Grilled · Skewered Meat

Sekuwa

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The eastern town of Dharan is so closely tied to sekuwa that restaurants elsewhere in Nepal advertise 'Dharan-style' to signal the real thing.

Marinated chunks of meat — often buffalo, chicken, or pork — are skewered and roasted over an open charcoal or wood fire until smoky and slightly charred. Sekuwa is closely associated with Nepal's hill communities and is widely sold at roadside stalls, typically served with beaten rice (chiura) and spicy pickles.

Why it's made this way: Open-fire grilling is a cooking method rooted in Nepal's hill and Himalayan communities, and it translated naturally to roadside vending, where a simple fire pit and skewers are all that's needed.