Nevada City’s first Dashain Dinner
6 courses · 22 items · 5:30 PM nightly · $65 + tax per person, pay at the restaurant.
Pick your night:
Why we feast
Dashain is Nepal’s biggest festival, a sacred time that brings families and communities together for feasts and elders’ blessings. It marks the autumn harvest and celebrates the triumph of good over evil.
We open our feast the way Kathmandu does: with a Sagun, the ceremonial platter of blessing, and then carry on through the dishes that fill a Kathmandu table during the festival.
Rooted in Tantric philosophy, the Sagun platter brings bodily harmony, strength and good fortune through five symbolic elements, the Panchamakara. Our first four courses serve all five.
Matsya
Fish
Water. Mental willpower, concentration and deep cosmic harmony.
Maithuna
Egg
Life, ether and the sky. Creation and spiritual union.
Mudra
Lentil flatbread · Woh
Parched grain and the earth. Grounding the body with sustenance.
Mamsa
Meat · Choila
Physical power, strength and structural vitality.
Madya
Rice whiskey or yogurt
Fire. Sparking divine energy and illumination.
The menu
Vegan & gluten-free options for every course
Course 1
Shallow-fried deviled organic eggs with tempered house-made organic yogurt.
Vegan: Deviled organic potatoes with tempered organic coconut yogurt.
A traditional Kathmandu Valley Sagun blessing of boiled eggs (Khen) and plain yogurt (Dahi), offered for good fortune and auspicious beginnings. We open honoring our ancestors, ourselves and our community.
Course 2
Organic, lightly sweetened fried rice rings with spiced organic potato, cucumber and radish pickle.
Selroti, Nepal’s iconic festive rice bread, signals the arrival of Dashain. Made in abundance and shared with guests, served here with classic Nepali achaar.
Course 3
Organic black-lentil flat cakes topped with fire-smoked, spiced organic chicken Choila, with marinated organic green edamame.
Vegan: Jackfruit Choila.
A classic Newari feast pairing, and two of the five required offerings of the Sagun.
Course 4
Tangy Himalayan soup of black-eyed peas, potatoes and fermented bamboo shoots, with flattened rice (Chiura) and anchovies in tomato achaar.
With the fish, all five elements of the Sagun (egg, woh, choila, yogurt, fish) have now been served.
Palate cleanser
Two favorite autumn fruits of Nepal, with lotus-seed puffs.
Pomelo is used in seasonal festival rituals, and lotus-seed puffs are offered as prasad to Goddess Durga and Goddess Lakshmi, invoking prosperity, abundance and peace.
Course 5
The centerpiece of the feast. Choose one entrée.
Khasi ko Masu
Goat curry: tender bone-in goat slow-braised in a rich gravy of organic whole spices.
Gluten-free
Pharsi Tarkari
Heirloom pumpkin and organic vegetable curry, simmered in traditional Nepali spices.
Vegan · Gluten-free
Served with
All sides are vegan and gluten-free.
Course 6
Hot, crispy syrup-filled Jeri (jalebi) with cold saffron-cardamom sauce.
Vegan: Served with saffron-cardamom syrup.
A beloved Dashain sweet, served with our twist.
Closer
A gentle, aromatic infusion of organic spices to conclude the feast.
Good to know
By reservation only
Seating is limited each night. Reserve online for the night you want; the reservation itself is free.
$65 + tax per person
Pay at the restaurant when you arrive. Nothing is charged when you reserve.
Vegan & gluten-free
Every course has a vegan or gluten-free path. Tell us about dietary needs on the reservation form or by email in advance.
Seating at 5:30 PM
Each dinner runs about two hours, 5:30 to 7:30 PM, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
दशैंको शुभकामना
Reserve free online, pay at the restaurant on arrival. 5:30–7:30 PM at Kathmandu Hippie, Nevada City.
