupakheti

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My Story

by Keshav Rupakheti

When I was 17, a poster for Yoga caught my eye.

It was advertising a talk by a great Swami who owned a Yoga Ashram in Kathmandu.

I felt a strong urge in my heart to go along and I just knew that I had to meet him.

I can’t remember what Swami said, and it did not matter.

I had found what I was looking for.

I joined the Ashram and lived there for 2 years living the Yogic life.

Practicing our daily Asanas (yoga Posutres), Pranayama, Yoga Therapy, chanting, meditating, singing, and really enjoying our special time together.

We were self sufficient and grew all our own vegetables and grains.

We used Yoga cleansing to purify our bodies when needed and used Ayurveda herbs and preparations if we were sick.

I look back on those 2 years with such joy and utter amazement.

How different my life is now, living in Belfast.

And yet, in many ways, my life is not so different.

I am honoured to be able to teach yoga to many hundreds of beautiful students each and every week and I am so lucky to have a job that I love so much.

I have been teaching regular Yoga classes ever since I left the Ashram, over 20 years ago now.

We don’t get to do much singing in our regular classes at the Yoga centre, I just leave that for my home life with my dear wife Jennifer and our young son and daughter.

When I was living the Yoga life at our Ashram in the Himalayan countryside, Yoga was just Yoga, A way of life.

We loved our Swami as a brother and we were honoured to share our time together.

When people ask me what style of yoga I teach.

I say that I just teach Yoga.

Namaste,

Keshav Rupakheti