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Yomari (Sweet dumpling)

      The delicacy of the Newar community of Nepal, Yamari is a  steam sweet dumpling made with an external covering of rice flour dough with a sweet filling Chaku ( concentrated jaggery mix with ghee, dry nuts, coconuts).   Let's start out with ingredients (to make 15 Yomari) Rice flour- 500 grams Chaku (Molasses)-100 grams Sesame seed Powder – 50 gram Coconut powder/ grated coconut-20 grams Cardamom powder- 5 grams Vegetable oil- 10 gram   Preparation Heat a cup of water and Chaku in the pan at medium heat.  When Chaku melts, add sesame powder, coconut powder and cardamom powder and stir it gently. Add about a spoon full of rice flour and stir it gently. When the paste is good (not too thick or too thin) pour it into a bowl.  Make the dough for Yomari using rice flour and Luke warm water. Make a soft dough (dough should be soft because if the dough is hard the Yomari will break). When the dough is ready cover it with a soft piece of cloth and rests it for about half an hour. Afte