Sekuwa in Brisbane
Sekuwa is Nepali barbecue: chunks of lamb, chicken, pork or buff rubbed with spices and mustard oil, threaded onto skewers and grilled over flame until the edges char. In Nepal it is street food, eaten straight off the grill with beaten rice and raw onion. Here it lands as a starter, a bar snack, and the reason the table orders another round.
The good versions taste of the fire as much as the marinade. Order it with chiura and a wedge of lemon, and if the menu offers pork sekuwa, that is usually the kitchen showing off.
We have mapped 18 spots for sekuwa in Queensland, with the most around Surfers Paradise, Maroochydore and Forest Lake.
What to order
Lamb sekuwa
The most common cut in Australia. Charred outside, juicy inside.
Chicken sekuwa
Lighter, and it takes the marinade beautifully.
Pork sekuwa
Richer and smokier. Order it wherever you see it.
8848 Momo House Forest Lake
4.8(856)
8848 Momo House
4.0(777)
8848 Momo House Goldcoast
4.3(761)
8848 Momo House Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast)
4.4(682)
8848 Momo House Mount Gravatt
4.4(638)
Kathmandu Newa Chhe'n
4.3(612)
Indus Indian &Nepalese Restaurant Gold coast
4.6(522)
Spring Hill Kitchen
4.3(516)
Muskan Bar and Kitchen
4.6(448)
8848 Momo House Nundah
4.5(406)
Durbar Cafe & Restaurant
4.7(304)
8848 Momo House Rockhampton
4.6(254)
Gurkha's Fusion
4.6(237)
8848 Momo House Mango hill
3.7(234)
8848 Momo House Springfield
4.5(228)
8848 Momo House Warner
4.6(201)
8848 Momo House Cairns
4.0(184)
Indus Indian and Nepalese Restaurant- Ipswich
4.7(80)Frequently asked
What is sekuwa?
Nepali grilled meat: marinated chunks of lamb, chicken, pork or buff cooked on skewers over flame. Nepal's answer to barbecue.
Is sekuwa spicy?
Warm rather than fiery. The marinade brings spice and smoke, and the heat mostly comes from the achaar served alongside.