Choila in Adelaide
Choila is the Newari table at its smoky best: cooked meat, usually buff or chicken, grilled hard then tossed with mustard oil, garlic, ginger, chilli and a hit of timur. Sharp, smoky, oily and hot, it is built to eat with beaten rice and a cold drink.
It is one of the great Nepali dishes to order for a group. Get it with chiura, the beaten rice, let everyone pick at it, and you will understand why Newari food has such a following.
We have mapped 5 spots for choila in South Australia, with the most around Adelaide, Edwardstown and Parkside.
What to order
Buff choila
The traditional cut, deeply smoky.
Chicken choila
A lighter but no less punchy version.
Choila with chiura
Beaten rice is the classic partner. Order both.
Khukuri Restaurant Adelaide
4.2(929)
BHOYE CHHEN
4.5(553)
Namaste Nepalese Restaurant
4.4(384)
Everest Tea House
4.7(137)KUTUMBA LOUNGE
4.6(66)Frequently asked
What is choila?
A Newari dish of grilled meat tossed with mustard oil, garlic, chilli and timur. Smoky, spicy and usually eaten with beaten rice.
Is choila spicy?
It has real heat and a numbing tingle from timur, but you can ask for it milder.