pustakari

English

Pustakari

Etymology

From Nepali पुष्टकारी (puṣṭakārī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːstəkɑːɹi/

Noun

pustakari (usually uncountable, plural pustakaris)

1. A Nepali form of candy made from molasses, cooked with ghee and milk and topped with coconut, dates, or nuts.
   • 2020 August 17, Krishana Prasain, “Government sets quality standards for four traditional Nepali snacks and vegetable oil”, in The Kathmandu Post:

     The department on May 10 had proposed for the quality determination on four food items—beaten rice, pustakari, dalmoth and gudpak and set a maximum limit of total polar material on vegetable ghee and oil.